Dwell: to live or stay as a PERMANENT resident; reside.

HE who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
Psalms 91:1-2

Permanently--not most days or just Sundays but permanently. every single day. Why is it so hard to place my trust completely in Him? When will I realize that no man, no parent, no friend, no career, no hobby can fulfill me like he can?

I need intimacy with him on a daily basis. My goal for this week is to wake up 10 mins earlier every day to just be with him.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Thanking God

This weekend was crazy. Southern California definitely battled it's fair share of devastating wildfires. I've witnessed things this weekend I thought I'd never see. As my bf's mom was getting a facial in LA on Saturday morning, she started receiving text messages and phone calls that her complex was on fire. She lives in the Cascade apartments in Anaheim Hills and I'm not %100 sure, but I think more than 50 units were totally destroyed. Her neighbors that live directly in front of her literally lost everything. By the grace of God her unit was thankfully spared which is a testament to just how good God is. The units directly in front of her and behind her were completely burned down and not only was her unit spared but her car was too. Walking through her buidling yesterday was extremely sad. There are families that lost EVERYTHING, people that only had time to grab their pets and flee. Children who no longer have a home to call their own. I am so thankful. These fires have devasted the lives of many. We should all be grateful to the firefighters who risk their lives to protect us and our homes. We have amazing firefighters! I was talking to one of my bf's neighbors who lost her apartment (picture below) and she told me that one of the firefighters spent 3 hours sifting through rubble to find her fireproof safe. Amazing.

This is what the building looked life before the fires

and after. keep in mind these were two story units.

Thankfully, everyone escaped safely.

Sunday morning I attended church in our brand new sanctuary. Oh my gosh, it is just BEAUTIFUL. I cannot wait until we are completely done with our rebuild. My pastor delivered an amazing message which I will blog more about later. But, I will say that his message needed to be delivered! I felt like he was sitting right across from me, saying all the things I needed to hear.

All in all I had a very touching (for lack of a better word) weekend. I am constantly amazed at how blessed I am. I am grateful that all of my friends and family members were spared of devastation. I will continue to pray for those who will now need to rebuild not only their homes but their lives as well.