Do you remember my last post from a few days ago? Don’t feel bad if you don’t, I usually have to read them a few times. It was entitled ‘uncomfortable?’ and it opened with me feeling there was an urgency to writing down what was in my head. By nature, I’m a procrastinator, and I usually wait until the last moment to get something done. While at work on Monday, I felt the need to write and share the thought. You see, even if I have a topic, more often than not, I’ll wait to write it, and then post it to my blog later. Because I felt that urgency, I did it. I wrote it and shared it right away.
It’s three days later, and I look back at what happened on Monday. By the afternoon, I was holding my head in my hands at my desk because I felt really ill, and I’ve only gotten progressively worse since then. Had I not followed the urgency of doing what I felt I was being told to do, I wouldn’t have shared anything until almost a week since my last post. That in itself is not a bad thing, but when I started settling into sharing my blog, I came to an agreement with God that I would post 3 times per week. Guess what? I’ve shared something consistently 3 times per week in over 7 months.
I also think about today in particular. I needed to take care of something, and it was suggested that I take the day off. I was initially annoyed because I didn’t think I needed a day off for what I needed to do. But, once again, I can see God’s hands in it. I took off one day earlier this week because I was so sick, but went to work yesterday, which didn’t help my cause. I had a miserable night last night, and needed today off more than anything else, but because of my nature, I would have likely gone to work and tried to push through. Instead, I was able to sleep much later than I normally would, then spend much of the day sleeping, in an attempt to feel better.
Sometimes we get so caught up and upset when things don’t go according to the way we plan, but my reminder to you, and myself: God knows the beginning from the end. He is working things out that we have no control over, but He does. When things don’t work out, step back, and trust that God has it all under control even when you cannot see how it will work together.
Philippians 4:19 NIV states “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that we can trust you in everything, even when and especially when, we cannot see how you are working things out. Help us to bring our needs and requests, knowing that you will provide for us, even through unexpected measures.