For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11
The angel Gabriel had just disappeared, leaving her with God’s request.
Mary was left standing in the middle of the room, trembling after her encounter with God’s holy angel.
Steadying herself by grabbing a chair, she collapsed into it, wondering if she had imagined it all.
Gabriel had appeared to her, proclaiming God’s need for her to be the Lord’s earthly mother.
“How could I say no?” Mary thought. “I want to do whatever God wants me to do, but I’m scared. Really terrified, actually. What will people say? Will they believe me?”
Mary said yes to God.
She had no idea the ramifications of her acceptance into God’s will.
Her life was over as she knew it, but obeying God was more important to her than anything else.
Did she have periods of doubt?
Of course.
Did she have moments or even days of regret?
Probably.
She’s human.
Imagine yourself.
Imagine the whispers of your friends, the people you’ve grown up with your whole life.
“Did you know Mary’s pregnant? She’s not even married!”
Overhearing these comments would not sit well in her heart.
She probably cried as those pregnancy hormones raged.
And it probably never stopped.
The whispers.
The comments.
She was permanently labeled.
And not in a good way.
Mary could have listened to those lies, allowing them to define her.
But she knew they weren’t true.
All she had to do was look upon the face of God’s son Jesus, the sweet boy running around her house.
All she had to do was ask God to remind her of His purposes for her.
All she had to do was choose to believe God’s identity for her instead of the world’s.
How about you?
What identity do you embrace that is not from our loving God?
What whispered lies or comments do you bring into your heart, believing them instead of God’s truth?
(God) who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:4-5
God, I need You.
I need Your strength.
Mine is all gone.
I need Your love for others.
Mine is all used up.
I need Your peace.
Don’t have any on my own that lasts more than a second.
I need Your love for me, too.
Mine is all gone.
I need all of You.
Because all of me is used up.
Fill me anew with You.
Cover my ugly shivering self with Your arms.
I need Your safety.
I need Your protection.
I need Your security.
I need You.
You are always faithful.
Always.
In every single thing as long as I ask You.
You’re so gracious, You also let me live in my own self if I bow to my selfishness.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His saints. Proverbs 2:6-8
Isn’t it amazing the Lord simply gives wisdom to us?
From His mouth comes forth knowledge AND understanding?
God actually stores up sound wisdom for us?
You might argue we’re not exactly upright people.
Yes, but no one is perfect, except God.
The upright are those who seek God for their very lives.
I guess the question remains, do we want God’s wisdom?
I suppose if you say No, then I’d say why the heck not?
Walking with God is not stifling.
Doesn’t cramp my style in the very least.
It’s freedom.
Let’s continue.
Verse 7 shows us how God’s wisdom is an actual barrier to evil.
His wisdom protects us from poor choices, which, one could argue, could easily become evil.
Think about the recent looting.
Poor choices which have become evil.
Destruction is evil and one has the choice to participate.
Making it relevant to more, putting yourself above your spouse is a poor choice.
Do that again and again and the relationship will never be the same unless you return to God’s wisdom, asking forgiveness of the one you love.
How many hundreds of choices do you make on a daily basis?
Too many to count.
So many opportunities to walk under God’s protection using His wisdom.
And so many chances to step out from His umbrella, choosing instead to follow the flesh.
Stand with me under the shelter of Almighty God.
Proverbs 2:8 closes with reminding us how God guards and watches over the ways of His saints.
Doesn’t mean we won’t have trials or pain.
But standing under God’s umbrella, His wisdom will guide us, inviting the very peace of God.
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But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. James 1:14-15
When you think about what Jesus died for…
All that He died for, what do you think about?
Big bad sins?
Like cold blood murder?
Armed robbery?
Abortion?
Drunkenness?
Or smaller sins?
Like selfishness?
Snide remarks?
Envy or jealously?
Or, gulp, pride?
The Bible says a sin is a sin.
Meaning, all sins are equal before God as they are all not from Him.
In fact, sin is the opposite of His holiness.
Sometimes we think we don’t need God as much as that guy over there.
The guy who committed the bigger sin.
Once we think that, our pride sins and once again, we need the forgiveness of God.
When Jesus died for our sins, OUR sins, He died for all of them.
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Matthew 6:26-27
Thought I’d remind us of God’s provision today.
His provision of earthly needs like TP, food, water.
His provision of spiritual needs like forgiveness and grace.
And His ultimate authority over the devil.
And also His provision of emotional needs like comfort and peace.
God’s storehouses are always filled to overflowing.
His power knows no bounds.
Even for our physical needs?
Yep.
Remember the Isrealites?
He fed them in the desert.
Every day.
He knows your every need. Even your physical ones.
Funny story: yes, I’m still stuck on finding toilet paper.
Where is it all, I still beg to know?
Recently, my son, who lives on his own, was over for lunch.
Said he was down to his last roll of TP.
Discovered my mother was rationing as well.
My daughter calls, says a pallet of TP has literally just been unwrapped on the floor of the store.
Immediately, we jump into the car and run into the store, locating our mystified treasure.
Sure enough, there’s some.
Not a ton, maybe 50 packages.
My son, husband and I each grab one.
Score!
Literally feel as if we have won the lottery.
We deliver one to my folks, not getting too close, of course.
They are truly grateful.
And so is my son.
Have I seen any more TP in the stores since then?
Nope.
Still don’t know where it all has gone.
But when my son and parents needed it, God delivered.
Shouldn’t be surprising.
God sees you.
He sees your every need.
And He’s got it.
He’s more than enough to cover you emotionally.
He’s more than enough to cover you spiritually.
And He’s more than enough to cover you physically.
Keep trusting Him for enough.
Because He is.
He is enough.
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (NIV)
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3
She sat perched on the edge of her bed.
Deep in thought.
Lost, really.
Stuck.
Her mind wandered so easily from truth to lies, that it was all muddled together.
Nothing seemed to make much sense anymore.
Deep down, she knew the truth of who she was.
Yet, somehow, she had denied it’s truth.
Instead of allowing God’s truth to heal every inch of herself, clinging to the lies had poisoned her still.
That leads us back to the girl sitting on her bed, lost.
A Christian girl, mind you.
Someone who, from a very young age, has trusted God, knowing His truth.
Looking further into her room, there is something behind her.
A dark presence.
And it’s smiling.
Or maybe sneering.
It’s whispering into her ear, causing tears on her face to fall.
How is this possible?
Satan is sly, wanting to make all of us miserable.
Even lonely, sad girls.
While watching this unhappy scene unfold, all of a sudden, a light appeared.
A strong, warrior-like being appeared, declaring, “Enough.”
With that, the dark presence immediately fled.
The girl’s tears ceased and a tiny smile broke out upon her face.
Out loud, she whispered, “Thank you, Jesus.”
The warrior, putting His arm around her, answered her.
“You’re welcome, my child. Next time you feel anxious by a thought, identify it as a lie straight from the pit. Refuse it and speak life into your mind through My Name. And never forget how much you matter to Me. I am always a whisper away.”
“for I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Joseph and Mary had big plans.
They were simple folk with regular plans.
Get married and build a life, working hard to produce an honorable Jewish family.
Probably were going to stay in town, as folks didn’t regularly move away from their communities.
I can imagine Mary collecting recipes from her mother, gathering the skills needed to run her own household.
Joseph, too, honing his carpentry skills, collecting tools, starting on their forever house.
They had plans.
Plans that were normal, thoughtful, accepted, and logical.
Accepted.
Then God stepped in.
He changed their plans.
Radically.
Disrupted their entire future.
Joseph and Mary went from knowing how their future would proceed to trusting God with everything they had.
Went from predictable reliable plans to an unknown, scary future.
Scary, yes, because now they had no one but themselves.
And God.
Their friends probably thought they were crazy.
And their family hopefully believed them, but the Bible doesn’t record their reactions, so who really knows?
All we know is both Mary and Joseph said yes to God.
They trusted His words and each other.
They chose to walk a difficult journey because they KNEW God had ordained it.
They were confident God would be with them always.
That they were IN His plans.
And what about you?
What has God interrupted in your life?
What plans of yours has He changed?
It’s irritating, I know, when things change.
Guessing Mary and Joseph weren’t always in great moods about the whole thing.
But they kept going.
They remembered they were in God’s plan.
That God Himself was in control.
And you, too.
When God interrupts your plans, you fall back into His.
His great plans for your life.
Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Like Joseph and Mary, allow God to interrupt.
Accept His perfect plan for your life.
And take comfort knowing He wants the very best for you, His child.
Peace, I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
Jesus was human.
Fully God, yet chose to be human.
There are many things we could talk about, but let’s concentrate on peace.
Jesus was the epitome of peace.
In the Bible, do you see Him distressing ever?
In the Garden of Gethsemane?
On the boat in the storm?
When Lazarus died?
Serving lunch with 4 loaves and 2 fish?
Or was it 4 fish and 2 loaves?
Doesn’t matter as it wasn’t enough for just His disciples and him!
John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
Through all of that and more, Jesus was not distressed.
Not panicked.
His face was undisturbed.
Look at His face when you lack peace.
Remind yourself He is in control.
Empty yourself of inward-focus.
And focus on Him.
Focus on His undisturbed self.
If God, who created all things and knows all things, is undisturbed, why on earth are you?
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:3
How do we deeply believe in God?
What does that look like?
Picture a tree.
You are that tree.
Ok, you can be any tree you like.
Personally, I like Maple trees.
I used to collect those twirly things as a girl and sell them.
Anyhow, where are the roots of a typical healthy tree?
Underground.
Safe and secure.
Solid.
Watered from deep below the surface.
Your faith is like this tree.
Trees with deep roots withstand the blows of life easier than trees with small shallow roots, that are visible on the surface.
How do you grow your roots under your tree?
How do you deepen your faith?
Remembering His faithfulness to you.
Praying for your family and friends.
Fellowship with others who confirm His words.
Diving into His Word, taking them into your heart.
Sharing His faithfulness with others.
Singing worship to God, reminding you of His greatness.
Searching for His fingerprint.
His fingerprints are all over your life if you simply pause to look.
All of these things remind you of His faithfulness and point you towards Him.
Every time you purpose your mind on Him, your roots grow deeper.
Don’t forget to look back, proving my theory.
Think about storms big and small when you were a new Christian.
Probably fell over a few times.
Think about life now.
Yes, we fall over sometimes, but I bet you’re stronger now.
Bet you’ve had some monster storms you’ve withstood with God’s help.
But you kept your faith through them.
Oh, not perfectly, of course, but you’re still here.
You still believe despite.
Trees don’t work to grow their roots.
It happens with time and water.
And just like a tree, your faith will grow with time and water.
Time spent in faithfulness to God and water from His word, fellowship with others, and praying.
Just as a majestic tree stands solidly on the ground, towering over the earth, your faith will stand solidly on this earth, towering over fear and life absent from God.
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
“If God puts you there, He is amply sufficient.” Oswald Chambers
Unpacking this, there is so much to see.
If God places you anywhere (and He does, because He is sovereign over all), He is completely and totally enough to cover all of your fears and anxieties, washing your mind with His peace.
Completely and totally enough to cover it all.
Even those fears you harbor deep inside.
He is enough, washing your mind with His peace.
If God places your hands to work, He is more than enough, helping you not only survive, but thrive.
If God places you at home with your less than appreciative child, His love for you will cover the gaps, filling your heart with Him.
If God places you in a hospital, caring for a loved one, His care for you will shine through your care of that loved one.
If God places you in front of a large crowd, your voice will carry His message to others, speaking to their very souls.
If God places you somewhere to stand up for His name, His strength will carry you securely onto the wings of His safety and love.
If God calls you to live without your spouse, His care for you will cover all of the holes left behind.
If God calls you to mother or father children who have grown in your heart alone, His grace will marry the lines between parent and child.
When God places you, His child, in any situation, He will be enough.
He is enough.
He will do all this and more if you place your trust in Him, wanting to mirror His likeness.
To be His hands and feet.
To shut yourself down, pouring out His life instead.
Shutting yourself down doesn’t mean you become nothing.
It’s the opposite, really.
Shutting yourself down means turning off your selfish ways and pouring out God.
God, who loves all of us so very much.
Remember Whose you are.
Remember what that means.
That when He places you in life, He is more than enough.
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:8-9
Faith.
What exactly is faith?
Believing.
Faith in God is believing in Him.
Believing He will do what He says.
That He knows best.
Believing He has our back.
That He is leading us down paths of goodness.
Abraham had faith.
Faith when God told him to sacrifice His only son whom he had waited his entire life for.
The son that held the promise of generations to follow.
Yet when God asked Abraham to sacrifice this only son, there was no hesitation.
Because Abraham had faith.
Absolute faith.
Do you?
Jesus had faith in God as well.
When the time came, Jesus asked that the cup would be removed.
But He ended his prayer with, “Not my will, but Thy will be done.”
Faith in God’s higher ways.
Jesus had perfect faith in His Father’s plan.
Explicit trust.
Do you?
It all boils down to Whom you believe in.
With who or what you place your faith.
We all have faith in something or someone.
Even the absence of faith is faith that nothing is there.
Will you place your faith in yourself?
You will fail and so will the rest of the world.
No one is perfect except God.
Or will you place your faith in the One who created all things?
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, (vs 1)
I am blessed by God when I choose to listen to Him, ignoring the evil ways of my natural self, shutting out the noise that clutters my mind.
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. (vs 2)
I am filled with joy when my sole focus is God; when I focus on His promises remembering His truth.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. (vs 3)
When I purpose my mind and thoughts on Him, I am a strong tree with roots firmly planted in the ground – never faltering, never swaying – immovable in Him.
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. (vs 4,5)
I will not be like or resemble the ungodly, who are without the peace of God. Their actions on earth will pass away like the wind. They will forever be separate from God, my God.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. (vs 6)
My God will continually watch over my every step all the days of my life. His goodness and mercy will follow me and my head will be covered by His tender love and protection always.
To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 25
Lord, what are Your thoughts this morning?
Be still.
Be still and know that I am God.
I am above it all.
Everything, big or small.
I am above your children.
I am above your husband.
I am above your job.
Your health.
Your house.
Remember Who I am.
I am the Great I Am.
I Am means I have always, are currently, and always will be.
As a result, you can be still.
If you choose.
Be still and know that I am God, trusting in My perfect plan chosen specifically for you.
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6
God has promised to never leave us.
Never.
Flip that.
God has promised to always stay right by our side.
With us.
Right there.
Literally.
Deuteronomy 31:6 reminds us to be strong and of good courage…to fear not, nor be afraid.
Why?
Because the LORD goes with us…never failing us, never leaving us alone.
So why on earth do we ever allow fear to follow us?
Seriously, why?
We must stop this habit of turning to fear.
Since God is always with us, we have nothing to fear.
Nothing.
Not war.
Not screaming children.
Not sticky family situations.
Not even changing jobs.
We can jump into what God has for us, because He is with us.
Nervous to make a change?
Wondering if you can handle today?
Well you can do it.
Certainly not on your own.
But with every little thing, remember that God is with you.
He’s with you doing the dishes.
He’s with you driving your child to work, during awkward conversations, and while you mow the lawn.
He’s with you at the doctors and He’s with you at the drive-thru.
He’s with you as you wake in the night and He’s with you on the porch when you sip your morning coffee.
What difference would it make in your life if you began to remember He is always at your side?
Present in every moment?
Be strong and courageous.
God, who created ALL things, is with you every moment of every day.
Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:33
What happens when God closes a door or when He allows it to close?
When it’s slammed in front of you?
He opens a window.
But where’s the window?
Which one do we look through?
Which window will give us the breath of fresh air we so desperately need?
Which window shows us the way God wants us to go?
When we are faithful to trust that God will lead the way, He will open the right window at just the right time.
At just the right time.
However,
Only He knows when.
He made every window.
He even made every door.
Doors are slammed because of our free will.
Or the free will of others.
But He still made them.
Every door.
He is present in every situation.
Ready to guide you to safety.
Holding you in His tender mercy.
His tender love.
When we trust Him from the depths of our toes all the way up to our head,
And when we ask Him to use us for His glory and purpose,
And when we stand in obedience to our God knowing He WILL open a window,
He will generously bestow blessings more abundantly then you could possibly imagine.
And at just the right time, your window will easily open.
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. Psalm 91:14-15
How does one survive without God?
Literally, how does one survive this life?
I have no idea how.
Life can be pretty awful sometimes.
Downright nasty.
And when life is just that, how can one survive without the knowledge that God is still in control?
I’m guessing not very well.
Surviving this life without God, that is.
When life punches you to the ground,
When you can hardly gather your strength to pull yourself back up,
All you have to do is reach out your hand.
Reach out your trembling hand to God.
He is always there to pull you up, gathering you into a big bear hug.
He lifts the burden from your shoulders,
Shakes the dust off your back,
Wipes the tears from your eyes,
And holds your hand as you begin your walk again.
He never lets go.
So, the next time life reduces you into a heap on the floor,
Remember who stands with you.
You might not know where He is taking you,
You might not know His reasons,
You might not even know why He allows certain things.
But you can be certain of One thing: You and your little life matter to our big God.
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
I have.
I am.
And I alwayswill.
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I have loved you.
I am loving you.
And I alwayswill love you.
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I have provided for you.
I am providing for you.
And I alwayswill provide for you.
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I havehad your best in mind.
I am keeping your best in mind.
I alwayswill have your best in mind.
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I have been faithful to you.
I am faithful to you.
I alwayswill be faithful to you.
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Whatever assurances you are seeking, place it in the end of the phrase.
Do as I did.
Look at how God has, is, and alwayswillbe completely FOR you.
When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. Matthew 2:9-10
Has God ever asked something of you?
And He’s been a little vague, but you know He is leading you in a certain direction?
So you decide to follow the direction He has for you, but it is certainly not fast.
In fact, it’s been a few months or a couple of years and you seem to be going nowhere new.
Are you still trusting Him?
Still believing what He has in store for you?
When God leads you to walk down a certain path, it’s sure easy at the beginning, isn’t it?
You are fresh, full of ideas, and hope spills over in your heart.
Flash forward a couple of years.
You are a bit weary, irritated, and more times then you care to admit, you listen to lies telling you how foolish you are to keep trusting God.
Sound familiar?
Look at the wise men who came from afar, bringing gifts to Jesus.
History shows these important men traveled a very long time to their destination.
Months or years, historians differ in their interpretation of the time.
But here is the point.
They kept going until their journey was complete.
They were faithful.
Are you?
When God leads you down a path, are you faithful to Him?
God’s timetable is not ours.
His plan includes your salvation.
And the salvation of others.
Even when progress seems to be at a standstill, keep walking.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4
Obedience.
Completely obeying what you know in your heart should be done.
Even if it sounds nuts.
If it goes against human logic.
Ever pray about something?
Yes, I know you have.
Your answer comes and shockingly, you don’t like it…
So you pray again, thinking you heard God’s answer incorrectly?
And He answers the same as before?
When this happens, listen to Him.
God really wants to share His plan for you if you’ll choose to listen.
We cannot possibly fathom all that He has for us.
If we choose to listen.
If we choose to obey.
Rewarding faithfulness.
That’s the outcome of our humble submission.
His ways are higher than ours.
Learned that again myself just last week.
Confirmation of His love.
That’s what obeying comes down to.
I pray this for many children everyday:
“May they hear Your voice, listen, & obey so they will know the TRUTH that will set them free.”
May this blessing fall upon you as well as you are faithful to God.
Lord, You are my God; I will exhale You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1
God is a good, good Father.
Love that song.
Except something in the song has always bothered me.
Is He really perfect in all of His ways?
Because when life goes down the toilet, it doesn’t seem so.
I become confused about His perfect ways when I think about what all me and my dear husband have gone through.
How is His way perfect when it involves your spouse leaving after 20 years, because someone must be their true self?
How is His way perfect when your spouse dies?
How is His way perfect when you miscarry?
Like I said, it’s bothered me every time I’ve sang this wonderful song.
But then it came to me.
God is perfect.
His ways are perfect.
When sin entered the world, death followed.
We daily choose between life and death.
Why does He allow brokenness?
Or suffering?
Not for me to say.
It’s on my list when I get to heaven.
But when we trust Him to get us through our broken times, His way is perfect.
He is perfectly able and willing to carry us every day through every little thing.
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. Psalm 86:12
It’s easy to thank God when times are good.
When life is smooth, it’s easy to raise our hands to heaven, thanking the One who created all things.
How ’bout when life turns ugly?
When your life hits a speed bump and you are thrown to the ground, what then?
Are we still required to give thanks during those winter months?
Yep.
Seriously?
Uh-huh.
When God places a boulder in your path, thank Him for giving you directions around it.
When God moves you firmly out of one job into another, thank Him for rescuing you.
When God lifts you up and places you down in an entirely different life, thank Him for His protection.
You have no idea what God is protecting you from when He changes your course….your direction.
Thank Him.
He knows all things and is more aware than you realize.
Change your perspective. Begin thanking Him for the storms in your life.
Storms are when God shows up in powerful ways.
Sure, He’s there in times of sunshine as well, it’s just harder to see Him work.
When life is smooth sailing, you don’t need God as much.
When life is hunky dory, dependence on yourself increases. You become less thankful of the good things, because they surround you.
During storms, little pops of glory are obvious, filling our thankful hearts with hope.
Cultivate a heart of thankfulness. Regularly communicate your gratitude during your constant conversation with the One who created all things. The One who orchestrates the music of the universe.
I guarantee your attitude will shift and peace will return to your soul.
God has a plan. And He will reveal it to you in due time.
In the meantime, thank Him. Because we owe Him everything.
Amy Linnea 
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