At the end of the day...
Today was rough. I am one of those lucky people who goes to sleep whenever I darn well want to. It's something I actually brag about. Last night was an unusual night for me. I was plagued by thoughts of WSGA. Let's just say, from that point on, my day just did not go well. I won't go into detail, for good reason.
I went running after everything was done, which really helped clear my thoughts. This is why I love running. I am in my best shape when I am having a hard time with things. It gives me time to think.
Daniel came over after my run, and he was prepared to hear about this awful day I had, and for some reason I had no need to tell him. My heart was at peace about everything. For some reason God chose to bless me with peace at this moment. It's like God decided at that moment to show me the wider view of things. My worries were minute in the bigger picture, not because there are worse things in life, but because there are so many wonderful things in the here and now and in the future of God's Kingdom. At the end of the day, I know that God is waiting there for me saying "oh...Whitney, my child." I am such a silly little child.
I always like to use the example of the disciples on the boat when Jesus fell asleep in the storm (Matthew 8:23-27). I just imagine Jesus waking up and saying "you fools!" He told them they'd get across the sea, and when the one and only God says something is going to happen, you'd better believe it. Jesus was right there with them, but they lost faith. How unreasonable does this look to the observer? Funny thing is, it's easy to see how unreasonable the situation was from beyond the boat. I like to tell my friends to step off the boat and look at the situation. We do the same thing all the time. Jesus is right here with us, yet we freak out like the disciples. Tonight, for some reason, God chose to take me off the boat and show me the bigger picture.
Now all I can do is sing His praises. How incredible is He?
I went running after everything was done, which really helped clear my thoughts. This is why I love running. I am in my best shape when I am having a hard time with things. It gives me time to think.
Daniel came over after my run, and he was prepared to hear about this awful day I had, and for some reason I had no need to tell him. My heart was at peace about everything. For some reason God chose to bless me with peace at this moment. It's like God decided at that moment to show me the wider view of things. My worries were minute in the bigger picture, not because there are worse things in life, but because there are so many wonderful things in the here and now and in the future of God's Kingdom. At the end of the day, I know that God is waiting there for me saying "oh...Whitney, my child." I am such a silly little child.
I always like to use the example of the disciples on the boat when Jesus fell asleep in the storm (Matthew 8:23-27). I just imagine Jesus waking up and saying "you fools!" He told them they'd get across the sea, and when the one and only God says something is going to happen, you'd better believe it. Jesus was right there with them, but they lost faith. How unreasonable does this look to the observer? Funny thing is, it's easy to see how unreasonable the situation was from beyond the boat. I like to tell my friends to step off the boat and look at the situation. We do the same thing all the time. Jesus is right here with us, yet we freak out like the disciples. Tonight, for some reason, God chose to take me off the boat and show me the bigger picture.
Now all I can do is sing His praises. How incredible is He?
posted by It is Well with My Soul at 8:08 PM
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