OMGoodness! It has been WAAAY too long since I got to blog about my journey. I started another blog today to go along with the devotional the youth group I serve in is doing. So now I'm undertaking two blogs a day. But at least my deadlines are done at work so I'll have tons of free time I'm sure.
Now to the point :)
Over the past week my mind has been racing. A lot has happened. I went out on my first date in like forever and now suddenly I have a boyfriend. I've been tested every which way. And hopefully I've passed the majority of them. The most recent test has been doubt/worry.
When I say doubt, I'm not getting spiritual like I'm doubting my faith. SHOOT NO!!! Exactly the opposite...I'm so enthralled with the relationship I'm building with my Lover [aka: Christ] that I'm pretty much putting everything else on the back burner. I mean, its awesome that Christ has the number one spot in my life, but even my work performance is suffering because well frankly, with everything that God is doing...I'm just not thinking straight.
Okay...so I start dating this amazing dude. He's pretty much everything I've wanted. Things are going great. Next thing ya know I'm starting to feel like...hey this is going way too fast (not physically [we didn't kiss until like the 3rd date]) but emotionally. I started thinking...this is not going to work. On top of that I've been doubting what I want to do with my life; constantly questioning where I'm going to live? How am I going to get out of this town? Am I going to be stuck here? And then I began to doubt the promises God has given us...like...
God is not a god of confusion.
REALLY? I'M SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW!
God knows the desires of our hearts.
WELL IF SO THEN WHY AM I NOT MARRIED, A BIRTHMOTHER, AND STILL LIVING IN THIS TOWN?
God doesn't give us more than we can handle.
OKAY THEN WHY AM I 14,000 DOLLARS IN DEBT?
So in the middle of all of this going on in my life I get onto http://www.verseoftheday.com/ like I always do and wouldn't you know that the scripture of the day is one of my FaVoRiTeS!?!?!
And boy did it ever hit me hard. It was like He just came up, sat down in front of me, took me by the hands, and said this right to me. Suddenly, everything was okay. All my worries just disappeared because of this promise. It was such a peaceful feeling. Right after I read that I was inspired to do a daily devotional...so I was checking out some websites and wouldn't you know it! [the first one I stumbled upon was about Jeremiah 29:11] I just had to share it with you guys...Praying for the Impossible
"Then I took my sister's hand and told her I'd be praying for God to mess with her in ways too bold for her to deny. Fast forward over five years later. My sister walks into one of her professor's office and sees one of my books on her bookshelf. I don't think she really believed anyone actually read my books. But there it was. And it messed with her. She later went home and poked around my blog a bit where she found a clip of my testimony. Again, it messed with her. One verse in particular messed with her so much that she let the possibility that God exists slip into her heart. A few days later she went and had Jeremiah 29:11 tattooed on the back of her neck. And she started calling wanting to talk to me. About life. About tattoos. And about God. Last Thursday, I stood in the middle of the Atlanta airport praying for this precious girl who had called asking for those prayers. She had called. She had asked. And that's the miracle of our Jesus. He is the God of the impossible."
I love how the Lysa gave her sister over to Christ. Instead of spending her time being frustrated and confused over why her sister didn't believe in the love Lysa did she simply prayed that God would mess with her. Lysa knew that God knew the plans He had for her sister. Isn't it crazy that God knows our entire lives? But really...think about that...take solace in it. I may not know what is in the future for me and my boyfriend. I may have no clue what I'm going to major in, how I'm going to pay for school, or even what I'm going to eat for dinner. BUT GOD KNOWS and He has known since the very beginning of time.
Okay...do you get what I'm saying here?
WHY WORRY ABOUT YOUR FUTURE WHEN ITS ALREADY LAID FORTH?!?! I'm not saying don't go to school and God will make you a doctor. But what I am saying is STOP STRESSING THE SMALL STUFF! Shoot...STOP STRESSING PERIOD!!!!!
Take this verse and put your name in it...
"'For I know the plans I have for _________________(your name), declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper ____________________(your name) and not to harm _________________________(your name), plans to give ________________________(your name) a hope and a future." That makes this verse SOOOO real!
Everytime I say it..."For I know the plans I have for Erica Peters...plans to give Erica Peters a hope and a future." It gives me chill bumps. OoOoOo!
[check out my other blog @ http://renew-thrive-fcc.blogspot.com/2010/10/day-1.html ]
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