Kindly, Kayla

Hello Friends!

Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season. ♡♡♡

Here are some updates since my last blog post. Firstly, I revamped my blog! I made some changes and now it feels more of a representation of me! I love color and all things cozy so I wanted my blog to reflect that. Also big news! I got accepted into graduate school and I am so excited. I will be pursing a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. I am truly excited to begin this journey.

Now, for this first blog post, I had plans of making it about my goals for 2024 and all of these big things I wanted to accomplish this year. But, my plans changed because I got sick the day that my family and I were returning from our Christmas vacation and honestly this week has taught me a lot already. We can plan things and say that we are going to do things but our plans don’t always happen. God orders our steps and He is the Creator and Author of our story. His will will be done, not ours. This has been a pretty rough week for me with ups and downs but nevertheless, I am still grateful. I am grateful to be alive, to be able to heal from being sick, and that God is ultimately in control. It’s a relief to know that we don’t have to make all of these plans and do these big things to impress people. God carries all of these burdens for us, all we have to do is abide in Him.

In 2024, I’m abiding in Christ. I definitely still think its great to have goals but I think that it is more important to realize that God knows the plans he has for us and that they are good plans. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV.

I want to keep it simple this 2024! I want to have fun, not overwhelm myself with 2 billion goals that I may or may not accomplish. Overall, I want to spend less time on social media, read books I enjoy, enjoy new hobbies, start grad school, and most importantly keep building my relationship with Christ. I want to be joyful, have fun with family and friends, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I want God’s light to shine through me so that others can see Him! I want people to talk to me and wonder how is she so joyful? I want to them question how does she keep going in a world that’s going so dark? I want my actions to point to Christ. I know that if I seek Christ and put Him first, all good things will me added to me. If I just turn to Him, He will bring me the fulfillment and peace that I truly desire.

Overall, I am still excited for 2024 regardless of how it started. I truly believe that God will sometimes allow things to happen so that you can truly see just how much you need Him. Although I may feel weak, He makes me strong. If 2024 did not start how you thought it would, I just want to remind you that God is always with you and he will never leave you nor forsake you. He sees you, hears you, and is with you always. Let’s abide in Christ this 2024.

Kindly,

Kayla

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 NIV

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV

Check out this song for some encouragement! ♡