Greetings!

Today seems to be my day for reflection. All day I’ve been looking at my life, and not just at what I am doing or not doing…more of what is God teaching me. I feel like I’m on the verge of something that I never thought possible, but there are some things I need to do before God can take me there.

I was having a talk with my best bestie today, and in her conversation…without her even knowing it, God began to speak. What He said through her is that all of those little irritations we keep having are just His way of taking us deeper. It’s hard to recognize that at first because we are so agitated about the situation that we are not even looking for the lesson. All we know is that it is getting on our nerves, and we wish it would go away, or God would just make it stop. But, that’s not how God works. For instance, a supervisor will do something that is so far out in left field that you begin to wonder if maybe they are on something, or you feel yourself being embarrassed by someone’s behavior when it has absolutely no reflection at all on you.

What we discovered was that it was not those people or those situations that was the problem…it was us. I remember a long time ago a friend told me that it is always about us…meaning that how something affects us speaks to what is inside of us. So, if that situation or that person is bugging me to no end…I need to ask God why. What is that thing tapping into that’s inside of me? Why does it bother me? I believe God is trying to get us to that place like Paul…where we are content no matter what. In Philippians 4:11 he says, “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Paul got it…and I am determined to get it. What about you?

Until next time…

Be blessed