I would first like to apologize if I’m not following Blog Etiquette, but tonight I need to speak to me. I really hope that someone else will find this helpful but my focus tonight is to the “Woman in the Mirror”. (Thanks Michael Jackson)
The everyday twists and turns of life can seem overwhelming at times. I would really like to scream out loud for once? I say” for once” because I am great at screaming on the inside. I really really am.
I plan but the unexpected happens. I prepare but I fall short. I have dreams and goals but I don’t take the necessary steps to make them happen. I wake up with renewed energy and then within 2 hours I mentally and physically feel like I did when I went the bed the night before. This bill is due, the car won’t start, the children need this, someone needs me over here, I need to be over there, I meant to say this but I said that, I worry about what’s going to happen tonight, tomorrow and next week all at the same time. Do you hear me screaming? Can you feel me screaming?
But why am I here, again?
It is simply because I keep giving the unexpected and the unplanned too much credit. It is factual that I don’t have a clue as to when events will occur, but it is also true that I know they will occur. The word of God clearly advises this yet I allow myself to be rattled because I move my focus off of the word of God. So, I’m going to refocus right now.
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. 1 Peter 4:12-13
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29
Because the Truth is that the Unexpected is Expected.
Thank you God for your Word it is always so refreshing!
