Master Teacher

I am so thankful today that I have a God who forgives me when I fail. We all want the be the A+ student in the school of life but there are times when we find ourselves failing the assignments the Lord gives us. However, like the master teacher that He is, God allows us to have do-overs, to have retakes, to correct our mistakes. And for that I am most grateful because even though I try to live like I'm suppose to I know that I fail - I make mistakes, I sin - but I have a God who is bigger than all of that.

If you find yourself not doing as well on the test of life, then turn to the Master and ask Him to show you the way. Pray for His help and guidance. Pray for Him to show you areas of your life that you are failing. Then trust that He will help you correct those things and guide you down His path. There is no greater teacher in this crazy life than God, and for that, I'm so thankful.

Take Courage

Tonight if you find yourself wondering what to do or where life is going to take you next, take courage that the Lord is working behind the scenes for you!  He knows you are worried /anxious/uncertain/afraid.  He knows you are questioning if you are enough, if you can do it. He knows you are judging your options and trying to make the right decisions. Take courage - God is for you, who or what can be against you.

He knew your yesterday and He knows your tomorrow. He knows your worry is a burden you were never intended to carry. Take courage that the Lord is walking with you on this journey. He's got you. Take courage, PRAY, and rest in the knowledge that the Lord knows exactly what is right for you and exactly when is the right time to make it happen!

God's Flashlight

Today while playing a game with our oldest daughter, she cheated. We were playing Clue and at some point she looked at the cards while my husband and I were out of the room. I mean there was no other way she could have known that it was Mrs. Peacock in the kitchen with the knife. I know because my husband and I realized we didn't have enough players to really make the game work. When talking to her about why she had done it, it wasn't so much about winning the game (she and I were playing on the same side), for her it was just curiosity of what the future held, what the outcome of the game was going to be.

That got me to thinking...don't we do that with God?  How often have we wanted to take a peak at the hand God has dealt us, just out of curiosity, just out of wondering what the future game of our life will be like. The interesting thing about God is that when he deals, he doesn't give us our whole hand at one time. God, in his infinite wisdom, knows that in the grand scheme of things we probably couldn't handle it all - the good and the bad - so he just gives us little glimpses every now and again.

My Pastor's sweet wife, Sheree, once told me that God gives a flashlight and allows us to shine it around and we see bits and pieces of his plan but never the whole picture at one time. He never illuminates the whole room that is our life in one go. Maybe it's to protect us, maybe it's to give us the time to rely on him, maybe it's because he knows we couldn't handle all of the marvelous things he has in store for us. Whatever it may be, I think Sheree was right - God only gives us a small flashlight so that we have to keep coming back to him to see in the dark. She was a pretty smart woman and God is a great God.

So tonight, if you are wondering what God has in store for you or what is next down the road. Relax and rest in the knowledge that God has it and he has you and when you are ready, he'll give you the flashlight.