Crashing Waves

Many are the plans in the mind of a man,

But it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

Proverbs19:21

This verse found in Proverbs is a good reminder that God is in control. No matter how many times we try to plan out our lives. The Lord's purpose for our lives will always prevail. I am the type of person who likes to have everything planned out; not only do I plan everything out but I will have two or three  alternative plans to my plans just incase my first plan doesn't work. 

I am learning that I need to be cautious with my planning. Many times I trick myself into believing that I have control, due to my obsessive habits of planning. I can't forget to mention that the majority of times, my plans don't work as planned. This results in a mass amount of anxiety often caused by worry or fear. But when I recite Proverbs 19:21, I find a sense of peace. No matter how many times we try to control and plan our lives the Lord's purpose will stand. We do not have the ultimate control over our lives, the Lord who knit us beautifully and wonderfully inside our mother's womb has the control.

Currently I am struggling with a control issue. This past year I have been faced with many trials. Some of them I stood firm in the word of the Lord, and others I failed miserably. I am writing these blogs in order that you will not make the same mistakes that I have made, and that you will respond in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ with confidence that His way is the one and only way that will bring you true success. 

I am here telling you: when life gets hard, when you loose your job, your car isn't reliable, you don't have money to pay for the bills, when you have lost a family member, when friends fail you, when your family hurts you, when you are filled with anxiety and fear, when you can't stop to think because you are so worried, when you get bad grades, when you have been abused, when you feel like you have no more energy to go on…GOD IS ALWAYS THERE. These are all experiences that I have had.

I honestly have no idea where I would be without a loving relationship with Christ. These trials are not easy to get through. The only way I got through was by restringing in the fact that I had an unfailing Savior who loved me beyond comprehension. Even though I did not understand why I had to go through certain trials, I new that I was learning through the tough reality of my circumstances. The world we live in is not perfect, we are not perfect. Without the trials I have endured I would not have been able to learn how much the Lord has done for me.  My prayer is that all who read this blog are either experiencing this relationship with the Lord, or will dedicate their lives to Christ and your faith will not just be an emotion but will be an action. God does love you and he wants you in his arms. He is an ever chasing God, and He has been calling your name. Take time to stop and listen. You won't regret it.

Jesus spoke these words:

"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like; he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against the house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

Luke 6: 48-49

DO NOT LET THE CRASHING WAVES OF THIS LIFE PUSH YOU DOWN. STAND FIRM IN THE LORD.