I have not written a post in a while so I thought I would write a Thanksgiving entry. This last week God blessed me with some extra time to work here at the conference center. It was super difficult not being with my family on Thanksgiving this year. God has really been laying on my heart what the meaning of "family" is. I create families everywhere I go, but I have a family God provided to take care of me and raise me up, not always were things perfect, in fact they were probably the farthest thing from perfect, but I am called to love them and disciple them. I am realizing how much I love my family, and how much they truly do care for me. I haven't talked to my family since the day before Thanksgiving and I am really praying that everything is still joyful and peaceful among them. I think back to last year at this time and my family was in a really tough spot last winter. My grandfather had cancer and my grandma was struggling with breathing, my mom was in and out of jail and my dad was depressed. God's hand has been placed over mine and my brothers lives and I am eternally grateful. Anyways, back to my story about this weekend; I worked Thursday night waitressing for the Conference Center dinner. I ate turkey and taters but I got to be a servant to all those people who weren't at their homes for the holidays as well. I met a super cut old man named David who was eating alone. He had a great personality and ATE SO MUCH! He would ask questions about the food just to start a conversation, it was adorable. if anything he blessed me so much and just reminded me of my grandfather. After working that night I was tired and I felt lonely without my little brother and my mom and grandparents there to watch a movie or make food with. I have found some really great friends here at Ecola with me, even though some of them have fun teasing me and joking around I am blessed with the reminders of my little brother and my homegroup family. Taylor has been my go- to girl and she has a hard job I do believe keeping me calm and in relationship with God. She doesn't even know how much I rely on her friendship! I am so thankful for the path that God has been walking me through. Step by step I feel as though I am progressing in my spiritual maturity. Pray that I will continue to see my only job as following the Lord through every peak and valley He takes me through. Also, pray that I continue to have a servants heart as I get more anxious and overwhelmed in the coming season.
I am fully reliant on God and I have learned that everyone is going through a different season and within each season each tree has a time for providing a certain kind of fruit, right now my fruit is spiritual reliance on God.
"A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." Mathew 7: 18-20
Joy and Peace,
Kraysta Hoskins
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