You make all things work together for my GOOD…
People always wonder why bad things happen to them.
How could God let good people get hurt?
I was recently one of those people.
Bitter.
Alone.
Depressed.
I couldn’t understand why God would make me go through the horrible pain
Of rejection,
Heart break,
And truly caring for that someone when you know that nothing can come out of it.
But the other day, I went to Harvest College Ministry and they gave me the answer I was looking for.
God gives us trials to test us, to see where we will turn.
How we respond in a crisis shows others who we truly are…and if we are truly following Christ.
I never thought about that before… What we do shows others what our relationship with God is like… And that’s powerful.
Also, we can use God’s provisions to help others go through similar things.
My best friend is going through almost the exact thing I went through with heart break, and today I got an overwhelming rush thinking about how much I can help her through this…
Suddenly, I felt over joyed that I went through such a horrible trial because I know that over coming what I went through can help someone over come their situation.
I was so broken,
So numb,
So hurt…
But all I went through was a GOOD thing.
Not only did it help me in the future, but it helped my best friends.
Knowing that makes all the pain go away.
Knowing that makes me forget everything.
I know that God makes good things happen out of the most horrible situations.
For I know that all things work together for good to those who love God.
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Thank you, God, for giving me back my life.
Wakeboarding…
Possibly the best thing I’ve done this summer so far.
Thanks, Joe, for giving us one heck of an adventure!
Just me, my camera, and my music…Nothing Else.
Sometimes, I wish I could just get in my car and drive for days.
Just me, my camera and my music, nothing else…
No distractions.
Just stillness…
…
I would chuck my phone out the window and say goodbye to Facebook.
I wouldn’t need anyone except myself.
No talking, no contact…
Just me, my camera and my music, nothing else…
…
It’s not like I’m upset, or depressed, or angry.
I’ve actually miraculously been cured.
I don’t have to think about it anymore.
I realized how stupid I am.
What’s done is done…
But I still just want some time away.
I want to be by myself.
Just me, my camera, and my music, nothing else…
Driving off to some unknown place.
Any where.
Any where to get away from here.
I need some time.
Just me, my camera, and my music…
Nothing Else.
The Lost Get Found
I feel like I’ve found myself again.
I mean, I still feel numb, but I feel like myself tonight.
And the one thing I did different tonight was listen.
I listened to what God had to tell me.
I read my Bible for the first time in a long time.
I waited patiently for his reply.
Be Still.
There will be someone to help me through this trial…
There’s a light at the end of this tunnel and I’m almost there,
ready to break free from this bondage.
My sin.
I’m ready to be me again.
I choose my way.
No, I choose God’s way.
For he has a plan for me.
He has a plan for you too.
I can’t stress enough how important this is to me right now.
Nothing is greater, Brilliant Creator, friend of mine.
