Each of us makes hundreds of decisions everyday. From the clothes we wear, to the food we eat, to the route we take on the way to work. Life is full of decisions. I've made some big decisions this past year that have greatly affected my life, family, time, and energy. This lesson pointed out that we must learn to put God first in making difficult decisions. We must learn to trust God as we head down His path for us, even years or decades after we make the decision.
The "trusting God down His path for me" has been hard recently. I was very shaken by the miscarriage a few weeks ago, which eventually brought up some feelings I had tucked away from my father in law's fatal farm accident this spring. Sometimes I expect that life should be easier. I think to myself, "I did what God told me to do, so things should be great." No, not so much. Just because we are doing what God intended for our lives, doesn't necessarily make life like a rose garden.
What is important is how we deal with what comes our way. I have a good husband, two beautiful blonde haired girls, some cows to call my own, and I'm blessed to be able to build a business with a successful faith based company. Life really isn't that bad, is it? How we cope with the tough stuff and rejoice when good things happen in life, is what truly builds our character. I'm trying to put God first in my decision making and trusting in the path that He leads me, even though it might be a tad bit harder than I thought it would be.
~Lydia~
Loved this! It is so true!
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