Those who know me will totally understand this blog, if you don't know me....read to the end before making any judgments. God and I have a unique relationship. He knows me well enough to know He has to be blunt sometimes and sometimes it takes more than once to get it into my head. (I'm stubborn sometimes ;-))
"Worry about what I worry about.": Worry is not from God, hear me on that, but when He said this last week I had to do some thinking. So many times we let our concerns turn into worry, but how many times do we let our concerns turn into action. How many times do we actually spend time worrying about something that we can change? Basically God was saying with this, it's okay to be concerned about something....but be concerned about what concerns Him. Can you change the way people treat you? No sadly you can't. Can you change the way you treat others? Yes you can. Don't let how others treat you keep you so down that you can't do your part and love the ones He brings into your path. God brings people into your path that you are meant to impact and some that are meant to impact you. Know the difference and let the naysayers go in one ear and out the other. If you are going to spend time "concerned" about things, be concerned about the lost. Be concerned about the kids who may wake up without Christmas. Be concerned about the things God can use you to change. One day we are all going to stand before Him and give an account of how we spent our day. I think we all may be surprised that some of things that consume our days won't be what He asks about.
"Give me that target you feel like is on your back.": If we have up our shield of faith and are moving forward, we will feel like there is a target on our back. The enemy is scared to death of any saint who is walking forward in faith, because he knows what God can do with a faith walking believer. Only God can take a target on your back that the enemy is using for shooting practice and use it for your good. Remember God's got your back covered as long as you are moving forward, nothing can touch you without going through Him. As tough as it may seem, He has a plan! Keep moving forward ;-)
"Remember what you pray about." I'm not going to say much about this one right now, because it is a blog for another day. I will say this, sometimes we pray and ask God for help with something. Then when He doesn't answer right away, we forget about it and just consider it a no answer. WELL....God may have answered not just yet or wait awhile. Sometimes the things we complain about are things we have prayed for.
"Regardless of how you feel, I've got this!" I think this was my favorite conversation of all. So many times we are beaten down by the world and by others, that we just need a minute to breathe some air back into us. He is waiting to breathe that breath if we just take a minute, stop, and ask Him for it. He knows what we need, but He is not going to chase us down to do it. God is going to use each "knife in the back", each footprint where you have been walked on, basically each hurt for your good if you let Him. You can't carry this all by yourself and don't try. God knows your heart better than anyone, let Him take the heavy stuff, so you can keep running the race. God will take care of those who have stepped on and stuck a knife in your back.(Remember the Biblical truth of sowing and reaping). God also has an amazing way of giving you insight to see why some people are the way they are. Love when He says love, and just show them Jesus! He will take care of the rest.
These are just a few snippets from some conversations God and I have had recently. As I said in the beginning, He has a way of bluntly reminding me of a few things. I love though how His loving way is still gentle and full of grace. Oh get this if you don't get anything else on the blog....His grace covers and restores when the world as left you wondering where you fit. He has it all under control. Trust doesn't mean we can see the next step, it's that we take the next step knowing He has paved the way. Thought for this month of being thankful and this holiday season that is upon us: Love people. Everyone is out there just wanting to know that someone cares, that they make a difference, and that someone thinks they are special. Make it happen for someone else and God will make it happen for you!
Enjoying the journey,
~Melissa
