where will it lead?

i can't help but recognize the lord's hand in my life.  i honestly believe that everything happens for a reason.  every person i have met, every wonderful thing that has taken place and every terrible event that has occurred has shaped me into the person i am today.  i was talking to one of my unit-mates last night (another tender mercy of the lord's) and i realize that everything that has happened here in hawaii, was suppose to happen and my life would be going in a completely different direction if i hadn't come here.  i would  be in a completely different state of mind and i would still have my priorities mixed up. i came here expecting something  to happen that didn't.  my life took a 180 degree turn and for that i will forever be grateful.  it has taken time, but, here i am in february at a place i never imagined and i love it.

"changes, i've never been good with change but i hate it when it all stays the same."

i understand how necessary change is in life.  i must talk about this a lot because i am saying things that seem very familiar to me.  but last night it dawned on me, this is a very large part of my testimony.  the lord sees the big picture.  i am so blind.  i am so naive.  i am so stupid.  i am finally starting to know for myself that trust in the lord is the only answer, faith will always be the only cure.  everything works out, it always does.