No matter what is going on in my life, I always have something I am trying desperately to hold on to. I need to be better about giving everything over to God. I trust him, I know he loves me, and I know he will protect my heart, guide my hands and guard my mouth. Yet, I try to stay in control.
With the short, yet busy month of February upon us I am going to make an effort to give five things up to God.
- The refinance of our house. Things have gotten a little off track, but I can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. Just how God always is, the new plan is even better than what we thought was our plan before.
- The stress of Monkeys birthday party. It is never easy to bring our crazy families together, but I am asking Him to help me keep the focus on our Monkey.
- A leadership position with MOPS. I should hear back from the MOPS steering team this month regarding my application to be a discussion group leader. I am excited about the possibility of helping other mommies grow in their faith through this program, and I hope I am chosen for this position.
- Finding a preschool for Monkey. One of my dear friends from MOPS highly recommended another preschool for us to check out. She is enrolling her son there, and used to teach preschool, so my hopes are high, but just like everything else, it is in Gods hands.
- Myles and his continued education about his alcoholism. He is my mothers boyfriend, and I love him just like he is family. He is struggling with his disease and is currently serving time in jail for DUI. He is working on his relationship with God, but like so many people with this disease, he struggles everyday. I need to focus on writing him more so he can know how much I love him and miss him.
There are things I can give to the Lord during all seasons of my life. For now, these are my top five. What would you like to give up to the Lord? You can be specific or non-descriptive. I commit to praying for you and the release of your stresses, so be sure and leave your comments below so I can be sure and pray for you.
It is so hard to give up our “stuff”. Good or bad we, as humans, want to own it all. I am totally guilty of the same. I had a small revelation the other day as I was listening to the new Mercy Me song, “God With Us”. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajczMxNu45M&feature=related) It is that what we lay at the feet of Jesus is such a small offering compared to what he did for us. He wants all of us, the good and the bad. It’s really all he asks of us. To bring him our lives, our problems, everything. It seems like it should be such an easy thing to do. Like, “Here you go. Take all of my junk and keep it!!?” Why do we keep taking it back? Like we have some minute control over it.
This song is my new mantra! It touches my heart. It gets me thinking. It brings me to tears every time I hear it. Of course, I am pregnant, so it doesn’t take much these days. LOL.
I will be praying for you, Chica! Thank you for praying for me about the in-laws as well.
Hi Angela!
Thanks for your comment on my post, it was very encouraging! As you read in that post, we need prayer for direction concerning putting Drama Queen back in school in the fall, and also the possibility of me going back to work. These things are weighing heavily on our minds right now because it will mean a lot of changes have to take place.
Thank you for your prayers! I will be praying for your needs also!
Velvia
Hi Angela!
It’s me again. I got tagged for a meme, Seven Random Things About Me, and I tagged you for it. I hope you don’t mind, I don’t know that many other bloggers yet. If you’d like to play along, just check out my blog. Have a blessed Sunday!
Velvia
I think this is a great idea. Publishing a list like this allows us all to come back to this site and reflect when times are tough. My list of things to lift to the Lord:
1. Bringing back the ‘fire’ in my marriage
2. Refinancing our house
3. Freelance Web Design Projects
4. A growing family
5. Financial Responsibilities
Most of these will take a great deal of effort on my part. I am delighted to know that the Lord has my back and will guide me through this.