God is awesome the way he lightly reminds us that He is in control. Sometimes in my life though he has to scream His reminders quite loudly! The past few days there have been to events in the world (one in the public arena, and the other in my personal world) to remind me of this truth.
Monday a 13 year old boy "Ben" was abducted after getting off the school bus here in Missouri. A massive search effort was started, but the only thing they had to go on was a description of a truck someone had seen speed away from the area. Yesterday rhwy broke into Oprah saying there had been a break in the case. Not only had they found Ben, but with him in the same apartment was Shawn Hornbeck who had been missing since 2002 at the age of 11!!
I don't know either of these families personally but I am confident that there were many prayers were said on behalf of both boys. At times these were prayers of desparation, anger, and just pleading for answers. For whatever reason January 12, 2007 was when this piece of God's plan for the people touched by the stories (that reached millions) came to a miraculous close.
Second example: In a recent post I started by asking if God was listening. My life has been turned upside and sideways for the past 6 months because I 've been to lots of doctors with intermittn symptoms and no one could tell me anything that was wrong other that "I was probably stressed" I have gone through a myriad of emotions and types of prayers myself. I kept telling myself this is all part of God's plan for you, You'll look back and see how it fits.
This past Thursday I went to yet another doctor and within 10 minutes I had a diagnosis...not the best one,but yet something I could focus on. Ironically, I find more peace in knowing what I am facing then I am fearful of possible outcomes. I still don't understand the time table in either of the above situations for waiting. Maybe it is to teach us that the only way we can stand up under our burdens and persecutions is with the strength and love of Jesus Christ in our lives! Great is His Faithfulness
There will be more hard times ahead in life but God is in my heart and he has placed many "angels" in my life to undergird me when I am weak, and he offers the same for everyone who comes to Him!
I often include lyrics that reflect my feelings after I post about a topic. today you might expect a praise song and although those are always appropriate, I feel like being a realist today and that leads me to YES a country song it talks about the reality of life's not always beautiful, but no matter what "life is a beautiful ride"
No matter what God's plan has in store for me during my lifetime He never promised it would be easy but it has a already been a beautiful ride!
Life Ain't Always Beautiful- Gary Allan
Life aint always beautiful
Sometimes it's just plain hard Life can knock you down, it can break your heart Life aint always beautiful You think you're on your wayAnd it's just a dead end road at the end of the day
But the struggles make you strongerAnd the changes make you wise And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time
CHORUS No, life aint always beautifulTears will fall sometimes Life aint always beautiful But it's a beautiful ride Life aint always beautiful Some days I miss your smile I get tired of walkin all these lonely miles And I wish for just one minute I could see your pretty face Guess I can dream, but life don’t work that way
But the struggles make me strongerAnd the changes make me wise And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time No, life aint always beautifulBut i know i'll be fine Hey, life aint always beautiful But it's a beautiful ride What a beautiful ride
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