Well again its been awhile!! We have found out its hard to juggle work, family, church and blogging!
But anyways as we continue to try harder, I wanted to share what I have been learning this last month...
At times I have felt very far from God, with no hunger or ambition to dig deep into him or to spend time in prayer, week after week I have been struggling!
There are some things in my life right now that aren't really going as planned and I seem to get frustrated and impatient. Then in starts the wrong thinking of ,"c'mon God can't you see me here! Aren't you hearing my prayers- why aren't you answering!" But the thing is, he is answering, just not the way I want him to!
I am reminded that things do not always go as I planned, and of Jeremiah 29:11-13:
For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with ALL your heart.
God knows he sees all and he is not surprised! He knows my struggles, my pain, my longing and he does not take it lightly. Sometimes we get so caught up in ourselves that we don't see the way he is patiently drawing us to him. Even if we shrug him off, or don't acknowledge it, he still continues to encourage us, to help us. The verse above says seek me with ALL your heart! What does All mean? Its means with every fiber of your being! Everything!
He has everything figured out, he knows our desires and he knows what is best for us. We might not understand the why? but then again why do we have to? Aren't we supposed to trust that his plan is perfect, that out of everything he brings good?
So again, I am encouraged that even though my life might not be going as I had hoped. God's got me, and he is patiently working on me to help me become the person he wants me to be. His plan and purpose is way better then mine!
He sees eternity, I only see right now!
So true!
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