A lot has been going around our house. I am taking classes in preparation for nursing school. Ryan is looking for another full time job so that I can going to nursing school. The boys are in full swing with school. There has been a lot of worrying about money and worrying about if/when Ryan will find another full time job so that we can start saving for me to quit work. Time and time again, I have worried and tried to figure things out on my own and with Ryan. And time and time again, God has brought me back to these verses:
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need,
and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which
exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds
as you live in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4:6-7
Man, that makes you really stop and thing, after he brings you to these verses. He is reminding me that he is in control of everything and I need to put my complete faith and trust in him! There are times that the enemy tries to tell me that I can do it on my own, but I have to remind myself, that I am completely trusting and believing in God to see me through all the good times and the bad times. I am told as a christian that I am to trust in God.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will
make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
Everyday he reminds me that he has everything taken care of, I just have to let go and let God!
I have also been praying a lot for my family. I didn't like the way that things were going with us. Don't get me wrong, I have a great marriage and 2 precious boys. I just didn't like what I saw within myself as a parent and the way that I have been doing things. So I started praying for a changed heart and attitude when it came to my children. I want to be able to show them what love really is. Love isn't hollering at them, or being quick to anger at them. It's not about being ugly about something they did wrong. Love is about loving them unconditionally, guiding them in the right direction when they do something wrong, its about letting them see God's love through me and my actions. And as hard as it is to admit, I haven't always done that. It is something that God has really been convicting me on and reminding me that I need to seek him for guidance in raising my children. He reminds me that his Grace is enough for each one of us and there is nothing that we can do, that will make him stop loving us. He has been reminding me that when I do wrong, that he isn't quick to anger at me, or he doesn't say ugly things to me. He gently picks me up, dusts me off, puts me back on my feet and guides me in the right direction! WOW!! I am to do the same thing with my boys. God has entrusted me with 2 precious boys for our time here on earth, and I am to raise them to be great Might Men Of God! I want them to be boys/men that have a heart for God, to seek him, and to allows follow him! I want them to think of others first!
"Train up a child in the way he should go, even when
he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6
I am trusting, believing and claiming the many great things that God has done, is doing and will do in my life as well as in my family! I am contending a breakthrough in all these areas!
Gracious heavenly Father, I want to thank you for all the many blessings that you have given me. Thank you for your mercy and grace. Thank you that your Grace is ENOUGH for me! Father God, I want MORE of you!! I want to seek you more and know you more! Help me to seek you with my everything! In Jesus Name, Amen!
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