Too Miraculous NOT to Share

Ok so I've been sick since Tuesday December 1st and it's been a real pain.
I ran a fever of around 102 and had to sing at a concert. Singing with a fever is the worst feeling in the world.
Ever since that night my health deteriorated and kept going downhill. I started getting intense migraines, abdominal pains, hoarseness, fatigue, drowsiness, and just all kinds of crap. I just kept to myself a lot because I didn't know what I had and I didn't want to spread the "love".
It wasn't until a few days into my "sick week" that I realized that all of this was just my body finally reacting to all of the stress that had happened this semester.

The most painful thing about being sick was not being able to talk or sing. I love talking to people and I love making music (i.e. song-writing, singing, etc). To not be able to do that really hurt me a lot and it was frustrating to not know the reason why God was bringing this about. I mean I know that nothing bad comes from God, but He was definitely teaching me something.

I was talking to my friend, Jessica,last night about this stuff going on in my life and she told me that maybe God was wanting me to glorify Him in other ways instead of singing. Like, He has taken away that ability for a short time to see how I could depend on Him and trust in Him and glorify Him in some other way.
When she said that I was kinda mad; I'm not gonna lie. I mean I know what God has called me to do and that is to spread His love through conversation and music, but at the same time.....I knew she was right. I am supposed to give glory to God in all aspects of life; not just one.
So I kept that in mind the rest of the night and I got the chance to hang out with a friend, Savannah Harrell, for awhile. We watched Footloose and ate popcorn. It was a great time and just being with one of my friends was great. I didn't have to talk really at all.
Through that time God showed me that quality time is another way I can show His love to other people. Spending time with people shows them that you care about them and that you value them in such a way that they can't deny the truth of you wanting to be with them. Sometimes you don't even have to talk, but just be there and have fun :)

With all of that said....today, as a lot of people know, is my birthday and when I woke up this morning....I got my voice back!!!! :-) I was sooooo very happy to get it back this morning. I can talk, I can sing, I can make weird noises like I used to....and it's just sooooo good to have a voice again. I know that I still need to be cautious about my voice though....because I just got it back and I still have to sing for voice juries, but I am just really excited to know a God who really does miraculous things such as this. I didn't expect to have a voice until like next week, but He was gracious enough to give it back to me.

I just wanted to share that story with you because I just couldn't keep it inside :) The whole point of this little chapter in my life is that God will pretty much do whatever it takes to teach you something that you may never have known. I have only known that music is the main way to communicate His love to people, but He has shown me that quality time with people is another way.

Take time to listen to what God may be saying in your own life. Do NOT focus too much on the negative because it will do nothing but hurt you. Instead, focus on what God may be teaching you in times of what seems to be darkness, turmoil, trouble, trials, etc.