A lot of things are changing in my life right now. Good changes. And I am excited and hopeful about what God will be doing next. At the same time I honestly admit having teeny tiny little moments of doubt. Change is scary. * hides under covers*. Moments happen like the one I had last night, and a part of me wonders if maybe...
Im just going crazy.
I wonder if God was really trying to show me something or...did I have some mental break? Lol. Are things supposed to connect like they have or did the gun get jumped a bit here?
So many questions and uncertainty, doubt.
Until I prayed about it.
Earlier today I was in chat and asked a couple of questions. I realized that I was looking for answers from people. Which I reckon there is nothing wrong with. I mean there are people who are pastors, we turn to them for advice. And surely there is not this many of us on the planet so we have to go it alone and never see any advice from each other. But I thought about it... my questions both pertained to God in some way and who better to answer questions about God than...(drum roll please)
God! Ding ding ding!
I've been convicted here lately that before I take anything to anyone else I first need to take it to God. Who better to get answers from? Who could give better advice? ( LOL I use the speaker a lot instead of typing and for that last sentence the speaker thought I said " who could give better get rid of mice" come on, admit it's comical)
Anyhoo. ..
So I did some heavy praying and came to the conclusion that though the changes in my life right now are a little bit scary and I don't understand them, it is okay. No matter what I can trust God. He is in control. I may really have no idea what's going on (I really dont lol, Im along for the ride), but God knows just what's going on, its all in His plans. He tells us in Jeremiah " for I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, " plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you a hope and a future."
Man isn't that something! God isn't just looking after us right now. He has our futures covered too. Everywhere that we will go, He's already been. But he doesn't just want to give us a future there is another important word there. Hope. Oh my. I know a lot of us have had times when we didn't have any hope. I know I went through years without any hope. Mmm...come on- if you're reading this you've got to be feeling something- Hope. Ill say it again. Hope. " plans to prosper you and not to harm you". Prosper. Hope. Future. Come on- those three words alone should ignite a fire in us. God has a plan. Relax. The Master has things under control.
Now I am not saying that we don't have to be proactive in our lives. God is in control and he does have a plan, but we still have to do our own part in our lives, we still have to put forth effort. We are not to kick back and let everything fall in our lap, and there will be challenges. How else would we learn? We are going to make mistakes too. And maybe some of the mistakes we make will take us the longer way around to where God would have us be. But that's ok. God does not get confused when we come off track. He doesn't slap His knees and say, "You blew it."
(One of my questions was whether or not we can mess up our destiny.) Well... take a look at Romans 8:28
" and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those who are called according to his purpose."
Do I think that our sins can get in the way of where we are meant to be? Yes. I know from personal experience that God has trying to stop me from making certain decisions but I didn't listen. My disobedience probably got me off track from whatever I would have headed towards had I listened. so I think the answer is not necessarily that we "mess up" our destiny- but that through Disobedience or other mistakes we merely change things around. Again God does not get confused when we "mess up". He still has plans for our future. But perhaps when we make certain choices, those plans switch. However He says "All things work together for good...". Take a look at it-"ALL". That means the Good The Bad and The Ugly. "All work together for good to those who love God..." I believe this means that even when we sin, even when we don't listen, even when we make mistakes, God still works it together for our good. Think about it- He loves us that much. Yes, He punishes disobedience for he is a right and just God. And He hates sin (but loves the sinner). But also as we are told in Isaiah 38:17 He puts our sins behind His back. " surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of Destruction you have put all my sins behind your back."
What does that mean? To me it means once we repent of our sins and receive forgiveness, God forgets all about them. He puts them behind His back. Gone. God does not forgive us and then lock away our sins in a little keepsake box to have to pull up at anytime and shake in our face, " remember when you did this?" No. Have you ever noticed- God does not say " I told you so". ( I noticed because when I have stubbornly disobeyed Him when I knew He had told me what to do- He had prime opportunity to rub it in. " I Told You So Christina" but He did not, of course.) Rather he put it behind His back. Not unpunished or Unforgiven but over and forgotten. " as far as the East is from the West so far has he removed our transgressions from us." psalm 103:12
So, God has a plan for our futures (one with hope and prosperity), and even when we sin or otherwise "mess up" He still works it all together for our good! Wow! He loves us all so much. (Yes, even you after all you have done. And even you after all you've been through. You are loved beyond measure.)
So, what did I take away from all this? Did my questions get answered? Well, put it this way. I still don't know what God has up His sleeve. (And yes, I would love it if He let me "in the loop".) I still do not understand what changes are occurring. That is okay. I will trust in Him. My life is in good hands. I do not need to worry. I need not doubt.
" trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." proverbs 3:5-6
Im just going crazy.
I wonder if God was really trying to show me something or...did I have some mental break? Lol. Are things supposed to connect like they have or did the gun get jumped a bit here?
So many questions and uncertainty, doubt.
Until I prayed about it.
Earlier today I was in chat and asked a couple of questions. I realized that I was looking for answers from people. Which I reckon there is nothing wrong with. I mean there are people who are pastors, we turn to them for advice. And surely there is not this many of us on the planet so we have to go it alone and never see any advice from each other. But I thought about it... my questions both pertained to God in some way and who better to answer questions about God than...(drum roll please)
God! Ding ding ding!
I've been convicted here lately that before I take anything to anyone else I first need to take it to God. Who better to get answers from? Who could give better advice? ( LOL I use the speaker a lot instead of typing and for that last sentence the speaker thought I said " who could give better get rid of mice" come on, admit it's comical)
Anyhoo. ..
So I did some heavy praying and came to the conclusion that though the changes in my life right now are a little bit scary and I don't understand them, it is okay. No matter what I can trust God. He is in control. I may really have no idea what's going on (I really dont lol, Im along for the ride), but God knows just what's going on, its all in His plans. He tells us in Jeremiah " for I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, " plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you a hope and a future."
Man isn't that something! God isn't just looking after us right now. He has our futures covered too. Everywhere that we will go, He's already been. But he doesn't just want to give us a future there is another important word there. Hope. Oh my. I know a lot of us have had times when we didn't have any hope. I know I went through years without any hope. Mmm...come on- if you're reading this you've got to be feeling something- Hope. Ill say it again. Hope. " plans to prosper you and not to harm you". Prosper. Hope. Future. Come on- those three words alone should ignite a fire in us. God has a plan. Relax. The Master has things under control.
Now I am not saying that we don't have to be proactive in our lives. God is in control and he does have a plan, but we still have to do our own part in our lives, we still have to put forth effort. We are not to kick back and let everything fall in our lap, and there will be challenges. How else would we learn? We are going to make mistakes too. And maybe some of the mistakes we make will take us the longer way around to where God would have us be. But that's ok. God does not get confused when we come off track. He doesn't slap His knees and say, "You blew it."
(One of my questions was whether or not we can mess up our destiny.) Well... take a look at Romans 8:28
" and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those who are called according to his purpose."
Do I think that our sins can get in the way of where we are meant to be? Yes. I know from personal experience that God has trying to stop me from making certain decisions but I didn't listen. My disobedience probably got me off track from whatever I would have headed towards had I listened. so I think the answer is not necessarily that we "mess up" our destiny- but that through Disobedience or other mistakes we merely change things around. Again God does not get confused when we "mess up". He still has plans for our future. But perhaps when we make certain choices, those plans switch. However He says "All things work together for good...". Take a look at it-"ALL". That means the Good The Bad and The Ugly. "All work together for good to those who love God..." I believe this means that even when we sin, even when we don't listen, even when we make mistakes, God still works it together for our good. Think about it- He loves us that much. Yes, He punishes disobedience for he is a right and just God. And He hates sin (but loves the sinner). But also as we are told in Isaiah 38:17 He puts our sins behind His back. " surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of Destruction you have put all my sins behind your back."
What does that mean? To me it means once we repent of our sins and receive forgiveness, God forgets all about them. He puts them behind His back. Gone. God does not forgive us and then lock away our sins in a little keepsake box to have to pull up at anytime and shake in our face, " remember when you did this?" No. Have you ever noticed- God does not say " I told you so". ( I noticed because when I have stubbornly disobeyed Him when I knew He had told me what to do- He had prime opportunity to rub it in. " I Told You So Christina" but He did not, of course.) Rather he put it behind His back. Not unpunished or Unforgiven but over and forgotten. " as far as the East is from the West so far has he removed our transgressions from us." psalm 103:12
So, God has a plan for our futures (one with hope and prosperity), and even when we sin or otherwise "mess up" He still works it all together for our good! Wow! He loves us all so much. (Yes, even you after all you have done. And even you after all you've been through. You are loved beyond measure.)
So, what did I take away from all this? Did my questions get answered? Well, put it this way. I still don't know what God has up His sleeve. (And yes, I would love it if He let me "in the loop".) I still do not understand what changes are occurring. That is okay. I will trust in Him. My life is in good hands. I do not need to worry. I need not doubt.
" trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." proverbs 3:5-6
