Today I am meditating on how much I am blessed. Others I know are posting a "Thankful for" message each day in November. I know me, and I wont be able to keep up with the daily thing because Im a butterfly brain....but I thought I would just jot a few things down.
How do drastic changes create a Thankful heart?
If you know me, you know that this "drastic" thing happens to me all the time. I mean its like a magnet tied to my butt and it follows me everywhere. I should have "drastic magnet" written or tattooed on my forehead! I like to think of it as God's Exercise Gym, but I hate exercise. I would much rather do things the easiest way. So when these "drastic" exercises come to my presence, I usually sit and try to figure out exactly "how" this happened. After 35 some years of doing this, I have finally decided that I need to be Thankful for the "drastics" in my life, because they are really answers to prayer, taking the long route. Not the easiest route.
In the book of Jeremiah 29:11 it tells us all how much God loves us and what great plans he has for us. So....when "drastic" comes, how "should" we react?
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. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
The first thing I know it to not be afraid. Fear is not from God in any way shape or form. I'm not saying we should run around being blind to what is happening around you, but when hard times come, and "drastic" happens, we should turn inward to the Peace that only Jesus can give. It says in verse 11 that his plans are not for disaster, but for a future and a hope. I totally believe that when "bad" things happen, they really are not bad, they are just changes and we should be Thankful for each one. Its not a disaster happening, but it will be for your good, if you look to the Lord during those times....just as verse 12 states, that He will Listen to you when you pray.
I know that when I have had these "drastics" in my life, I have turned to my own power so many times. "How will I fix this? What am I going to do? I should do this and this and this, and what about the kids, and I cant do that because of this and that and what will this one person think?? " My stupid brain does not stop. It has been a work in progress for me to dump it all out, lay it down at the Cross and PHYSICALLY choose to not worry and CHOOSE peace
After 911, the sales of Bibles went sky rocketing. Everyone was turning to the Word to find answers and to find a place of refuge. A "drastic" had happened. People were seeking Gods face in a way, through the "drastic", to find their peace. In verse 13 it says If we look for Him wholeheartedly, we WILL find Him.
So why, oh why, should we not Look to Him when we have these "drastics" happen in our own lives?
I am so thankful for the life that I have been given and the trials that I have had. It has made me, well me.
Life has made me a strong woman in a place where I never thought I would have to be at times, but I have learned to live well through hard times and plenty.
However, even though I know this
I would like to say.....
Im a little Tired today God.
I need a break.
My appointment with the Rheumatologist two weeks ago did not go well. She is not hopeful that I will ever work the way I had before, doing what I love, nursing. I am in the middle of an RN program that I may physically not be able to finish. Im maxing out on medications that are relative to the disease that I have, and disability is the next option. Functioning in the crazy way that I used to do, working two jobs, and running a daycare at the same time are now over. Just driving the car to the grocery store and sitting through my math class on a hard chair is a trying experience. Again, a "drastic" has come and Im trying very hard to "dump" my brain and lay it at the Cross.
I did that last night and today I am at peace.
But I am also tired.
So today my Thankful is that I am thankful for my "drastics" in my life that continue to follow me and create me, the woman that God loves and has a great plan for.
How do drastic changes create a Thankful heart?
If you know me, you know that this "drastic" thing happens to me all the time. I mean its like a magnet tied to my butt and it follows me everywhere. I should have "drastic magnet" written or tattooed on my forehead! I like to think of it as God's Exercise Gym, but I hate exercise. I would much rather do things the easiest way. So when these "drastic" exercises come to my presence, I usually sit and try to figure out exactly "how" this happened. After 35 some years of doing this, I have finally decided that I need to be Thankful for the "drastics" in my life, because they are really answers to prayer, taking the long route. Not the easiest route.
In the book of Jeremiah 29:11 it tells us all how much God loves us and what great plans he has for us. So....when "drastic" comes, how "should" we react?
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. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
The first thing I know it to not be afraid. Fear is not from God in any way shape or form. I'm not saying we should run around being blind to what is happening around you, but when hard times come, and "drastic" happens, we should turn inward to the Peace that only Jesus can give. It says in verse 11 that his plans are not for disaster, but for a future and a hope. I totally believe that when "bad" things happen, they really are not bad, they are just changes and we should be Thankful for each one. Its not a disaster happening, but it will be for your good, if you look to the Lord during those times....just as verse 12 states, that He will Listen to you when you pray.
I know that when I have had these "drastics" in my life, I have turned to my own power so many times. "How will I fix this? What am I going to do? I should do this and this and this, and what about the kids, and I cant do that because of this and that and what will this one person think?? " My stupid brain does not stop. It has been a work in progress for me to dump it all out, lay it down at the Cross and PHYSICALLY choose to not worry and CHOOSE peace
After 911, the sales of Bibles went sky rocketing. Everyone was turning to the Word to find answers and to find a place of refuge. A "drastic" had happened. People were seeking Gods face in a way, through the "drastic", to find their peace. In verse 13 it says If we look for Him wholeheartedly, we WILL find Him.
So why, oh why, should we not Look to Him when we have these "drastics" happen in our own lives?
I am so thankful for the life that I have been given and the trials that I have had. It has made me, well me.
Life has made me a strong woman in a place where I never thought I would have to be at times, but I have learned to live well through hard times and plenty.
However, even though I know this
I would like to say.....
Im a little Tired today God.
I need a break.
My appointment with the Rheumatologist two weeks ago did not go well. She is not hopeful that I will ever work the way I had before, doing what I love, nursing. I am in the middle of an RN program that I may physically not be able to finish. Im maxing out on medications that are relative to the disease that I have, and disability is the next option. Functioning in the crazy way that I used to do, working two jobs, and running a daycare at the same time are now over. Just driving the car to the grocery store and sitting through my math class on a hard chair is a trying experience. Again, a "drastic" has come and Im trying very hard to "dump" my brain and lay it at the Cross.
I did that last night and today I am at peace.
But I am also tired.
So today my Thankful is that I am thankful for my "drastics" in my life that continue to follow me and create me, the woman that God loves and has a great plan for.
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