God Provides Far More Than Imagined

Have you ever really thought about all that God has provided in your life? Have you ever marveled at His perfect timing? Do you thank Him, trust Him, worship Him and spend time with Him? All He wants from us is our time, availability and dependence upon Him. My God has provided bigger and better than I could ever have dreamed or hoped for. I must always remember His timing is perfect. As I begin a new chapter in my life, it comes with angst, trepidation, uncertainty, loneliness, hope, joy, peace and comfort. How, you might ask can it be all those things? Well, when I walk in my flesh apart from Christ, I feel angst, trepidation, uncertainty and loneliness. Why? Because all I consider is ME. Apart from Him (I) can do NOTHING. I get in the way of seeing His big picture, His perfect timing, and purpose for my life. When I walk in HIS spirit, I feel hope, joy, peace and comfort. For in HIM I can do all things. He is MY hope. He is MY joy. He is MY peace. He is MY comfort. No one or anything can provide those things only MY LORD. I need to walk moment by moment with my eyes on Him, not in my circumstances, nor the people around me nor my feelings. They will ALWAYS let me down and leave me feeling empty. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus and HIS righteousness. If I truly believe God's timing is perfect, and that I am here to be used by Him, for such a time as this, than  I can rest in knowing He has not forgotten about me, left me alone or abandoned me in any way. He holds me in His hands, protects me, comforts me, loves me unconditionally and will never let me go. MY GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!!!!!!

Trusting

What an awesome God we serve. No matter what comes our way, we can always trust it to be part of our Lord's perfect plan for our lives. He sees the big picture, we just see the here and now. In every situation we are to be an example of Christ. What does that really mean? Patience, when we are stressed or frustrated. Courage when we can't control the outcome. Loving, when we have been hurt. Faithful in all things and situations. My husband once told me, the only thing we can control is our attitude in every situation, the greatest freedom of all. Be thankful in all things, God's word doesn't say for all things, but "in" all things. Great reminder. Lord thank you for all you have provided. I am the luckiest wife, mommala/mellers, gramma, daughter and friend in the world. So very blessed.

The past 9 months

In the past 9 months we have been so blessed. Our daughter shared that she and her husband will be having our "1st" grandchild. Such an exciting time. Our son and his wife came back to Ohio right before Christmas. God has seen my husband through quite a few surgeries. We found out our grandchild will be a "boy" and our son aptly named him "baby Thor". I have seen my family go through many highs and lows and through it all God is still on His throne and has not yet forgotten about any of us. He has answered every prayer I have prayed according to His will NOT mine and because of that He has given me the strength to trust Him no matter what the future holds because I KNOW He holds my future. Excited to see what tomorrow looks like while being so thankful for today and ever mindful of all my yesterdays.

The Heart of a Praying Mom