Keep On Keeping On?
"Oh these times are hard, and they're making us crazy, don't give up on me baby..." -The Script
Music always knows how to say how I'm feeling! I can just get in my car and plug in my phone and find the perfect song to cry to, rant to, yell to, laugh to, whatever I'm feeling.
This song popped in my head today. Its not a song by a Christian artist, and its not supposed to be spiritual, but God uses everything :-) and I felt like He was singing this to me today. <3 p="">
We've all got struggles! I've got them all over and I'm sure you do to! What are you struggling with? Me? Pretty major things right now. Not anything too serious, but very major in my life.
I'm struggling with how to parent my children. How to find the line of fighting for them and doing my best to help them succeed without babying them and smothering them.
I'm struggling with my schedule. Have I taken on too much? Am I making my kids do too much? Am I giving Emmy the time she needs while she is still at home?
I'm struggling with relationships. Expectations, loving people the way God wants me to. Trying to figure out my role in certain people's lives, and what God's will for that role is.
Some of this doesn't make sense to you, maybe. But I know you've got your own struggles that you can plug in place of mine....
SOOOOO what am I supposed to do with all these struggles? Why would God put all this stuff on me? Isn't my life as a Christian supposed to be good and I'm supposed to be taken care of??
I AM being taken care of!! God never promised that our lives would be easy, but He did promise that He would take all our worries, our burdens, our sadness, our pain, and our SIN. We just need to ABIDE in Him :-)
My mother-in-law is very into the word ABIDE. Whenever I hear the word I think of her. And not just because she has made that her "word of the year," but because of her desire to abide in Christ. Its contagious! As it should be! Why wouldn't you want to dwell, take residence, and just BE inside of Jesus? The One who came to earth, was perfect and sinless, and then allowed horrific things to happen to Him, when He didn't deserve it, because He loves us so much, and wants to be with us forever. He did all that so we can ABIDE in Him! And we can either take it or leave it... let me rephrase that... you might be enjoying your relationship with Christ and daily abide in Him... I'm not doing so hot in that aspect. I am so missing out.
So recently, when some of my basic staples in my life hang in the balance, I find myself abiding in Him. Reading His words. Memorizing scripture, quoting them to my children. And I still have all the struggles I mentioned before, but I have a peace about them. I know that as I continue to abide in my Savior, He will continue to lead me in my decisions. Right now, I'm kind of in a place where I'm just patiently waiting for some instruction. It also helps to know that I have a whole church family who knows my heart and my struggles and I know they are praying for me as well....
Side note... if you don't have a church family that you can share with, pray with, open up to, and be comfortable with, I pray you find one.. because I have NO idea how I'd be right now if God didn't bring me to that church.
So, anyway, I'm in the beginning stages of abiding and trying (and sometimes failing) to be obedient. I've challenged myself with the weekly scripture memorization, and I've been doing okay with that. I have not been following my Bible reading plan, so pray for me on that one! Why am I not excited to read the Word?? Its the WORD OF GOD! This God who I love! I've got to get my priorities in order! And while I'm doing that, I'm working on my parenting, and my marriage, and my schedule, and my discipline....
It seems like a long list, but my God is able!
My first 4 verses of the year.
- "How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word. I have sought You with all my heart; don't let me wander from Your commands." Psalm 119:9-10
-"I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
-"This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite in day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do." Joshua 1:8
-"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
Love yall, I covet your prayers... and if you need me to pray for you, let me know! I've got a book ready to fill it up! :-)
Candi
Music always knows how to say how I'm feeling! I can just get in my car and plug in my phone and find the perfect song to cry to, rant to, yell to, laugh to, whatever I'm feeling.
This song popped in my head today. Its not a song by a Christian artist, and its not supposed to be spiritual, but God uses everything :-) and I felt like He was singing this to me today. <3 p="">
We've all got struggles! I've got them all over and I'm sure you do to! What are you struggling with? Me? Pretty major things right now. Not anything too serious, but very major in my life.
I'm struggling with how to parent my children. How to find the line of fighting for them and doing my best to help them succeed without babying them and smothering them.
I'm struggling with my schedule. Have I taken on too much? Am I making my kids do too much? Am I giving Emmy the time she needs while she is still at home?
I'm struggling with relationships. Expectations, loving people the way God wants me to. Trying to figure out my role in certain people's lives, and what God's will for that role is.
Some of this doesn't make sense to you, maybe. But I know you've got your own struggles that you can plug in place of mine....
SOOOOO what am I supposed to do with all these struggles? Why would God put all this stuff on me? Isn't my life as a Christian supposed to be good and I'm supposed to be taken care of??
I AM being taken care of!! God never promised that our lives would be easy, but He did promise that He would take all our worries, our burdens, our sadness, our pain, and our SIN. We just need to ABIDE in Him :-)
My mother-in-law is very into the word ABIDE. Whenever I hear the word I think of her. And not just because she has made that her "word of the year," but because of her desire to abide in Christ. Its contagious! As it should be! Why wouldn't you want to dwell, take residence, and just BE inside of Jesus? The One who came to earth, was perfect and sinless, and then allowed horrific things to happen to Him, when He didn't deserve it, because He loves us so much, and wants to be with us forever. He did all that so we can ABIDE in Him! And we can either take it or leave it... let me rephrase that... you might be enjoying your relationship with Christ and daily abide in Him... I'm not doing so hot in that aspect. I am so missing out.
So recently, when some of my basic staples in my life hang in the balance, I find myself abiding in Him. Reading His words. Memorizing scripture, quoting them to my children. And I still have all the struggles I mentioned before, but I have a peace about them. I know that as I continue to abide in my Savior, He will continue to lead me in my decisions. Right now, I'm kind of in a place where I'm just patiently waiting for some instruction. It also helps to know that I have a whole church family who knows my heart and my struggles and I know they are praying for me as well....
Side note... if you don't have a church family that you can share with, pray with, open up to, and be comfortable with, I pray you find one.. because I have NO idea how I'd be right now if God didn't bring me to that church.
So, anyway, I'm in the beginning stages of abiding and trying (and sometimes failing) to be obedient. I've challenged myself with the weekly scripture memorization, and I've been doing okay with that. I have not been following my Bible reading plan, so pray for me on that one! Why am I not excited to read the Word?? Its the WORD OF GOD! This God who I love! I've got to get my priorities in order! And while I'm doing that, I'm working on my parenting, and my marriage, and my schedule, and my discipline....
It seems like a long list, but my God is able!
My first 4 verses of the year.
- "How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word. I have sought You with all my heart; don't let me wander from Your commands." Psalm 119:9-10
-"I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
-"This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to recite in day and night, so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do." Joshua 1:8
-"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
Love yall, I covet your prayers... and if you need me to pray for you, let me know! I've got a book ready to fill it up! :-)
Candi
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