Anyway, so I had an epiphany last night (I seem to have a lot of those). Jesus set it up for me last week at the service when B. Coop told us to wear a red string around our fingers to remind us of the gospel throughout the week. I didn't realize that I NEEDED to be reminded until Monday. I was telling my therapist about my trust issues (blah, blah...) and he asked me who I CAN trust. I thought about it for a while before saying "just myself, I guess." Umm, wrong answer. You know what the right answer should have been? JESUS!!! As Perry says, Jesus is always the answer.
Anyway, this was when I realized I need to work on trusting God with everything. I always say "Jesus, I surrender all" but in reality, I don't. It's more like "I surrender everything I can't control and then I'll try to control everything else myself." It doesn't work that way, though. He is in control of EVERYTHING. Even the things we think we have control over, we really don't. How many times have you thought you were handling a situation before the crap hit the fan?
Last night I confessed to my small group some of the issues I've been having. Simone made me realize that not only have I been through this before, but JESUS has GOTTEN me through this before. How can I not trust that He'll do the same thing again? And you know what else I realized? He ALWAYS provides me with the resources I need whenever I need them. It's no coincidence that He has surrounded me with so many new friends and support groups right around the time that He knew I would need them. I've never been so blessed than I am right now and I was blind to that until last night.
So what does this have to do with you? Everything! Take a step back and look at your life. What are you going through right now, and what resources has God provided you to help you get through it? Think about where you were a year ago and where you are now. Think about everything you've taken for granted and take the time to thank God for blessing you.
So that's my epiphany. I'm about to go watch the Tigers play! Hopefully they can actually win this one, because they're starting to remind me of the gamecocks. It's also time for me to do another STAG SATURDAY! I'm pretty excited. I'm taking myself somewhere for dinner (haven't decided where yet) and then I'm going to see "Life As We Know It".
Have a great Saturday, y'all!! GO TIGERS!!
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