Simplicity

Over the course of the last week I started putting my faith in people and to my surprise, I hit rock bottom.  I found myself waiting for people to "make good on their word"  and in doing so, forgot to take care of myself.   I finally realized that when my faith is in people and not in my Savior, it's a recipe for disaster.

So, about a week ago, I finally threw my hands up in frustration and said "I quit!!".  I quit everything.  I was so down and discouraged that people weren't coming through for me, I forgot to seek counsel from my Best Friend.  I was so stuck in my own issues and problems, that I wasn't taking time to stay in relationship with the Lord.

2 wise people in my life kept saying "give it to God".  "I am!!", I would shout back, "But all these people told me they'd follow through and they're not!" 

Until 3 days ago, I didn't realize that I was the root of the problem.  How could God truly work in my heart and life if I was sitting idly-by waiting for people to come through for me?  The simple truth is, He couldn't.  I had let my mind get so clouded, my situation so overwhelming, that I thought I was trusting God by forcing people to do things my way.  (Silly, I know)  :-)

Well, reality check, even if I think that I know best, God is the only One who can convict a person's heart.  I am an instrument to speak truth, but who am I to get frustrated when they don't think like me or act like me or even respond the way I want?

It has been amazing to see the transformation in my own mental clarity just by entering back into the grace of my Savior.  He as given me His divine assurance that everything will come together in His timing, not mine.  I can only Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever ~Psalm 136:1.

It is scary to look back over the last week and see how quickly the enemy gained a stronghold in my life.  I allowed myself to be dragged down into the "pit of despair" and honestly didn't have the slightest clue what was going on.  In reading Psalms the other day, I came across chapter 118 verse 8 and have applied this to my life; It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

The minute I committed to doing things His way instead of my own, things began falling into place.

In writing this, I'm praying that it will serve as a permanent reminder to myself and my readers to always stay in the center of GOD'S WILL.

God always promises to go above and beyond on our behalf (if we let Him).  The war we are fighting is not against flesh and blood.  In hard times, the Lord promises to pick us up.  He will never leave us to "fend for ourselves" unless we choose that destiny ourselves.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! ~ Ephesians 3:20