Props to the Almighty
Three little words for you.
God is good.
I am just overwhelmed by the love and mercy of God. I can't even believe it. Some exciting things happened today, which I don't really think I can share yet, but I am just floored at how God knows exactly how to take care of us. And it doesn't mean that storms don't come. But it's how we weather them.
We are going through such a storm right now. It's been an interesting and stressful time, but I've been very reflective. I was thinking about how differently I handled two crisis situations in my life when I chose to involve God and then later turned my back on him.
When I was diagnosed with cancer at 20, I completely fell into the arms of God, so to speak. I wasn't angry. I wasn't very afraid. It was literally an amazing time. I look back on it and cannot believe the grace God had on me. I could have chosen to respond in so many negative ways, but I leaned on the Lord and he saw me through it. There's just no other explanation. (And this was BEFORE prozac - so you know it was supernatural!)
When my parents divorced after 26 years, I was out of relationship with God and very angry with him. I was angry with myself. I was reading over some old journal entries from back then and the pages are just filled with hatred and bitterness. I just spewed hatred constantly. I blamed God. I was a miserable individual. By his grace I dealt with it. By his grace I was able to forgive.
And then four years ago after I hit rock bottom, I surrendered my life to him again. And things haven't been the same since. There have been struggles (obviously) and a lot of pain and a lot of grief, but God has always sustained me. I just can't say enough about how God has changed me and molded me and turned all the bad around for good. I just can't wait to see what comes next. And through it all, no matter what, I know that he is with me, taking care of me and watching over me.
I know I don't talk much about spirituality in this blog because I know it freaks a lot of people out - turns them off, whatever. But I just wanted to give some props to the Almighty for changing my life and for never giving up on me.
Can't wait until I can tell you about the exciting news!
God is good.
I am just overwhelmed by the love and mercy of God. I can't even believe it. Some exciting things happened today, which I don't really think I can share yet, but I am just floored at how God knows exactly how to take care of us. And it doesn't mean that storms don't come. But it's how we weather them.
We are going through such a storm right now. It's been an interesting and stressful time, but I've been very reflective. I was thinking about how differently I handled two crisis situations in my life when I chose to involve God and then later turned my back on him.
When I was diagnosed with cancer at 20, I completely fell into the arms of God, so to speak. I wasn't angry. I wasn't very afraid. It was literally an amazing time. I look back on it and cannot believe the grace God had on me. I could have chosen to respond in so many negative ways, but I leaned on the Lord and he saw me through it. There's just no other explanation. (And this was BEFORE prozac - so you know it was supernatural!)
When my parents divorced after 26 years, I was out of relationship with God and very angry with him. I was angry with myself. I was reading over some old journal entries from back then and the pages are just filled with hatred and bitterness. I just spewed hatred constantly. I blamed God. I was a miserable individual. By his grace I dealt with it. By his grace I was able to forgive.
And then four years ago after I hit rock bottom, I surrendered my life to him again. And things haven't been the same since. There have been struggles (obviously) and a lot of pain and a lot of grief, but God has always sustained me. I just can't say enough about how God has changed me and molded me and turned all the bad around for good. I just can't wait to see what comes next. And through it all, no matter what, I know that he is with me, taking care of me and watching over me.
I know I don't talk much about spirituality in this blog because I know it freaks a lot of people out - turns them off, whatever. But I just wanted to give some props to the Almighty for changing my life and for never giving up on me.
Can't wait until I can tell you about the exciting news!
posted by lovemydox at 8:52 PM
1 Comments:
I'm excited for you and can't wait to hear the news. I'm also happy to hear about your religious views. It doesn't freak me out a bit.
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