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 :)