So recently i have been thinking about circumstances in our life. Some of us know what we are getting into when we put ourselves in a "predicament" but then again do we really know?

'I got this!"

Thats a phrase I hear often with some of the students I meet, its a phrase of assurance to me that they know what they are doing. Also, its a phrase of reassurance to themselves that they can handle whatever assignment I place in front of them. I love the positivity of this phrase, I love the hope in this phrase however sometimes this phrase can be a stumbling block filled with pride.

When we place ourselves in situations we know are too big for us to handle and we go in yelling "I got this!" sometimes we fall flat on our faces. The key is that we dont stay there!!

GET UP!

SWALLOW that PRIDE and get up!

Can one truly anticipate every move? every possible circumstance? There is no humanly possible way of knowing every possible outcome. That is precisely why gambling exists and casinos flourish.

The point here is that go in positive to any predicament but go in with the strength of the Lord first and foremost. Not your own pride but the fact that even though you fall flat on your face, the Lord has lifted you up!

Job 11: 13-19 says:

¹³Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,

¹⁴ if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,

¹⁵ then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear.

¹⁶ You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.

¹⁷ Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

¹⁸ You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

¹⁹ You will lie down, with no-one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

So there you go, devote yourselves to the Lord and He will lift up your face from the ground and you can boast in the Lord for he has done great things on your behalf!

JESUS gave His life so you could live... who here thinks they are worthy of this? I know i am not...but He loved me so much so that He gave it to me with grace...

THANK GOD!

Love God and the rest will follow :)

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don't just because you can.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Kiss slowly.
Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy.
He just promised it would be worth it."

I dont know who wrote this or why, but I know its the truth for our lives today. Especially on a day like this where we woke up to news of Japan getting hit by a 8.9 earthquake and how tsunamis would occur on our side of the world. God never said life would be easy, but He promised it would be worth it as long as we stay close to Him, believe in His goodness and know that He would never let us down.

Love God and the rest will follow...

"It is Faith that bring power, not merely praying and weeping and struggling, but believing, daring to believe the written Word with or without feeling." -Catherine Booth

This was the quote in my daily reading this morning. They tied it in with the verse of Jesus in the boat with the fishermen, sleeping, when the storm came about them. How many times do I resort to crying and pleading with the Lord before I show faith.

Standing in faith should come before I pray. Then my prayers will change into powerful stands instead of begging or crying in front of the Lord. I want to stand in faith with the Lord as he performs His miracles, not weeping before Him to somehow change His mind or something to that effect.

This will mean that I am ok with whatever the Lord does in my life. This will mean I have to be willing to walk through the valley and on top of the mountain recognizing neither was done by my accord but by the Lord's will.

This will mean I have to trust Him....

This will mean I have to trust Him.

This will mean I have to trust Him!

There is a song my old church used to sing and my mom's best friends loves to sing it all the time.

"God of grace and glory, in these days, increase our faith."

Thats what we need and increase in our levels of faith in whatever we do and say and "feel!"

Faith FIRST before any emotion.

have faith and be faithful and faith will see you through!

Love God and the rest will follow...