My husband has been home for about a week now. I must say that my life has changed in the past week and took a direction I didn't see coming. God has given me the gift of staying on task.
Stop laughing! You know who you are!!
Who would of thought that I would stay on task? Really!? I am quite surprised myself that it has happened too! But if you recall a few blogs back...I found this really cool invention called the calendar...and it has been amazing. I have actually used it and it has been.....WOW!!
Okay, let me get serious now. I have prayed for strength, grace, peace...etc. But I realized that I also had to ask God to help me stay on task. Don't get me wrong...I flipped things here and flopped things there to meet certain appointments and responsibilities, but it all worked out because I asked God to help me stay focused. While I am busy with my family's schedule as well as my own, I have had a very clear mind about it all. Am I tired? Yep. Am I stressed? A bit...not too bad. Is it getting easier? Absolutely!! But I had to remember to pray to God for the ability to stay on task (And of course praise Him for my job at the Coffee Shop where caffeine is FREE!)
It isn't about getting on my knees every night and morning. It is about constantly talking to God. In everything I do, ALL day! Sometimes, it is me looking up and saying, "Really? This is what I am to do?" or a song comes on and I may sing along and offer that as my prayer because it is what I am feeling or thinking at that moment. And there are the times when I do get some alone quiet time and just offer thanks and praise for getting me through the day. There are also times when the only alone time I get with God is while I am washing my hair in the shower! But if I didn't have these moments, I would not have been able to stay focused and on task with all that is going on. The beauty of prayer is that you DON'T need to schedule it. It can just happen.
God gave me the strength to get up, the grace to carry on, and the peace in my heart the first day I had to leave my husband alone when he came home from the hospital so I can go to work. I was grateful to see my co-workers who were welcoming me back. I was blessed with a hug from some!
Staying on task is HARD!! I had to learn to let God guide me through my days. It has been a busy week trying to fit it all in and together. I am so blessed to have some many people praying for me and my family. God's grace is amazing! It is covering me and I am snuggling it like it was a blanket! Cover me!! Cover me!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The Power of Prayer
I have always believed that prayer works. I pray and talk to God often, if not all the time. God loves to hear from us! But sometimes I get this feeling that I "overload" God with all my talk and prayers and praises. This past week alone I called out to my prayer warriors to pray for my husband who was having back surgery. Then of course I had prayed....etc. Of course I praised God too!
And now I had another thing to pray about. I was blessed with an amazing job offer! I am finally going to work at a shelter! God has called and I have answered! I accepted the position and I start next month. It came at a price though. My schedule has me working Sunday through Wednesday.
No worship!!! What? No worship? How am I suppose to Praise God! I have learned the importance of corporate worship. And not to mention, my church is a HUGE part of my life. I need the fellowship, the support.
So once again, I was on my knees praying about another thing. I felt guilty. Not only had I prayed for this job and the discernment for His will but at the same time I felt like I was looking a gift horse in the mouth! How dare I!? I prayed and I prayed and cried and prayed! It was just on my heart. I previously talked it over with my girlfriend who helped me get the job and she was extremely supportive. I told her the BEST thing for me to do is to pray.
Tonight, God spoke to me. I felt confident enough to go on line and look for churches in my area that possibly had Saturday evening services. I not only had an extremely easy time doing it, but I found TWO!! And one of them is the church that my co-worker from the coffee shop attends. Wow! Talk about God's power. I am sure you are wondering why I just didn't get online and do it from the beginning. Well, I needed God's guidance in this. It was His way of teaching me that His plan will work out...to keep praying...no matter how "bad" I feel about it. HE CAN HANDLE IT!! HE IS GOD!! Duh!
Prayer is so powerful! I am blessed that people pray me through things and that I am allowed to pray people through things as well! I am thankful for the gift of prayer! That open line of communication with God! Praising Him!! Amen!!
And now I had another thing to pray about. I was blessed with an amazing job offer! I am finally going to work at a shelter! God has called and I have answered! I accepted the position and I start next month. It came at a price though. My schedule has me working Sunday through Wednesday.
No worship!!! What? No worship? How am I suppose to Praise God! I have learned the importance of corporate worship. And not to mention, my church is a HUGE part of my life. I need the fellowship, the support.
So once again, I was on my knees praying about another thing. I felt guilty. Not only had I prayed for this job and the discernment for His will but at the same time I felt like I was looking a gift horse in the mouth! How dare I!? I prayed and I prayed and cried and prayed! It was just on my heart. I previously talked it over with my girlfriend who helped me get the job and she was extremely supportive. I told her the BEST thing for me to do is to pray.
Tonight, God spoke to me. I felt confident enough to go on line and look for churches in my area that possibly had Saturday evening services. I not only had an extremely easy time doing it, but I found TWO!! And one of them is the church that my co-worker from the coffee shop attends. Wow! Talk about God's power. I am sure you are wondering why I just didn't get online and do it from the beginning. Well, I needed God's guidance in this. It was His way of teaching me that His plan will work out...to keep praying...no matter how "bad" I feel about it. HE CAN HANDLE IT!! HE IS GOD!! Duh!
Prayer is so powerful! I am blessed that people pray me through things and that I am allowed to pray people through things as well! I am thankful for the gift of prayer! That open line of communication with God! Praising Him!! Amen!!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Time
I have been on vacation! I have enjoyed the beauty of the ocean with my family. I have been blessed. God has shown His favor with me!
During my vacation, I also celebrated my 35th birthday. I could not have been more happy to have sat on the beaches of North Carolina with my daughter, husband, and many other family members to ring in a birthday! My family made signs that lead to a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign in the morning. My daughter made me beautiful pictures. My husband made me dinner on the grill. My sister in law took me for a pedicure. My niece made me a birthday cake. And the pouring of love just over flowed. I felt so special and so loved. I was able to take my yuck and put it in the ocean!
So I had to reflect. Reflect on where I have been in my life and where I am going. I still don't have the answer either. But I gave God the praise! He has brought me so far and keeps me going. During this reflection, a dear friend of mine got me an interview working with homeless women. God is working! He has called me to work with the homeless earlier this year. I have had to show patience, obedience and willingness.
I have had my interview and I will be meeting with the team. I am praying His will for me. But God, God is full of lessons for me. Yet, has paved a way for all of it to be in His perfect time. You see, I am learning patients, learning how to be obedient and how to use wisdom. I am growing in the way I pray. I am changing my conversations with Him. And I am grateful and I am in awe of all the He is showing me.
My husband is scheduled for surgery on June 15th. I am still working at a coffee shop. And Natalee, well is my Natalee! I learned so much from my interview. It felt good to be in the social service field for that hour and a half that I was there. It renewed my passion and fire for the love of life and helping others. If I am offered the position, I won't start until July due to all the background checks and salary things and corporate approval yada yada yada. Which is perfect. I won't have to worry about Natalee and Torrance cause he will be weeks out of surgery and beginning physical therapy.
So time....time is short, goes by fast, can drag on when we are sad....but I have to remember it is always in HIS perfect time. I can only do that by His Grace.
During my vacation, I also celebrated my 35th birthday. I could not have been more happy to have sat on the beaches of North Carolina with my daughter, husband, and many other family members to ring in a birthday! My family made signs that lead to a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign in the morning. My daughter made me beautiful pictures. My husband made me dinner on the grill. My sister in law took me for a pedicure. My niece made me a birthday cake. And the pouring of love just over flowed. I felt so special and so loved. I was able to take my yuck and put it in the ocean!
So I had to reflect. Reflect on where I have been in my life and where I am going. I still don't have the answer either. But I gave God the praise! He has brought me so far and keeps me going. During this reflection, a dear friend of mine got me an interview working with homeless women. God is working! He has called me to work with the homeless earlier this year. I have had to show patience, obedience and willingness.
I have had my interview and I will be meeting with the team. I am praying His will for me. But God, God is full of lessons for me. Yet, has paved a way for all of it to be in His perfect time. You see, I am learning patients, learning how to be obedient and how to use wisdom. I am growing in the way I pray. I am changing my conversations with Him. And I am grateful and I am in awe of all the He is showing me.
My husband is scheduled for surgery on June 15th. I am still working at a coffee shop. And Natalee, well is my Natalee! I learned so much from my interview. It felt good to be in the social service field for that hour and a half that I was there. It renewed my passion and fire for the love of life and helping others. If I am offered the position, I won't start until July due to all the background checks and salary things and corporate approval yada yada yada. Which is perfect. I won't have to worry about Natalee and Torrance cause he will be weeks out of surgery and beginning physical therapy.
So time....time is short, goes by fast, can drag on when we are sad....but I have to remember it is always in HIS perfect time. I can only do that by His Grace.
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