Feeling....overwhelmed/reassured.

Today has been such an off day from the very beginning. Within an hour of being up, there was a car crash a block away from where I live involving this BMW that is always speeding through town (some teenager). Apparently he took the corner too sharp and slid into this blue truck who had his pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat. From what I heard, she wasn't able to move because of a neck injury so PLEASE keep her in your prayers. Stuff like this makes me so sad :( I hope that the baby is okay! 

The next part of my day involved my Jetta's transmission going out. We had just bought the car around July and it has been one thing after another with it. And now is NOT the time that we have extra money to just toss around. 

To top the day off, my sons naps have been all over the place today [we struggle with him only taking 30 minute naps]. I am trying to get him on some sort of schedule but nothing seems to work with him. I feel like he is impossible at times! Oh and we just started officially crawling two days ago so he has been crawling to any object, pulling himself to his knees...then his feet...and then let's go and falls backwards. He hasn't learned to not do that yet :/ The worst is when he does it in his crib and I am not there to catch him. Owie! 

All this to say, I realized that I have not been putting my complete faith in God. I feel like lately I have been trying to micro manage my own life when really...I don't have ANY control over it at all. When I opened my book today it was saying that when we want something very strongly, we can easily convince ourselves that it is God's will for us to have it. When the bible says "in due time" (1 Peter 5:6), "at the appointed time" (Genesis 18:14), "when the proper time" (Galatians 4:4). It is all in God's timing, not ours. That is so reassuring! So whatever it is in your life that you are trying to control, let go and let God. 

I think that is all I had on my mind today :) 

Rainy Days

I *love* waking up to the sound of rain. It is so soothing. This morning in my readings in New Day, New you by Joyce Meyers, it talks about stepping out. It encourages us to go through the doors God is opening in our lives. Don't spend your life looking back and wishing you had tried different things or done things differently. Just DO IT, at least you will have the personal experience of knowing you tried and you won't have to live your life hearing about what everyone else is doing and wondering what it would be like. God leads step by step, he may never show you step two until you take step one. 

Just a little encouragement for the day! I need to live life more like this. I always regret not doing something or trying something new because I am so stuck in the normal day in and day out things that I have been accustomed to. I challenge you to do something out of the normal today :) even if it is one little step! 

"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 


Leave a comment on the thing that you chose to do differently today, or something new you tried. I would love to hear from you!

       

Firsts

Good morning! My [first] blog. I have contemplated the idea of blogging for a couple of years now but found it heavy on my heart to start one today. I almost consider it to be a way to witness to the unbelievers and to encourage those who do believe! So I hope you find my topics and blogs to be interesting and exciting! I will probably find myself talking a lot about my son and the milestones we come across as well as the trials we conquer [hopefully]. But as for now, I am just relaxing with my cup of coffee reading one of my favorite books, "New day, New you" by Joyce Meyer. Todays reading is talking about how we need to have a confident heart. Whatever we do for the Lord, the devil will try to do something to cause us to lose confidence. He doesn't want us to have confidence in our prayers. He doesn't want us to believe we can hear from God. He doesn't want us to have any confidence concerning the call on our life. He wants us to go around feeling like a failure. That is why we need to keep a confident heart within us all the time. We shouldn't drag ourselves out of bed each day in fear or discouragement. Instead, we should get up every morning prepared to keep Satan under our feet. 

I love that! It is so encouraging. Often times I will think of the horrible day I had yesterday or the night where my son was up every hour and I know Satan is just smiling down there but it is encouraging to know that God is so powerful and can wash away those evil thoughts and turn them into positive ones. 

"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!" Psalm 57:7


Have a blessed day :)