Lord, I Need You

Do you ever have a day that was just hard? Today was one of those days in my life. When I say hard I do not mean the tasks I had to do today was difficult. The hard part of today was that I let my mind worry about things in my life that are causing me to feel stressed and down. I sometimes feel like I never know what I’m doing or what I should be doing. It is so frustrating to feel as though the things you feel called to do are not what you are doing right now. Being patient and waiting on God’s timing is not an easy thing and sometimes it seems downright impossible. We can let ourselves get so disappointed and doubtful that we don’t feel like even trying to do what we need to do because we’re worried that it still won’t work out in our favor in the end.
Today, in the midst of my work, I was full of worry, doubt, questions, discouragement. I felt a little defeated and I just wanted to come home from work, drink some coca cola, eat some cake, and lay down in bed and cry. I did some of those things but instead of laying down to cry, I decided to write. Before I had a chance to write much of anything, my husband called me from work to talk to me for a few minutes. While on the phone with him I realized it was raining a bit and the sun was shining. Enjoying photography like I do, I decided I better get my camera and see if I can’t find a rainbow. As I walked to the backyard I noticed a rainbow and took a few shots of it while talking to my husband. He had to get back to work so we said our goodbyes and I went in to upload my photos and look through them. It wasn’t until later when I took a good look at one of the photos that I realized what just happened.
I had spent most of my day in worry wondering what the future holds and what I should be doing in the meantime. I let myself get discouraged and upset. Still despite all of my doubts and grumbling, God painted a rainbow in the sky to remind me that He keeps His promises. When I saw this photo I just stared at it for awhile. The rainbow stretching across the sky over our house seemed to be placed there just for me. I know many people saw the rainbow and I cannot tell you what it may mean to someone else but to me it means…
God is with us
He has a hedge of protection around us
He will not fail us
He will provide for all our needs
He knows the desires of our hearts
He keeps His promises

and as long as we put our trust in Him we will not fail but prosper for He has a plan for our lives. He has a purpose for each of us that no one else can fulfill.

He loves, oh how he loves us.

Remember His love, remember His promises, and trust in His grace and goodness. When you feel like all hope is gone, take a look around. God is not shy, He is not secretive. He will show you the way and if He needs you to stay put for now, He will remind you that He has a plan and has not forgotten about you. There are signs everywhere that show us that God is alive and well and in control. Let’s try to remember that more and trust in Him.