Sometimes I feel like God is that little speaker you talk into at the local fast-food drive-thru. You give Him your order, speaking clearly...telling Him what you want. Most of the time, you NEVER get what you order. My order this week was completely wrong and super-sized with "stress"! I am COMPLETELY aware that He is in control At All Times. I get that...I really do. BUT, I'm also the type that feels that I have to have every little thing is place, right down to the last detail. Especially when I'm bogged down with lots of "to do lists"--trying to keep everything in order AND complete them, it drains me physically and mentally. Don't get me wrong. I love to multi-task! When it comes to paperwork and organizing, arranging, sorting...I'm there! BUT..the slightest little glitch can set me off if I'm at the point of explosion--which is what happened to me this week. I won't go into detail about the needle that burst my balloon, but I will say that through it all, I needed the "gentle-shove" to be reminded that God has planned out everything for me and even though I may not understand why, I will--at some point. And when I do, the feeling of love I will have knowing God has mapped this all out for me will truly knock me to my knees. Until I understand His reasoning, I'll continue to love Him more every day for setting challenges in my path and making me a stronger person.
Praise to the Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.
~Isaiah 25:1
Here is a song that has stuck with me this week...I love it and it's a reminder to stand firm, stand strong.
**You'll have to pause music playlist at the bottom of blog before viewing**
Jeremy Camp "Walk By Faith"
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Oh kate, I am not sure what has gone wrong but I will be praying for you and your family. Sometimes it is just not for us to understand and that is so hard.
One of my favorite verses is "For I know the plans I have for you..." yes I know there is more to it than that and I know that it is NOT always easy to remeber. HE has made sure to remind me usually daily, that He is in control and I am in the passenger seat! All of that said....I know that does not help BUT when you look back maybe it will!
So true--and Carissa beat me to it, I was thinking of the same verse--and I was about to start another post on my own blog with it! Hope that you are feeling better today!
Kate
I am so sorry you've hit a snag! My mom always says God has to hit me over the head with a 2 X 4 Hope it is a small glitch!!
Hugs
Tonni
Try not to become so over whelmed you forget the goal. You know it will all work out in the end. We always seem to bite off a little more than we can handle at times but in the end it always comes throug. Gina will get results next week of her test.
Love Mom
Dear Kate,
You are in my prayers...not sure what happened, but I will be praying for you tonight when I lay my head down.
XOXOXOXO
Tina
This is the constant struggle of a mom, isn't it??!! Trying to be in control of a hectic schedule and the children who depend on us...while surrendering to His plans for us/them.
I soooo identified with this.
What a beautiful blog. So glad I visited.
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