I found myself on an emotional\u00a0roller coaster this week. I don’t even like roller coasters anymore but I stepped right up and took a seat. My husband didn’t put me there. Nor did my kids. And certainly, God did not put me there. No, I chose to sit down because I could not handle my circumstances and feelings. I could not process and sort through the flying pieces. I could not figure out how I was going to handle it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did you notice the word most used above? Yes, you got it. I. Absolutely. I can not handle much of anything on my own. I can not even do life without my God. He is the One I need. The One I need to process and sort through the circumstances and emotions. He is the One I need to handle it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was pricked today as I washed dishes that God is with me and all He is asking of me is trust<\/strong>. To trust Him. To trust God with the stuff I am trying to carry. To trust that He already knows how the next few days and weeks will unfold.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even if the days ahead bring pain. Even if I cry and fall to the ground. Even if it feels like a sand belt is blasting my heart. God is with me. God will see me through. God will see my people through.\u00a0<\/p>\n God doesn’t want there to be pain. He didn’t design the world with that in mind, yet here we are now in a world torn up with pain. However, God is greater than the pain. God’s love and blessings can outdo our pain any day. God does not want you and I riding the emotional roller coasters. God doesn’t want us on the floor in broken pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n God wants us, you and I, to trust. Trust Him in all circumstances. Trust Him with yourself and with all your people.\u00a0<\/p>\n I am reminded of the childhood song “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” Yes, He does! Amen!\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;\u00a0do not be discouraged,\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0your God will be with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/em> NIV<\/p>\n Psalm 9:10\u00a0Those who know your name trust in you,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>for you, O\u00a0Lord<\/span>, do not abandon those who search for you.<\/em> NLT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Proverbs 3:5-6\u00a0Trust in the\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0with all your heart;\u00a0<\/span>do not depend on your own understanding.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Seek his will in all you do,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and he will show you which path to take.<\/em> NLT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18\u00a0<\/sup>Rejoice always,<\/span>\u00a0pray continually,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/sup>give thanks in all circumstances;\u00a0for this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus.<\/em> NIV<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I found myself on an emotional\u00a0roller coaster this week. I don’t even like roller coasters anymore but I stepped right up and took a seat. My husband didn’t put me there. Nor did my kids. And certainly, God did not put me there. No, I chose to sit down because I could not handle my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","sharing_disabled":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[16,9,14],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_140544421.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7NWg5-kk","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1261,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260\/revisions\/1261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/godsgoggles.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}