When I was very young, I advanced in school to be the youngest person in my grade. This brought about challenges of its own. 'Bullying' they call it now, then you were told you were being too sensitive or a crybaby, if you 'couldn't handle it'.
One. day I had it pretty rough and when I got home, I expressed that I wanted to go back 'to where I belonged' - I didn't want to be 'smart' anymore. My mother sat me down and told me something that has stuck with me throughout my life.
Not everything that happens to you, is about you. Sometimes its not because you did something wrong ~ or right. Sometimes, it happens to you because someone else is struggling and needs to see how to get through it. By watching you, it lights a path for them. When things go wrong it doesn't always mean God is punishing us. Sometimes it's God teaching us and building our strength spiritually.
Too often when things go bad, people 'blame God' and when things are good, they pat themselves on the back. It amazes me how many people don't acknowledge or 'believe' in God, yet when disasters happen or it's an emergency ~ they call out to God and ask for prayers. When the situation passes, they go back to 'living' their lives without God.
God's not a genie; you can't just rub the bottle and make a wish.
God is a spirit and you have to build a relationship with Him, through His son Jesus.
The last few years have been challenging. More often than not, my life goes through trials of 'fire'. Struggling to make ends meet has been a regular occurrence, yet we have gotten through to brighter days. Something I've said often when the path was dark and there was no obvious solution was to say ~ God knows my heart and God knows the need. Answers would come and something would happen to resolve the problem.
God knows my heart. Regardless of what people think, say or do ~ they don't know the real me and they don't know my heart. I have always been more concerned with what God thinks of me, over what people say about me.
People have commented that I must have 'pissed God off' to be going through some of the things that happened. I personally think it was the devil 'pissed' because he couldn't turn my heart away from God. I always think of Job when I'm going through hard times. Job's story is one to hold on too. Reflect on and he was an amazing example to follow.
It's been just a few months over a year now since I sat alone in my truck with my cats and dog - freezing in temperatures 27 degrees and lower. Lost everything - house, 'stuff' income - friends, family.. And then God brought some of the family and other people into my life that gave me a lift up and blessed my life tremendously.
I am home now, and everything I have lost has been replaced with better. I wake up every day grateful to be alive, in a warm house with plenty of food. I no longer have financial struggles. My income is secure for the rest of my life. Even when I have 'down' days. With my health, that is a regular occurrence as well.
I can't keep up with the blessings and miracles that have been happening every day! I try my best to pay back those that have helped and every time God does something to bless my life even more.
The only thing left is for my family to be healed. I pray every day for those that are lost. I pray for hearts to heal. Even that has had improvements. Some family members that had their own struggles have had some victories as well. You might say we're on 'top of the world' in some ways. Growing stronger together.
Just goes to show you, You can't outgive God.
Blessed by God
Life's a miracle @ the Bright Side of the Barn
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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.
