Look Up

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory"
- Colossians 3:1-4

I am continually learning to accept delayed and the unexpected,  which has some highs and lows.  However, Colossians 3:1-4 has been a powerful reminder of looking up to the Lord above, and of putting my hope in Him.  As a new creation in Him, my life belongs to Him, thus, my relationship with God can never be taken away, for his love is unconditional.  I am glad that I can bring my burden to him, put my hope in him, and let him take control of my life through triumphs and trials.

Please pray that I will continue to put my trust in the Lord, to find strength in him, also learn to be content with his plan.

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whther well fed or hungry, whther living in plenty or in want.  I can do all this through him who gives me strength"
- Ephesians 4: 12-13

Set the heart on things above

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set yout hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."

- Colossians 3:1-4

Dealing with delayed can be difficult and discouraging sometimes.  However, God is using this kind of situation to teach me about patience and faith, also to bring my focus back to him.

Live and move and have our being in the Lord

"From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places they should live.  God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.  For in him we live and move and have our being"-Acts 17: 26-28

Recent lessons on faith and patience are humbling and they challenge me to grow.  It is not always easy to let God take control because of human nature, but God is really the one who is in control of every aspect of life.  When my plan is not going as expected, God can certainly use this situation to draw me back to him and seek him.  I need to keep looking up to the Lord and seek to live and move and have my being in him wherever I am.
Thank you Lord that you are near, and desire a close relationship with your children!  What a wonderful reminder that God is here to have a relationship with him, to guide us and care for us!