{ramblings from within}

Learning continually to trust you...to listen to you.

Praying you will continue to help challenge us..I know u will, it is up to us to respond to your call.

We can't expect to just sit back and pray you will figure it all out...you could, but that's not the point. You put us in these situations, in these moments to teach us, to grow us and to develop our characters. You give us these trials and sit back and wait...you wait to see what we will do with it...will we give up because it's just too hard....will we run from the problem or try and fix it on our own accord... Will we just sit back and pray you will intervene and figure it out for us...or will we ACTIVELY seek you and have the faith to hear from you, gain your knowledge and understanding to DO the things you want us to do to fulfill your will. 

Nothing comes easy...everything takes work, but there is always a reward worth the pain and suffering at the end of it all.

Proverbs 2:6-9 ” For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.” (NLT)

{a mid-week thought}

Ecc 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in it's time

In life it is so easy to get caught up in the moment...swept away by emotions and feelings and things that just arent going right for you.

This verse jumped out at me in my quiet time last week as I was reflecting on body image and who I am in Christ. But I think it has many applications in life. Those times when finances are tight and you are struggling to keep your head above water, those times when work gets overwhelming, or when your relationship is being tested, those times also when your faith is being stretched beyond belief. Dark clouds of doubt can quickly fog your mind and consume your thoughts where all you think about are how tough times are at the moment.

Let this verse be a gentle reminder that God uses all circumstances for His good and His glory. Even in the most horrific and hopeless of circumstances, He has a plan and a purpose that is beautiful...one that stretches far beyond what you can imagine. We just have to remember it is in His time...not ours.

Much love