Reminders

Tonight....well, tonight I feel as if the Lord Himself has brought me some reminders. The past hour or so I've been pondering things...things in my marriage...things with the girls...burdens of others. It's overwhelming, you know that?

I've come to the realization that first of all, God has a plan. (I know...I never claimed it was rocket science...just a realization.) His ways are higher than mine....His thoughts are higher than mine. Amen, hallelujah and PRAISE THE LORD!! All that to say that, if I'm not careful, I become fearful of the unknown...the things out of my control. You see He's not surprised by ANYTHING that happens....NOTHING! That alone makes Him worthy of my trust and my praise.

You see, tonight I can think of so many overwhelming situations....a marriage on the rocks....a disagreement between Don & I....my girls not listening to me...me being ineffective as a mom...insecurities galore....a friend that just lost her sister...a 30 yr old that's just been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that has already spread to other parts of her body who also has a 3 yr old....lost jobs....a blogger mom that I read whose son was fine Saturday and is now in a PICU with an uncertain future. Where does it end? I tell you where it ends....with Him. Without Jesus, every single one of those situations and ones I didn't even mention are hopeless situations. Aren't you glad He knows? When I hear of some of the previous mentioned situations, I often put myself there...and feel what they might feel. You know...I could have the marriage on the rocks and not just a disagreement...I could be the mom that's just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer....I could be (you fill in the blank).... BUT...I'm not....right now anyway. So....



Lord, tonight I praise You through tears of gladness that I'm not facing some of those circumstances right now....through tears of sorrow for those who are...and through tears of relief and peace that You are HERE and You are in each of those circumstances. Lord, I pray that for every disappointment and failure today, that You would forgive me. I LONG and NEED to be who You want me to be. I need to be that child, daughter, wife, mother, sister, teacher, friend that You want and desire for me to be. Father, I can't do it alone.