I feel better today. Maybe I just needed to get it all out on the table between the Big Guy (aka God) and myself, or maybe I just needed to let the tears out; either way, I'm back in my 'You work in mysterious ways, Lord!' -mood, still confused but feeling great!
I just wanted to say thanks to all of you that I know are praying for me each day. Please don't stop; even when I feel good I need your prayers. And know that I am also praying for you.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Andrea,
love you soo much - your faith is getting stronger every day - hope mine is to - it's hard when we have these challenges - but....its so nice to know that given you have faith you are actually using it - yeah!!!! in one way its kinda exciting, to think that there is an "amazing plan" for us that we don't know about - only God does - and that it will be a plan better than we could even rationalize and/or imagine? - given that the natural state of our world was created so beautiful I believe God's plan would be better than any plan I could come up with - having faith is interesting
anyways keep on the good fight
xxoo aunt marg
Well I think Aunt Marg said it all ... Never forget that your family loves you Andrea. But more then that (and even better then that), God LOVES YOU and He won't ever leave you. There are going to be ups and downs with everything you do but God remains constant through it all.
Like Aunt Marg said "having faith is interesting". It is the greatest adventure you'll ever be on.
Love you tons ;)
-Julie-Anne
It is times like these that we come to realize our dependence, or , independence of GOd, and what exactly that means in our lives. I find it a constant battle to fit GOd into my heart in the same way i would someone else. LIke you i questoin my emotions when i have so much to be thankful for. Nonetheless, realizing that GOd has a plan for us does not mean , not at all, that His plan is one without pain, without hurt and questioning, anger and fear. By no means is our journey an easy one, and it does not get any easier as a christian and realizing that we hav agreater purpose and that God has a plan. It is the same, only we have hope if we trust. We are not immune to feelings and emotions, and that is an amazing thing. We can take all the righ roads on our journey and stil feel pain, still get heartbroken, still feel lost. We are human. Like the guy said before, look at Jesus before his death, at his emotioins and questioning. Still, he was right on track with where God wanted him. I think taht instead of questioning difficult times and doubting ourselves for getting upset, we have to trust God first of all, and seek with all that we have for the next step in the road. Maybe it'll be a long time , with many baby steps, and crawling, and maybe falling for you. But rest assured, they are all a part of His plan, whether you are Running full speed or crawling. Your pain and hurt only proves that you can love, and are loved. That you have compassion. That you question. Your vulnerability is what God loves. "God chose the foolish things or the world to shame the wise: God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong...I came to you in weakness and in fear, and with much trembling. " 1 corinthians and 2 corinthians. I found these verses put things into perspective for me when i was in similar situation. I am sure that through this situation and series of events in your life that you will learn so much about yourself, and that God will reveal himself even more to you. If nothing more andrea you have already helped me to discover so much about my walk with God, and about myself. Your brokeness is not a bad thing. Your honesty and humbleness is admirable. Feel free to cry, to question, to hurt, Jesus did. Feel free to love people, to love God, Jesus did.
Alex
Yup, life in or out of relationship with Jesus was never going to be a party with rainbows and lollipops all the time. Jesus NEVER said we would be "fine" here on this big blue ball. He DID say that he would "never leave or forsake us". Biggest difference, yes?
Side note-
Those of us that have surrendered to Jesus, are treated the same by God, as "non-surrendered" humans on this planet. Think on that.
Some days, it rains hard on me when I ride my motorbike, same as any Hells Angel riding near.
Our "families" die, so do relatives of non-surrendered folks.
We have the best to come at the end of the day though don't we? Time to live as if that was the truth, because it is!
Cheers
http://spokeandlens.blogspot.com/
Post a Comment