WHAT NOW?

“From now on I will tell you of new things,
    of hidden things unknown to you.
⁷ They are created now, and not long ago;
    you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot say,
    ‘Yes, I knew of them.’
Isaiah 48:6-7

I can truly say "I didn't know." I didn't see this coming. Life had lots of twists and turns to get me here. The path I planned to take just kind of disappeared in the fog of despair as I wallowed in self-pity after each broken dream. But, I have found that all things do work for good if we love God and we are called to His purpose.

Nevertheless, the road to God's purpose is often filled with obstacles that may not be meant to stop us, but rather to redirect us. How often do we believe that we are in God's will, yet, nothing seems to go right?  Well, our gaffes can be our greatest gifts. It just depends on how we receive it as it is true that our mess can definitely morph into an amazing message of hope for many. 

The suddenlies of God catch us off guard and then we are in a "new thing". It may be way out of our comfort zone and quite a stretch. So, What now? From now on, our lives will never be the same. God is creating something new in our lives. This may be painful process, but it is not without purpose. We are moving into a new position and getting a different perspective. We can never say that we knew this was going to happen.  Actually, this was never in our plans, but God had His way. 

NOTHING

I have nothing,

But, Jesus is everything I need

I have no money,

But, my God will meet all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus

I have no food,

But, the offspring of the righteous man will not go begging for bread, and I am the child of the most righteous Heavenly Father

I don’t have my own house,

But, I dwell in the shelter of the Most High

I have no car,

But, it is the Holy Spirit who moves me

I don’t have many friends,

But, Abraham wasn’t the only friend of God, so am I

I feel like my life is going out of control,

But, my God holds the whole world in His hands

I feel like I can do nothing,

But, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength

I feel like I am nothing,

But, I am specially designed by the Creator, and out of nothing, He makes me something, beautifully designed for His purpose

You may see me as nothing,

But, Jesus sees me as everything - someone worth dying for.