As long as He gets the credit........

Okay so this is technically part two to yesterday's blog. If you haven't picked up on it yet, I'm walking through something and I am trying not to feel my way through. The conversations between me and God today have been interesting. I have cried my way through most of it, and then felt bad for crying about what I did. If you don't know me already, I'm an open book when I'm upset, if you look at my face you can usually tell because I get VERY red. I started apologizing to God for that, but you know that's part of me. I'm tired of apologizing because I feel too much at times, because I'm passionate about what I do, and because I'm not someone else. I'm tired of others trying to stuff me in a box that I don't fit in. I have things that He has given me to do and I just want to use them. Now that we have got that out of the way....

When you are hurt, how are you going to react? Life is going to hurt, God never promised us it would be easy. People are going to be mean and the world may not understand why you do what you do, but God does. As hard as it is, when you are hurt, you have to move on and keep doing what you know is right(regardless of who agrees with you). As long as He gets the credit, the hurt has not been wasted. As long as He get the glory, the hurt was not in vain. I don't ever want to feel a hurt and not have a point behind it. God help me to keep moving forward and doing what I know I am supposed to period. When the hurt is deep, there may be a scar, but let that scar remind you of what He's taken you through. Scars can make you stronger if you'll let Him. So life stuck a knife in you, let God pull it out and let Him make you stronger from it. You may not always see what is headed your way, but He does. He will always protect His child and keep them safe, but safe may not mean you walk away without scars. As long as He gets the credit, nothing is wasted. So thank Him, praise Him through it, and make yourself smile until you really feel like smiling.

I don't know what you are dealing with right now, I can only tell you what I've walked through this week. Whatever it is, let God take it and turn it for your good. He can only do His thing, when you let go. Letting go doesn't mean you still don't remember it.(Hello....deep wounds leave scars), but you move on. You let the scars remind you of the purpose and why you do what you do. The enemy wants nothing more than for you to feel like a failure and feel like you can't do anything. You are a precious child of the Most High, and He has given you the power to do everything He called you to do. So do it afraid, do it in pain, but do it with Him. Don't let others determine how strong you are, God is the ONLY one who should determine who you are.

Until next time......(there may be a Part 3, we'll see)
~Melissa