"This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
"Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant." Galatians 1:10
These have been the reason I got up every day this week. In my 22 years, I have had bad weeks...but this week takes the cake. And in this "worst week of my life" I have never clung to God more. Ok. So at first I cried, but never once did I cry out and blame God. Believe me-that tends to be my first reaction.
Personally I blame last weeks sermon about Suffering for jinxing my week! :) Not really, in fact reading Job last month-really helped me. Last Sunday I learned that there are three reasons for suffering. 1.Sin. 2.Spiritual Attack. 3.Test.
I haven't quite figured out what this weeks suffering was about, but I'm leaning toward number 3.
I'm sure by now you're wondering just what happened this week...well I'll give you the short version. This week I got told that I'm not good at what I do. That certain people aren't sure I can get better. And that if things don't improve, I might want to consider something else. Yeah. That hurt-a lot. And after I cried. I opened my Bible and read Prov. 3...so on what was the worst day of the week-I knew that I needed to show kindness and that my God would direct my path.
Then after that- I read that I needed to be strong and courageous. Then my dad, send me a text that told me as long as I pleased God. That was all that mattered.
So on the worst week I've had so far, as I sit in my apartment. I'm ready. I'm ready to face my hardest critics;I'm ready to only worry about pleasing my God; and I'm ready to be strong and courageous.
I'm also ready to "fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." Phil. 4:8
This weeks theme song...
I'm hoping we'll sing it at church we I get back and by we, I mean Megan and I!
I'm hoping we'll sing it at church we I get back and by we, I mean Megan and I!
Well, crap! I wish I had read this much much sooner.
ReplyDeleteSomebody told me this before, too.
Actually, a lot of somebodies told me this along the way.
But lucky for us, somebodies don't define us. They don't plan our paths or determine our course.
So be encouraged, it just means you are closer to your destiny. A destiny not defined by man.
Cry your face off, cast off the butterflies, and do your thing.
'Cause nobody, NOBODY, can do what YOU do the way YOU do it.
It has a happy ending. Just continue to pursue.
I went on to beat the somebodies in national design competitions. More than once.
So yes, there are tears.
But joy comes in the morning.
And your morning is well on its way, dear one.
xxoo
I'm glad you didn't read this earlier.
ReplyDeleteBecause I needed it now.
I'm glad those somebodies don't define us. Because the One who does-created us to be WAY more AWESOME than they think!
I'll keep looking for morning, I know it's well on the way!