May 31, 2014 ~~ The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ~~ John 14:26-28

Do not let my heart be troubled. This week I was face with an unthinkable situation....And while I don't need to air everything in my life in a blog, I had trouble letting go of the fear that filled me. Fear stopped me in my tracks, I did not know which way to turn, what to do next, how to proceed through this situation. I called my Pastor and my BFF, and within minutes began to dissect the situation, and release my mind from the fear. The question is where do I reside, in fear or in faith. Faith was my decision, letting go and giving it to God seemed the only way to go. Fear can grab hold and we tend to hold on to fear because of an unknown, what will he/she do? How will he/she react? How does this effect me? Relaxing and letting time answer these questions frees my mind from fear. Have I moved through the situation? Only time will tell.

For Everything A Reason..... I will not let fear grip me, I will walk in the light. My BFF said it best "Praise God, now you get the fun part of processing what God is teaching you"

Dear Lord,
Thank you for your guidance in my life.
Thank you that fear is decreasing and faith is increasing. I will put on the full armor of God, so that I can take  stand against the devil’s schemes.  And I will be open to your lessons.
Amen

Memorial Day ~ May 26, 2014 ~ The Next Next Chapter

May 26, 2014

Wow, it has been 11 months since my last post.  And on this Memorial Day I sit and reflect on my life and those in it.  And I start where I left off in my last post "Everyone in my life is either part of my process or will be continually be on my path.... That is up to Him. Some are just seasons others help me weather the storms and are still there to stand as we feel the warmth of the sun on our faces after the storm.... Thank you all of your part!.....

Ephesians 2:8-10 

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

A conversation about surrender and letting go and letting God, hits home when I realize in my "controlled chaos" I continually try to "control" unmanageable situations.  I cannot control anything except how I act or react to something or someone.   I am always reminding my kids about this when they get ticked off at each other or someone at school, especially reminded of this, this past week when Merry dealt with a "friend" being awful to her.  Praying constantly and giving the situation to God helped me see his power, and the power of prayer.  I pray for her each day, and give her to God.  And each day someone or something happened to help her, including a random visitor on Monday morning before school to help remind her of the tools needed to make it thorough the first difficult day of the week.  God is good....all the time, all the time!

Lord, please continue to give you the opportunity to do good in my life.  Surrendering to your will, your way, and please continually give me your words.  ~Amen