transformative tuesday

Tuesday was probably the most surprisingly beautiful day of the week. Let me tell you…

I woke up to the frozen fear that comes with finding out your Aunt Flo is visiting in Charleston, haha. I was not feeling well at all and knowing I had a full shift ahead of me, I was very worried about my physical and emotional capability of thriving at work and through my jam-packed day. But God works good for those who love Him, and He works on His capabilities, not mine! By the time lunch rolled around I was dancing around while on front register and was just truly enjoying myself. One of my co-workers even asked me what was up with me (it could have been a lot of caffeine, but I think it was God's spirit in me).

Also, as a side note, there was a little boy at McDonald's that day that was seriously the cutest. He looked just like Travis at a young age and he really, really wanted a red Pokemon toy. I made sure he got one, and when they were getting ready to leave he came up to me and told me about how red was his favorite and showed me his toy and what it did. He gushed that he was a "master of Pokemon." After that I almost started crying, just because of how sweet and genuine and innocent his heart was. It was simply beautiful.

At work I also found out that one of the women I work with is a Christian. Her name is Angie and she has a beautiful tattoo of the cross and praying hands on her forearm.

We had bible study dinner after work (they let us out a few minutes late rather than earlier, so I was quite tired) on a pier on the Ashley River. It was beautiful, experiencing the sunset and exploring God's truth together. I really enjoy my bible study group- we as a whole are so diverse but in an enriching way. We are beginning to explore what it means to be truly vulnerable with each other, in an already so intimately small group.

While we were at the pier, we offered some of our pizza to a man named Patrick. My two bible study leaders shared the gospel with him and we are possibly (hopefully) going to have pizza again next week with him. :)

After bible study was women's night in which we discussed exposing not only the fruits of the Spirit and the fruits of our sin, but the roots of those "bad" fruits and how we should be rooted in God's truths (Jeremiah 17:5-10). We also received a secret sister that we are supposed to do something sweet and loving for this week.

It was just a really great night and day for my soul.