Hey guys!! So for todays post I thought I would try and do more of an advice/encouragement post.
Now as most of you know, or if you are new you may not, I am a Christian so this is going to very much be based off that, however even if you aren't I am hoping it could still be helpful.
So recently someone I know had been praying about something they wanted for months, a very specific thing, and they recently found out, it isn't going to happen, at least not right now.
So that got me thinking about all the times I did that and how I felt. Over the last few years really I have been learning to pray about things, but not just pray for what I want, to pray for what GOD wants.
Now this person knew that and was doing that, but the hard part about that is being able to accept God's decision isn't always what YOU wanted.
It is very hard to trust his decisions when you wanted something so much and he says no or wait.
Even recently I myself am really working on being patient and waiting, but what you have to remember is sometimes God says no or wait because what he has planned is SO much better than what you could've ever thought up yourself.
Some examples from my life is when I was looking for a new job, I prayed about it for months, almost a year to be exact. It seemed like nothing was working out, I wasn't getting called or the interviews would be the end of it. I was definately getting really discouraged but I just kept praying I would get the job God wanted me to have, and about 4 months ago, I did.
I had applied for a receptionist position and got a call and honestly didn't expect anything to come from it. I came and interviewed and they said they would let me know.
Before I even got home I got a call asking me to come back and interview for a different position, I was a little confused but came back to see them again the same day.
I did the interview with different people than before, one being very high in the company and I basically got offered the job on the spot.
I was shocked and did not, and sometimes still don't, feel qualified for the job and really questioned accepting it, but I knew I had prayed God would give me the job he wanted me to have, so here I am, and so far he's helping me through it and I am much happier in this job than I have been with previous jobs, everyone is very nice and that counts for a lot and the pay is much better.
Another example is Andrew and I have been trying to figure out where we are going to live after the wedding, until yesterday actually, we had no idea where we could even possibly live, rent is so expensive and we don't make that much even together, but we got a phone call yesterday telling us if we wanted it we could rent a house in his neighborhood so even if other options we were looking into don't work this is an amazing option we would both be super thrilled to have.
So even when it is hard, you have to work and learn to just trust God because his plans for you are SO much bigger and better than anything you could imagine, you just have to keep praying and do your best to trust him and trust me I know that's so hard to do, giving up control isn't easy, but it works out so much better in the long run.
The stuff I have given to God works itself out, when I try and do it, it's a disaster.
Little bonus, here are some songs that might help a little with this, I love these and they have really been helping me. K-Love is a great station for encouragement as well.
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