Trust

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:33‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I have been dwelling a lot on the fact that my husband is going to have to work out of town in the next couple of weeks. It can become very overwhelming because I know I will be responsible for everything that happens. I will be the one making sure children get where they need to go, that everyone is fed and to work on time, and that the animal is taken care of. But I think the thing that actually scares me the most ,is that I have to give my husband to the Lord to protect.

Yes, I know you are saying: Well that should be easy - just trust God. Well it is not as easy as you think. My mind likes to come up with the worst things that could happen. What if he gets in a car wreck? What if he gets hurt at work while he is in a different state. Many scenarios run through my brain. Then I allow fear to overtake me which causes me not to be able sleep, or concentrate. Which in the end, causes me to be very depressed, tired, grouchy, and emotional. So I spend the whole time my husband is gone feeling lonely. Which ends up not only hurting me but hurting my kids.

I know in my heart that God is in control and that he will take care of me, my husband, and even my kids. I just need to truly trust God.

“Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Daddy God, I love and adore you. First I want to say I am sorry that I have not trusted you. Your word is true and has never failed me. I know when life is hard if I will just constantly look to you. You will show or prove yourself in every situation.  So Father take this doubt and fear from me. I want to live and breath your confidence and strength. For I know in my heart you will watch over my husband while he is away and that you will help me while I take care of things in my home and at work as needed.  I give you all my praise I will truly love you with all I am. I will think on you and dwell in your presence with all I have.  I will listen for your voice to guide and direct my path.  I really love you, Lord you are my everything. Amen!!!

The Bigger Picture Doesn't Need To Concern You Just Yet

If you give me a job, I am the type of person that wants to know why I am doing it. What is the bigger picture? If I am responsible for making this widget, I would like to know where that widget goes, and how it works with all of the other widgets in the system. Some people are comfortable in showing up at work, doing their task, and going home. Not me. I want to know why I am doing that task and how it fits in with the bigger picture.

Are You A Fighter?

I saw a music video by a guy named David Crowder. If you don't know who he is, he is a christian musician that looks like he would be more at home changing the oil in your car. I will post the video below, and maybe his style is not for you, but the message is a good one.

In A Fog

I have to admit that when we go somewhere as a family, I always let my husband drive. I feel safer with him behind the wheel. Especially when the weather is not so good, or it is dark outside.

Once I had to drive myself when it was real foggy out. Everything was gray and murky, and I was real nervous. I hated the fact that I could not see the next corner or the oncoming traffic until I was right on top of it. I know that if I just stay in my lane and drive an appropriate speed, that everything will probably be alright. But my knuckles where white with me gripping the steering wheel.

Testing The Limits

Many times before we actually commit to buy something, the creators and sellers encourage us to test their products. For instance, I saw a mattress company say that you can test out their mattress for 100 nights. If you fail to love it, they will give you a full refund and pay for shipping. That is a pretty good guarantee.

Don't Run Backwards

Yesterday I was watching a soccer game. Well, watching is not really accurate. My kids were watching it on TV and I walked through the room. I have no interest in sports what-so-ever. It was just on as I walked through. But as I happened to glance at the screen, I noticed that these guys sometimes had to run backwards.

That made me think: What would happen if I tried to run backwards? I think we all know the answer to that question. It would likely result in a trip to the E.R.

Anna's Life Preserver

Imagine you are in the middle of the ocean. You have been treading water forever, and you are not sure how much longer you can hang on. About the time you think it couldn't get any worse, a storm comes up. Now you are trying to tread water in 10 foot waves in the wind and the dark. You are exhausted beyond measure, and you are almost ready to just close your eyes and sink beneath the waves. You're ready to give up.

That is when you notice the life preserver floating next to you...

Keep Calm - Finish Line Ahead

If we are being truly honest with ourselves, we are responsible for a lot of misfortune and craziness that surround our lives. We make choices and decisions and then have to reap what we sow. Some things, however, are simply out of our control. They just happen. 

Courage

Sometimes you feel like you are surrounded. That there are circumstances that have built up around you and you cannot escape. That there is no hope in victory over your situation. Just crushing defeat. Maybe it is your finances imploding. Maybe your boss just seems out to get you. Maybe it is a medical condition. Whatever it is for you, there has always been one answer.

Frustration Can Come From The Smallest Of Places

As most of you know I am a mom of four children. Right now they are all teenagers. Many times I have struggled to be the mom I need to be for them. But whether I am having a rough day with life, or maybe it's something the kids have done, I will get extremely frustrated and ask God why he gave my four kids. I just can't handle it.

The Path To Prosperity Can Be Frustrating

OK, buckle up. Here we go. Yesterday, if you remember, I said I wanted to talk about prosperity for a few days. Prosperity in our financial lives, prosperity in our spiritual lives, emotional lives, and the rest of our physical lives. Because prosperity is a big word that can cover a lot of things. Not just money. In fact, if you only tie it to money, then you are being narrow minded about the possibilities, and repressing your potential blessing.

I Want To Be Free!

I have been working on become free from debt for a little over a year now. I long to be financial prosperous. I want to have all my bills paid and want for nothing. Who doesn't, right? What I am learning, however, is more than just the skills required to prosper with money. God wants to give us prosperity in our marriages, in our homes, in the way we love people, and at our jobs. In other words every area of our lives. So if we were to learn how to be prosperous with just with our money, we are not getting all that God is freely giving.

I'm A Big Kid

Picture this. You are a parent, and your small child wants a bike. He sees all of the big kids have one, and he wants to be a big kid to. So you get him a bike and start to put it together. He sees the training wheels you are putting on, and he says, "I'm a big kid. I don't need training wheels."

Trust Is Highly Overrated

Trust is still ringing in my spirit. What I am finding, is that I have to take the human nature version of trust out of the equation. Because trusting people is different than trusting Christ. That is where I have had the biggest issue.

Trust is (L)earned

The word trust has been really on my heart. I know there are times when I have had trouble trusting. The bible is full of examples of how we should trust God. Whether it is physical trust like trusting God with your kids, or emotional trust to trust God with your feelings. I am learning more and more about trust. We need to come to the point where we totally rely on God.

Stuff It!

Raising kids gives you the unique vision to see just how much influence everything that is not of God has on us. We tend to have a blind spot in seeing the influence on us, but when you are paying close attention to your kids, you see that influence a lot clearer. Well I have a simple fix for blocking out that influence.

Whispers and Hints

I have been asked the following question: "Does God ever actually talk to you?" It's a simple question with a complicated answer. If I just answer, yes, then it will likely paint a picture that the audible voice of God comes booming through my house telling me what to do. While I have no doubt that God can do that if He chooses, that is not how God typically chooses to talk to His people these days.

What Is Your Achilles Heel?

My family made the decision to start going to a full gospel church when I was 10 years old. I am not really sure why they made that decision, but it profoundly changed my life. I fell in love with the idea of God, and accepted Jesus as my savior pretty quick. I did everything that a Christian should do and started being careful about what came out of my mouth, and entered into my ears. I really wanted to live for Jesus, and learned early that He would talk to me if I really listened.

Despite my love affair, I had a really big weakness. A weakness that the enemy took advantage of.

Sometimes Parenting Stinks

Sometimes I am convinced that my kids don't like me. I am always up in their business, as they say. I grill them over what they watch on TV. I fuss at them for their choices in YouTube videos on their tablets. I am even restrictive on the friends they hang out with. I feel like the bad guy, but what choice do I have?

Wageing War On God's Terms

If you have not had the chance to see the movie "War Room", you need to see it. It's very good. Although you ladies might need to have a box of tissue handy. It made me realize just how much war is going on in our lives. It also made me realize how the war stories in the Bible with swords and arrows, relate to that spiritual war that is going on in the world around us.

What Do Your Trees Look Like?

My husband has been going on and on about how he wants some fruit trees. He wants to plant a few and then learn how to can the fruit. Which means, of course, that I will have to learn all about canning the fruit. When I walk past his computer, on the screen will inevitably be a website talking about fruit trees.

I am just waiting to come home from work one day and see one standing in my front yard. Oh boy...

Intertwining Coolness

This weekend I learned something that really made me open my eyes on what trusting God really means. This one little new tidbit of information maybe help you get through the next hair frizzing dip on the rollercoaster of life.

Great Expectations

I have always been one to have high expectations. If I make plans to go on a trip, I start planning and expecting for months in advance. I always get really excited about things to come. Tell me we are moving to a new state, and I start planning and expecting great things to come from the move. If I get a new job, I start planning and expecting good things to happen. I have had this trait since I was a little girl.

Until a few years ago, that is. When my expectations started to fall short of reality.

Listen Up!

Today's blog goes right along with yesterday's blog. We talked about putting the right tools in your tool box. Having the right tools to fix or build something makes all the difference. But would it not be nice to know when and how to use those tools?

Tool Time With Trudy

One of my son's is preparing to go to a technical college next year. He is only 16, but our state has a program that allows High School students to attend classes in specific fields as a way to give them a leg up on a career when they graduate. He wants to be a carpenter and build things. Their carpentry program will teach him skills in that area. Over the course of a semester, they will actually build a complete house. It's pretty cool.

Temptation, You're Such A Jerk!

If we are not careful, we can find that the enemy can really destroy many areas of our lives through temptation. It takes many forms. Something you saw on TV or Facebook, a hidden weakness in your life can suddenly raise it's ugly head, or it can even come from something said by friends or family.

Do -NOT- Conform!

For those that are new to parenting, or are not parents yet, here is a piece of advice. For those that have been a parent, you will certainly agree. Here it is: Prepare your hearts, because a surprise is often waiting around every corner.

The Stamp Of Approval

I know that I have spoken a lot about trusting this week. It's probably because I know that trusting is not always so easy. Another thing that is not so easy, is dealing with the need for approval. Having the approval of others is always nice. It feels good to know that others think highly of your accomplishments or deeds. Oh I know that many will say out loud that they could not care less what others think of them, but let's be honest here. What we say out loud, is often not true of what we feel in our hearts. 

Oh Yes I Can!

This week has been interesting at work. I work in a call center for the Hyatt hotel chain. I have been there for a little over a year, but coming into this job I had little to no experience. I had spent the last 20 years raising kids. Now I had a job where I had to use a computer. I have never been a fluent typer, along with the fact that my husband claims anything with buttons is allergic to me. They just never work right. Now I am having to type for eight hours a day on a computer that I am convinced hates me. At first I thought, I am never going to be able to do this.

Life In The Rearview Mirror: Part 3 (Finish Line Ahead)

I would never have thought I would I would write a blog series with three parts, but here we are. I get the feeling that somebody really needs to hear this. So I am going to do this one last piece and try to wrap it up. So whoever this is for, please listen up.

Life In The Rearview Mirror: Part 2

Yesterday I talked about part of my journey that I have been on for the last few years. Sometimes it is good to look back and reflect on where we have been, who we have met, the relationships we have shared, and the many ups and downs we have experienced. If you did not read yesterday's blog, then you should because it is relevant to this one. Here is the link if you have missed it.

Life In The Rearview Mirror: Part 1

Have you looked in the rearview mirror lately? I am not talking about the car you drive to work, but rather your life and the journey you have been on. Have you considered all that you have seen? What you have done? The people you have had relationships with? The good stuff and the bad stuff? Well of course you have.

What Are You Working For?

Today I spent a lot of time in a dentist chair. There are two things that we can all agree on when it comes to dentist chairs. Number one, if you are sitting in one, you would much rather be somewhere else. Number two, you have a lot of time to think. Today, while wishing I was somewhere else and thinking a lot, I began to focus my thinking on the word "work".

Are You A Seeker?

Are you a seeker? If I asked my kids or my husband that question, the first thing they would think about is the Harry Potter books. A seeker in those books, according to my husband, flew around chasing a little golden ball in a weird ariel version of soccer. If that is where your head went to when I asked that question, I promise that is not what I was referring to.

By the way, I am not a Harry Potter fan. I think they are good movies to take naps to.

On My Daddy's Knee

Good morning, everyone. I hope you are all having a great day. I have been thinking on a few things these last few days. My pastor has been teaching a series called "Approaching God". It has been designed to teach us how to have a closer, deeper relationship with God. It has been a great series for me, because I have often worried over if I am even hearing what God is saying. 

Stretching So We Can Run

Some days I really struggle to have confidence in what I believe. Those are the days that God will drop a thought or scripture in front of me that reminds me that my God is stronger than what I think or see. My God knows my strengths and weaknesses. He also knows what He needs to do to make me stronger and more confident in Him.

Roadsigns To Prosperity

All who wish to be prosperous, raise your hand. Do we have any takers? I thought so...

The Grocery Store Greeter...

There is a local grocery store I go to. Every time I walk through the door, there is a young man that is a greeter. I am not sure what has happened to him, but there is a long scar running from somewhere below his shirt collar, up the side of his neck, and disappearing into his hair line behind his ear. Whatever happened, I imagine it was very traumatic.

A Firm Adherence...

I was thinking about yesterday's prayer, and decided to delve deeper into the word love. As I was doing my research, another word began to ring in my spirit. Integrity. How does Integrity tie into God's meaning of Love? Well first we start with another definition...

Contemplating Love

Many times as I am doing my morning Bible study, and preparing for these daily prayers, I run across the word "love". It's mentioned a lot. Like over 500 times in the NIV version. So there is no wonder that I keep running into it...

The Clock, The Road, And The Pillar Of Fire

I was just thinking on some things that I heard over the weekend. One thing I found very interesting was in the story of Moses when he lead the Israelites from Egypt. I had always read the story of them being caught between the Red Sea and the Egyptian Army, and I would get really nervous for them...

Practice Makes Perfect

Yesterday, the greatest Pastor in the world - yes I am biased - was talking about how practice makes perfect.

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Allowing God To Forgive You

“But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.

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