Have you ever had something that was so important in your life and so big that you had all of this build up to it and once it's over you feel kind of deflated? I have been feeling that way recently, I am at the what's next of my journey. I honestly don't know what I am supposed to feel right now. I mean I am happy for the outcome it's what I wanted right? God came through in a major way but still I feel like I have no clue what to do with myself.
Have you ever been that expectant of God only to wind up with Him giving you an answer that you didn't expect or didn't really know you wanted at the time? My daughter had that happen with volleyball. At the end of the season she took a hard serve in a volleyball game and broker her thumb. It didn't stop her from playing, oh no, she played 2 more club tournaments BEFORE she went to have it looked at. Talk about tough, makes you wonder why we give up so easily right. When God doesn't give us those answers we crave we just give up, with our hurt feelings and 4 year old pouts we stomp our feet and throw a fit. We exlaim to anyone who will listen how unfair what we are going through never stopping to think that that there is someone out there might have it a little harder. The difference between us and them is they still have their hands lifted high never once thinking that God hasn't given them exactly what they need.
Did you know that there is a difference between happiness and joy? Happiness is just a feeling and it can come and go at the drop of a hat. But joy, Jesus Joy, is a precious gift that does not just come an go.
You are the light of the world—like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
— Matthew 5:14-16 (NLT)
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