His Ways Are Not Our Ways

His Ways are not Our Ways:

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!- Psalms 32:10-11

          It’s been a little while since I have written and shared my thoughts on this amazing journey the Lord has taken me on and is continuing to take me on. I do not regret one door that the Lord closed and do I do not wish I could change one instant, because the Lord truly does prepare us for each segment of life in advance for what He has for us. I have experienced the lost of love and have found the beauty of love in the one and only true Lover, Jesus. Through this path I have learned that God‘s ways truly our not ours. (Isaiah 55:8) What I thought I wanted, needed, and desired was not at all what He had in mind for me. What I held on to so tightly to and what I thought I could control was something He was pleading me to let Him have control of. The Lord protects us so much in life and although He allows us to make our own decisions He will guide us to the truth if we listen.

   Beloved one, if you are going through a storm, trial or struggle find peace in knowing that God never takes His children through turmoil without blessing them tenfold on the other side. The Lord does not desire to watch His child hurt or struggle, however He knows that sometimes we need this in order to grow and become stronger in Him. In order to learn what the love of Christ looks like and in order to prepare us for something so much grander than anything we could dream of. Walking on the other side of one storm I can see the beautiful hand of Jesus and how He has carried me, walked with me and molded me more into His beloved daughter. To truly under the meaning of James 1:3-4 is something I have become truly grateful for.

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[ whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”

How can we consider a trial a joy? I read this verse so many times when I was younger but the true meaning of it really sank in when the Lord brought a trial my way 2 ½ years ago. After all we are human, we are not made or wired to find joy in something that is sad or in something that brings us hurt and pain. So what does it mean to find joy through the trial? For me it meant letting go of my control and knowing and actually believing that God has the best for me in mind. Knowing that if God allowed this trial to happen then He had a plan in all of it and that I did not have to question His reason for the trial but that I simply had to trust. So much easier said than done, when I wanted answers. Answers as to: why God? Why is this to happening? Why did you allow this to happen to me? Slowly I learned that we do not have to know all the answers to our questions and we might never learn the answers until we are at the throne of Jesus, but beloved He didn’t say He would give us all the answers He just promised He would never fail us and that He would provide a way. I love how Jesus has carried me through this and I love that I have a stronger faith because of this.  I look at this world more through the eyes of my creator because of this and have such a heart for people going through trials. I pray for each of you going through trials and know dear one that it is not in vain. The Lord is with you and carrying you through this. Cry out to Him sweet one and find the rest and peace that only He can provide. The Lord always has the best for His children. He will never fail. That is a promise you can always count on.

“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."  Deuteronomy 31:8

“ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalms 55:22