I awoke this morning to a migraine, the third one in six days. Irritated, I skipped my first class, rolled over, and went back to sleep. What a way to start off the day. However, even in the midst of my misery, God wanted to show me that He was still in control. Later on in the day, after I was functional again, I made some time to make up for the quiet time I had missed earlier in the day. I found a nice comfy piece of floor in the basement of the Classroom Building, pulled out my Bible and read a chapter in 1 Thessalonians. It is part of my daily quiet time ritual, after reading scripture, to journal my prayers. As I was writing and praying to God, He led me to a very interesting revelation. He brought to mind one of the verses I had discussed in my Valentine's Day blog, Psalm 139: 16b states, "All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be." This made me think that from the beginning of time, actually, since before creation, God knew that I would be sick today, February 16, 2010. And you know what? For some reason, He allowed it. Knowing that brought me a sense of peace for my day. Although I had missed my first class, I was not behind on where I needed to be in the day. I was right where God wanted me (for some unknown reason) to be. I learned that even when events take me by surprise and pop up unexpectedly God is still in control and He is never surprised. This life lesson from God helped to bring an overwhelming sense of peace and purpose to my day. I was living right in the moment where God wanted me and right where He needed me. This revelation has encouraged me to live my life more purposefully instead of just falling into the groove of the mundane everyday. For some reason, and for some purpose, each day God has me right where He wants me to be. In my current Bible Study, Living Above Worry and Stress by Thelma Wells, a lady quotes, "Live life on purpose." And after today, that is just what I plan to do!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Every Day
I awoke this morning to a migraine, the third one in six days. Irritated, I skipped my first class, rolled over, and went back to sleep. What a way to start off the day. However, even in the midst of my misery, God wanted to show me that He was still in control. Later on in the day, after I was functional again, I made some time to make up for the quiet time I had missed earlier in the day. I found a nice comfy piece of floor in the basement of the Classroom Building, pulled out my Bible and read a chapter in 1 Thessalonians. It is part of my daily quiet time ritual, after reading scripture, to journal my prayers. As I was writing and praying to God, He led me to a very interesting revelation. He brought to mind one of the verses I had discussed in my Valentine's Day blog, Psalm 139: 16b states, "All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be." This made me think that from the beginning of time, actually, since before creation, God knew that I would be sick today, February 16, 2010. And you know what? For some reason, He allowed it. Knowing that brought me a sense of peace for my day. Although I had missed my first class, I was not behind on where I needed to be in the day. I was right where God wanted me (for some unknown reason) to be. I learned that even when events take me by surprise and pop up unexpectedly God is still in control and He is never surprised. This life lesson from God helped to bring an overwhelming sense of peace and purpose to my day. I was living right in the moment where God wanted me and right where He needed me. This revelation has encouraged me to live my life more purposefully instead of just falling into the groove of the mundane everyday. For some reason, and for some purpose, each day God has me right where He wants me to be. In my current Bible Study, Living Above Worry and Stress by Thelma Wells, a lady quotes, "Live life on purpose." And after today, that is just what I plan to do!
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