So I've been going through alot lately, much of which I have not shared on the blog, but anyone reading can tell that there is a rollercoaster going on in my life right now. I have desperately been trying to trust God and give up my control (or thoughts and feelings of control) and trust in him to pull me through. The hardest thing for me is not knowing what will happen. I am a planner. I like to know whats going on at all times. Not knowing whats going to happen from one day or even hour to the next is so hard for me.
What has been amazing through this, is how God has shown himself to me, through answered prayers, big and small, scripture, songs on KLOVE and especially through my daily Devotionals. I get a daily email from Girlfriends in God which is tailored to women and I love it. Its really been awesome to see how every single day the devotionals have literally been just for me. Its been like God speaking directly to me, Charity, this is what you need to hear today. And that just blows my mind. It still amazes me that he loves me and cares about me, despite how I fail daily at living for him.
The two things that devotionals have been focusing on are the words that we speak and praising God in the midst of trials. Both of which I so desperately need to hear! I read this today in my devotional and it was so profound to me at least, that I had to share it and put it here so I would be able to look back and remember.
"understand that praise is not a feeling but a choice, a step of obedience taken without the assurance of a changed circumstance or the elimination of a trial. Praise focuses on God, not the circumstance, and fixes its gaze upon God's truth and God's character instead of the trial at hand or the one just ahead"
What has been amazing through this, is how God has shown himself to me, through answered prayers, big and small, scripture, songs on KLOVE and especially through my daily Devotionals. I get a daily email from Girlfriends in God which is tailored to women and I love it. Its really been awesome to see how every single day the devotionals have literally been just for me. Its been like God speaking directly to me, Charity, this is what you need to hear today. And that just blows my mind. It still amazes me that he loves me and cares about me, despite how I fail daily at living for him.
The two things that devotionals have been focusing on are the words that we speak and praising God in the midst of trials. Both of which I so desperately need to hear! I read this today in my devotional and it was so profound to me at least, that I had to share it and put it here so I would be able to look back and remember.
"understand that praise is not a feeling but a choice, a step of obedience taken without the assurance of a changed circumstance or the elimination of a trial. Praise focuses on God, not the circumstance, and fixes its gaze upon God's truth and God's character instead of the trial at hand or the one just ahead"
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