Just Jen

Singleness and loneliness– these two words are often interchanged and it breaks my heart. People think that “oh, they are single so they must be lonely” or “oh, they are lonely so they must be single” and often times we think this of ourselves, too. We think that we will be happier if we are in a relationship. We think a relationship will cure-all of our aches, doubts, and anxious thoughts and make us whole again. We think having companionship will rid us of ALL of this, but in reality nothing will rid us of this as much as Jesus does. If we are not content with singleness and the season of life we are in right now then we will jump into things that aren't the best that God intended for us. When we jump into these things it may cure our loneliness temporarily, but after awhile we may become lonely again or even lonelier than we were before. It won’t create a satisfying joy because we are chasing after things that were never meant to create a true satisfying joy. When we trust

A few weeks ago a statement was brought up that really made me consider how I spend my time. This statement was "the way you spend your time is where your heart is at". This made me really contemplate how I currently spend my time and how I want to spend my time. The things that I say are important to me, but are they really important if I don't make time for it? And if I say they are important, then I need to follow through with action to confirm that they are. This is how we grow and better ourselves. Words don't really mean anything unless we back them up with action. What I have learned is that there is ALWAYS time if it is important. It is just the enemy speaking that there is no time, but if you listen to God, he is saying there is always time if you make the time. I know there is a limited amount of hours in a day and things come up, but you can always find time for it if it is important to you. So I challenge you to think about how you spend your time and

A couple Sundays ago, the pastor gave a sermon that really struck a chord with me. It is called “Alive and Free in the New Year” and I have put the link below if you want to listen to it. It is a really great sermon with a lot of great points, but there was one point that really stood out to me - and this was surround yourself with more people that call you back to the truth! We have too many people in our lives that say do what you want or do what makes you happy. But this way of thinking could hurt yourself or the people around you if doing what you want or what makes you happy is leading you down the wrong path. We need people in our lives that will confront us with grace and call us back to the right path. The path towards God instead of the opposite direction. Even if it is not what you want to hear at the time, you will be thankful for these people in the long run. A small time frame of being upset at someone for saying something is better than nothing being said, and being unh