This blog post is going to be a little different today, hope that's okay.
A lot of us, me included, pray for things to go a certain way instead of asking God to do have His will be done. We (me included) get so discouraged when things don't go our way and wonder why instead of trusting. Trusting God is something I know I personally struggle with. I wanted to just share what I read in my devotional today. Maybe many of you on this beautiful May morning have already read this in the devotional Jesus Calling, or you will be reading it later because I know it is such a common book. (mainly because it is so amazing!) I'm just going to type it here because I feel like I should share.
"May 22
When things don't go as you would like, accept the situation immediately. If you indulge in feelings of regret, they can easily spill over the line into resentment. Remember that I am sovereign over your circumstances, and humble yourself under My mighty hand. Rejoice in what I am doing in your life, even though it is beyond your understanding.
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In Me you have everything you need, both for this life and for the life yet to come. Don't let the impact of the world shatter your thinking or draw you away from focusing on Me. The ultimate challenge is to keep fixing your eyes on Me, no matter what is going around you. When I am central in your thinking, you are able to view circumstances from My perspective.
1 Peter 5:6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."
In Him we have everything we need. For today, tomorrow, and every day to come. How awesome is that?
eve-ry-thing
pronoun: 1 all things. 2. all things of importance.
That is not something we can find in alternatives, or any being we are surrounded by. No significant other, no bottle of alcohol, no drug can give us all things of importance. God knows what is bests for you, and He will do things according to His will not yours. Don't ask Him to do things your way, because there is a fat chance you will see that happen.
Proverbs 19:21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
I won't lie to you, I have walked by this book on my desk for a month and not picked it up. It's not that I didn't have time, or didn't want to read it, I just didn't pick it up. So after cleaning the kitchen this early morning with coffee in hand I thought, GO get your book. So I did. Maybe it was because I needed to focus more on what the message is in this passage, or I needed to read it to feel the urge to blog about it.
I write this blog mainly for myself, to get a better understanding of things I have read, or things I've been think about. However, I hope I won't be the only one who benefits from the things I ramble about.
Enjoy your day!
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