No What-Ifs about It

The Bible isn’t full of what ifs, but rock-solid faith.

Today it is easy to get caught up in what ifs.

What if I don’t find someone to love me for the rest of my days. What if I don’t get this job.

What -if. 

Reading my Bible this morning, I was struck anew that no one in the Bible questioned anything the Lord said. I want faith like that. A faith so strong, that whatever the Lord says goes.  A faith that when the Lord speaks, I know it’s the truth.

Joshua wrote,

“Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed.” Joshua 24:14 (NLT)

I believe that with all my heart, but it’s not head knowledge yet. I know I will one day become an author and one day I WILL find love. It is just waiting and wondering. I am not good at waiting. I would like it if my Prince Charming rode into my life right now, but God has told me to wait. My daily You Verizon Bible verse, struck me afresh this morning, it is one I have heard/read a bazillion times, but this morning I read it with new eyes.

“Take delight in the Lord and He will you the desires of your heart.”-Psalm 37:4

That means that what God has promised me will come true, no what-if about it. I’m still deep in what ifs and pray for faith to stop asking and just wait.

Why do I worry? God has a plan for me and a purpose for my life. My head knows He will do what He says He will do, here’s to getting that to head knowledge. Our first response is to rush ahead of God’s timing. His timing is perfect, so I will find love when He decides I am ready, until then I will (try to) wait and not rush.

Much love and many blessings for the year ahead,

Mary Hannah

 

 

 

 

Its A New Day

Your 2019 does not have to define your 2020

“Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.”-2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEV)

I love the last phrase of that verse, ‘the past is forgotten, and everything is new.’ I just got home from the Passion Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, which was just a drive down the road. During the conference, we talked about God turning next page in our lives. I believe 2020 was a giant page turn for the world.

I was born in ‘95, when Windows95 came out and Toy Story was in the VHS player. In the short time of my life, I have made countless mistakes and I have screwed up a time or two. The truth of the matter is those mistakes were in the past two decades of my life. 2020, is here and the future has begun. Growing up, I never thought I’d see 2020. I thought Jesus would have comeback by then, but here we are. Another decade to spread His name and fame throughout the earth. No matter what 2019, held for you this is a new year, a new day.

I love Philippians 3:13 that says,

“…. forgetting what lies behind and looking forward to what lies ahead.” (NLT)

If you go through the next decade looking over your shoulder, you will not see where your going and might run into a street sign or worse. Let’s try to forget the mistakes of the last decade and look forward to the blessings God has in store for us in this next decade.

This next year lets keep our eyes on Jesus and not looking s at the past.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Fact: I was born the same day Windows95 came out. August 24, 1995