Greetings!

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”  –Psalm 118:24(KJV)

 Today, no matter what is going on in your life—know that God is in control.

This day has been an emotional roller-coaster. When I started out for work this morning, the radio kept breaking in with a weather warning telling us that the area was under an extreme weather watch with hail storms expected in much of the state. Everything in me wanted to turn around, but I felt in my spirit that everything would be alright…so I kept going. I didn’t know that what was happening in the physical world would be manifested spiritually…

When I got to work, I received a text telling me that one of my nieces had passed away. At first, I felt this overwhelming sadness. We just recently buried my sister and I wasn’t ready to go through that whole process again. Actually, this niece was my sister’s daughter-in-law.  I was all ready to start feeling sorry for myself when God gave me a picture of my nephew. He not only lost his mother…he now had to bury his wife. I felt so selfish. Here I was thinking about myself when he had to try to figure out how to move from one devastating blow through the next one. Then, right in the middle of trying to sort out those emotions I received a text from my little cousin saying she had passed a certification test that she had been concerned about, and she was just praising God for His awesomeness.

I wasn’t sure how to feel. There is nothing that happens that is out of His reach. His plan is perfect, and if I have learned anything from my walk with God it’s that He is a keeper, and that everything He does has a purpose. He is in the details. When you put your life in God’s hands, you have to believe that He knows what’s best. When the word says that He won’t give you more than you can bear…you can believe that. I know in the depth of my soul that God would never let us experience unbearable pain without giving us something or someone to encourage us or comfort us through it. It may not seem like it, it may not look like it, you may not feel like it, but God is a way maker and He will make a way for you even in that desert place. Trust Him. Yes, it absolutely hurts. Anyone that says anything different is not dealing with the truth. I know for a fact that God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all you can even think or imagine.

One day when you least expect it you will find yourself smiling…then laughing…and then you realize that you are still here and that God is still good. Life is a series of ups and downs, ins and outs. Don’t try to figure it out…just live the best life you can. Give much, love hard, forgive often, and keep your hand in God’s unchanging hand.

Until next time…

Be blessed!