Whew...its been a lonnnnnnnnnnng minute since s sistah took the time to blog. The ebb and flow of life's current has been swift and fast moving this year! As the song says, I've had some good days....I've had some hills to climb...BUT I WON'T COMPLAIN! Today I celebrate my wedding anniversary and my husband's birthday. God is good and he does give you what you need to see you through. This month there seems to be a lot of death and tragedy swirling around in the atmosphere. I attended two funerals on the same day last week. But with each service I was surprisingly renewed and refreshed to see God's saints engaged in worship and praise for lives well lived.
When I look at my list of things to do and goals to accomplish I sometimes get discouraged...thinking I should be farther along on the continuum of life than I am at this moment. But as I said in "Harriet Tubman Pulled a Plow" there are just some things you have to go THROUGH and not around. So I am thankful for my going through days as I gain an appreciation of the lessons I'm being taught and the character that is being birthed in me as I continue to endure and encourage others to do the same.
My fathers children there is a work that God has that can only be done by me...can only be done by you. Thats why they call it a "purpose for your life". God's master plan fits together like one big puzzle. You do your part...I do mine and it all comes together. Not all work will be performed on the grand stage for everyone to see but it is no less important. What would a broadway show be without stage hands, lighting directors and a special effects crew? The grand production could not be be carried off without these very important parts. So whether my part is on stage or behind it to God be the glory!
Life has taken some strange twists and turns here lately. What I thought I would be doing to close the year out has not turned out to be what I expected. But God is good. He continues to move with and show himself a present help for both the challenges and opportunities that life offers.
I am learning wy they say "patience is a virtue." Learning how to "wait" when there is a lot of "weight" on your shoulders is not easy but is does cultivate strength and courage you didn't know you had.
When walking in the light means walking through the night....sometimes without even a flashlight you really learn a lot about yourself and who you can count on to be there for support. I have watched so many go through so much and I am just amazed at how God works and how he positions people to help, show love or kindness or how he positions you do be a blessing (if you allow yourself to do so). The way he doesn't allow disappointment to turn into discouragement. The way he opens doors that no man can shut. Don't stop giving God your best.
Well, its been a minute since I blogged. Today I was considering all that is on my plate. The future is bright. I have prayerfully set new goals for myself and I am excited about getting them accomplished. Its amazing what a fresh start can do. Somehow it rejuvenates you. While we may not have the option of changing some of our challenges we do have the option of adding stress relief in the form of other positive thoughts, activities and people. Maybe we can't change our job but maybe we can add a more fulfilling after-work or before-work activity. Like I've always said take those lemons and make lemonade. We have so much more to be thankful for then we have to complain about. God continues to keep, guide and protect us. Brighter days are ahead if we take the right path. Now this may be the path less traveled but it is the path that will move us to a higher spiritual plateau. The journey is not w/o struggle but the struggle allows us to exercise our faith and strengthen our character. I heard a minister say today why do we doubt that God can do for us now what he has done for us in the past? As we move from religion to relationship we experience the comfort of knowing who holds tomorrow. It is knowing who holds tomorrow that gives us what we need to make it through the day. It is knowing that trouble won't last always that allows us to resist the temptation to take our eyes off of the solid rock. Did God's seed fall on good ground? Remember, he provides the seed but WE provide the weed control. I have to remember that I cannot allow others to block the Son.
