I have found myself spending a lot of time in I Samuel and II Samuel. I prefer the sacred songs of Psalms and/or the valuable truths of Proverbs, but given my ever-changing circumstances that I seem to be swirling around in, the “Samuels” seems to be my perfect go to scripture.
I have always referred to my family’s life as different from most, but ideal for us. You see my husband and I have never been afforded the opportunity to enjoy an 8-5 work schedule, pick the kids up from practice then hitting the gym or whatever for the remainder of the evening. I believe the ideal life or situation for any family is when everything falls into place. For example yesterday, I attended a local bridal show where I was a vendor. It was the ideal event…an easy set-up, I had everything I needed, I didn’t make anyone cry (I can tend to be a little high strung while event planning), no major issues…all in all the ideal event.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how an ideal situation could possibly limit me from enduring what God’s idea of an ideal situation might be. Like today, where my life in certain areas comes to a screeching halt. My ideal life isn’t quite how I pictured it. I begin to think “how in the world did we end up here?” After giving it some thought and revisiting some of my previous devotions...then I begin to think, "if this is where God wants us to be and these are the circumstances that come along with being in His will, then I for a lack of better words...suck it up buttercup and the same for everyone around me."
You see everything that God has in store for me when I chose to live in His will is in deed ideal. I often forget that when my circumstances are undesirable. God has a holy purpose in everything he does and everything He allows. Now that being said it doesn’t make my situation better; however, it does allow me to change my heart and mindset and by doing so my situation becomes much easier to work through rather than to fight through.
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