Day 7- I received my daily "Join the Journey" devotional in the morning and was inspired by the bio of the woman who shared the daily message. Here it is:
There is a fortune cookie message on my car's sun visor that reads, “Your current plans are going to succeed.” I keep it because I opened that cookie three years ago on the day I decided I would never plan again. I wanted to allow God complete freedom to use my life however He wanted. Since then, God has taken me on many wild adventures, moving me from New Mexico to Dallas and changing my career path twice. I’m always free-falling right into the center of God’s plan. I know the fortune cookie message is true—since my plans are His plans, how can they not succeed?
I was reminded all day long that my life is his to use however he sees fit. I was also reminded today that I am his child and he loves me and hurts for me over my situation. At the same time I was reminded that he also loves my husband in this exact same way and he hurts so much for him right now. All day long these things were on my heart. They were on my heart because he placed them there. God is good!
Day 8- I had the opportunity to spend this evening with my father who turned 63. I made him dinner and his favorite pineapple upside down cake for dessert. As I was celebrating his life surrounded by my own family, a good friend and cousin on my husband's side of the family was saying goodbye to her mother. She was going home to meet her heavenly father. I was not sad for my friend, because I had spoken to her in the morning and she is of such extraordinary faith that she was excited for her mother. She was going to be reunited with her maker and also with her husband who went home over 11 years ago. I had another conversation with another faithful friend and told her how so many people I love have had difficult times over the last few months. I see them hurting and yet I don't feel overwhelmed by their hurt and suffering because I know that God is carrying them just as he has carried me throughout my own pain. Yes he is good!
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