So anyways, life has been a little crazy, super busy, but basically wonderful. Even though the past few months have had their ups and downs I still have no doubts that this is where God wants me and Andy and that is the best feeling in the world.
I was super stressed out the other day, it was one of those nights where I was trying my best to sleep but the harder I tried the more my brain decided it want to think about every single worry in the world. So I decided to take some time to read my bible and here is what I came across:
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brethren whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and the God of peace will be with you. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."
-Philippians 4:4-13
I love when you pick up your bible and God just speaks directly to you. This was exactly what I needed to read that night. Rejoice in the Lord, dwell on things of Him, His peace will be with you, and you can accomplish all things through Him. I know I have read Philippians 4:13 a billion times since becoming a Christian and it is focused on in just about every Sunday school class ever. But I had never really looked at the verses around it too much and God knew that was exactly what I needed to hear the other night. It just astounds me sometimes how much I forget that if I just let God do His thing in my life things will turn out much better than if I just leave Him by the side and try and figure things out by myself. That is one thing that is made very clear by these verses. Things have to be done with Him and through Him or they are probably not going to work out so well. I know I have blogged about this a few other times, but it is somethings I am hit with pretty frequently. I do not know better than God does, as much as I may think I can do things all by myself, I can't, no one can. That is why God sent His Son because he understood we couldn't do it on our own. It calms my heart so much that we don't have to face anything on our own. We always have God to help us through it.
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brethren whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and the God of peace will be with you. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."
-Philippians 4:4-13
I love when you pick up your bible and God just speaks directly to you. This was exactly what I needed to read that night. Rejoice in the Lord, dwell on things of Him, His peace will be with you, and you can accomplish all things through Him. I know I have read Philippians 4:13 a billion times since becoming a Christian and it is focused on in just about every Sunday school class ever. But I had never really looked at the verses around it too much and God knew that was exactly what I needed to hear the other night. It just astounds me sometimes how much I forget that if I just let God do His thing in my life things will turn out much better than if I just leave Him by the side and try and figure things out by myself. That is one thing that is made very clear by these verses. Things have to be done with Him and through Him or they are probably not going to work out so well. I know I have blogged about this a few other times, but it is somethings I am hit with pretty frequently. I do not know better than God does, as much as I may think I can do things all by myself, I can't, no one can. That is why God sent His Son because he understood we couldn't do it on our own. It calms my heart so much that we don't have to face anything on our own. We always have God to help us through it.
