Saturday, November 28, 2009

what would you change?

Have you ever been asked the question if you had one thing you could change from your past what would it be? We all have stuff we wish we would have done a little differently things that could have changed how are current situations are. The question that I have been thinking about is if I had truly given that issue to God what would have happened? Its not based on what I would have done differently to change the situation it is what he would have done for me, if I had let him.
We all have decisions we need to make what school should I go to, should I stay at this job, should I move, should I be in this relationship, should I go to this church and so on. Things that we've probably taken to God and said, let me know what I need to do, help me figure out this situation. For me after this I feel peace and burden lifted off. But occasionally after a few days or a week if I haven't seen any change or sign of what to do with the situation I start to try and fix it on my own again. This is where that situation can turn into one of those things in your past you wish you could do differently.
Today as I was walking my dog and listening to my MP3 player I realized that there are a lot of things I did on my own and did not wait on God to direct me on and asked myself the question what would life be like now if I had waited on God?
It gave me comfort because I realized that if I now ask God and truly wait for him to direct me how good things can be.
It was like asking for peace all over again. I'm trying to fix things in certain situations I asked God to help me with, but God is still taking care of them and he will direct me. I just need to truly wait and I can see what great things he has in store instead of attempting to fix things on my own.
On this Sabbath after Thanksgiving this is something we should all truly be Thankful for. A God who came down and died for us and is taking care of us. Despite the fact we may not deserve it and the fact we don't always come to him like we should and we forget to trust in him. I am Thankful that even though I mess up God is always there with open arms waiting to help direct me to the right path.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 TLB

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