“GOD, WHEN I LOSE HOPE…
Help me to remember that Your love is greater than my disappointments, and Your plans for my life are better than my dreams.” – Tumblr.com via faithprayers
That post was just my high five from God in an alone time with Him there. God shows me such love that I can immediately shake off the disappointments and keep my eyes fixed on His invisible Presence that’s always with me. I’m to the point that I trust God completely. That my only prayer, lately, is simply, ‘Thank You.’ God always exceeds my expectations in every aspect of my life to the point that I say, ‘Lord, may Your will be done.’
That means I get to show up every day as God’s girl, shining bright for Him by being my most joyful, peaceful, patient, loving, moving forward confidently self, knowing that it is God and me going through life together. And He finds the most amazing ways to let me know that He is intimately involved in every one of my moments.
Like yesterday, I completely overdid it in a 5K run. I ran too hard! But even that God used for my benefit. I ended up crashing on our sofa, watching Netflix. My daughter, Julie, mentions that she has lots of anxiety about the future, and I called her to sit next to me to discuss it. Later on that night, she thanked me and I that I helped her to feel better. The last thing I said to her, though, was that she needed more appointments with God. And can you believe this morning she proudly came to show me what God had to say to her in an appointment reading her Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:
“YOU WILL NOT FIND MY PEACE by engaging in excessive planning, attempting to control what will happen to you in the future… I did no design the human mind to figure out the future. That is beyond your capability. I crafted your mind for continual communication with Me. Bring Me all your needs, your hopes and fears. Commit everything into My care. Turn from the path of planning to the path of Peace.”
This was precisely what we had discussed! That she should just show up every day as her most excellent self, having constant conversations with God as to what He would have her to do. “To glorify Him and ENJOY Him and not stressing about the future,” I told her. Who are we for God to show up like this for us? God’s love is amazing – To come and comfort my daughter about all her anxieties and let her know that He is with her and is concerned about her.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
Do you have appointments with Him? He has LOTS to say to you, too! Come closer to God, and He will come closer to you! (Wink! Wink!)
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