Guest blogger - Morgan Eiland

Thanks be to God! How else do I start my first real blog post?? Quick intro: my name is Morgan, I am 24 years old and soon to be a physical therapist (hopefully). I am so honored to be able to share with you through this ministry and so encouraged by Maria’s faith and her choosing to share in it.

I began walking faithfully with the Lord when I was 19 years old after my first year in college. Before that moment, I had only really enjoyed the reputation of being a Christian, but had not actually surrender my heart to follow Jesus. 5 years later…I’m still not over the fact that God relentlessly pursued me knowing that I was 100% incapable of saving myself. No, I wasn’t doing drugs or stealing money, but I was lost, I was broken, and in my fearful pride, I thought I could fix it myself. Not a chance.

In the past few weeks, my spiritual well-being is in one of the best places it’s been in a long time. Yes, I’m a newlywed, but don’t let that fool you. Being married to a Godly man is more beautiful than any gift I’ve ever known, and still, being a wife is more challenging than any role I’ve ever played before. Leading up to our wedding, I was in the brunt of graduate school in a place where I was constantly frustrated and tired and lacked real community…and y’all it was HARD. And engagement was HARD. And the combination of those things was not ideal…but the Lord was and still is faithful. Now instead of praying to just get through another day without crying, I’m praying for wisdom in how to love my husband well, how to affirm him, how to spiritually connect with him. And that too will change! What I’m learning again and again is that God meet us right where we are. Good or bad, happy or sad, hopeful or fearful, God knows. And he answers. And through each struggle I learn that I cannot put God into a box…he does not operate according to my thoughts or feelings. But He is good and He is constant. When everything seems to be falling apart or when everything is smooth and jolly, He is seated high on His throne and I need him equally in the valley and on the mountain top. He is a jealous God because He knows exactly what we need. It’s Him.

My prayer for each person who reads this is that you would spend time with the Lord and just enjoy Him. Don’t ask for anything or even feel like you have to speak. Just be in His presence and be still. He will meet you right where you are.