Making a Turning Point

I am choosing to have a mindset change starting right now. Yes, this trip isn’t all what I thought it would be, being sick consistently is not fun, having my trip moved back and pushed longer was not part of my plans…but, NOT MY WILL BUT GOD’S BE DONE. I don’t get it, but I do trust and I do know that I know that I know, God is in control, even when it doesn’t make sense. My part is to simply trust Him as I walk through this day.

These verses really spoke to me today as I listened to a podcast about living in the “plan B” sometimes:

John 16:33

“…in ME you may (this is a condition…it’s my choice, my mindset) have peace. In this world you will (this is a promise..life will suck at times!)have tribulation. But TAKE HEART, I have overcome the world”

I can choose to have peace during this time. Even when it’s hard. Even when I don’t understand. Even when I don’t know the future…God does. I know I prayed to get here and He opened the way, so I know I’m in the center of His will, even if I’m sick or feeling unhappy. I can still have peace, but that decision is mine. Do I choose to focus on God’s goodness, His timing, His plan or do I choose to look at my circumstances and be frustrated. No, today I choose to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith…who endured the cross…for me. I will have trials and pain and suffering, but I also have a really big God who I trust, who has proven time and time again that He will take care of me and has not left me so I choose to cling to those promises.

Hebrews 6:19

“we have this (The Cross) as a sure and steadfast anchor of our soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain”.

Even in the rollercoaster of life. The twists and turns. The unsure endings. When I feel like a kite being tossed and turned by the wind… Jesus is my sure and steadfast anchor. He is the only one that has stayed with me at all times. He is the only one that can make sense out of my crazy unpredicatable life.

I choose HIS ways over mine anyday…even when they don’t make sense.

Deb, take heart. Deb, look up. Deb, remember who you serve and why you live the way you live.

….in HIM, I choose peace.