Wow. So I thought to myself this morning. "I got this". To be in that quiet, still, focused momment alone with God is so powerful. To go from that feeling into the world is well, to put it lightly is terrifying. The feeling that rushes through me when it's the Lord and I is liberating to say the least. Then I get in my car, go to work, interact with non-christians, hear secular music, watch TV so on and so forth. That is when it gets hard for me.
James says to the Christian church be encouraged during troubled times. James 1:3 tells us that the testing of our faith developes perseverance.
The point is to not "pretend" to be happy when we face pain, but to just try and have a possitive outlook on the results. Most of you know that when I am mad, sad, or any other emmotion I pretty much display that one. I don't put a smile on my face when I want to cry. I simply cry. Okay I cry if I am mad, sad, or happy. I know it's a shortcoming of mine.
It's easy to smile when times are good, but can we do it in the face of adversity?
Today I struggled with thoughts. I would describe my mind as being one similar to a war zone. Somewhat organized but for the most part chaotic and deadly. I thought this journey would be fun, easy. Like my husband says, "It's something I don't know if it's fun."
Three things the Lord asks of me:
1) Read Gods word
2) Ask him to show me how to obey it.
3) Do what he tells me to do.
OOOUUUCCCHHH
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:22
I believe.
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