Two, plus one equals three......
One of those weeks when things just don't add up. Things happen that shouldn't or people don't react to the end result of those events. Things just don't add up.
Then, fear, worry and doubt enter the picture, and the next thing you know is that 2, plus one, well, should enter three, but does it really?
Just because things aren't going the way that I think they should, has math changed? Has the way things work out, the way we go about our daily lives changed, just because they aren't working to what I think they should?
Two things in this life are constant and true. First....God never changes. He is always there. He will always get us through adversity. Everything happens according to His plan, the plan that He came up with centuries before I came about and determining how I think life should be. Life isn't fair and often not understood at all but its all according to His plan. Second....I am not God. I have never claimed to be, but almost every day, I try to fix things that are not within my ability to fix. I try to fix things in my life and in the lives of others, so in a sense, I am trying to do God's job and the last time I checked, I don't think He needed any help.
However, through adversity, I am reminded that He is in control and that every time we are faced with adversity, we are given an opportunity. An opportunity to come out of the adversity stronger than we were before.
A very special person in my life told me "The closer you get to God, the more satan attacks you. Its when you aren't being attacked that you should be worried because satan won't attack you when you arent close to God....."
That very special person, my wife, encourages me, prays for me and builds me up every day and I thank God for her.
However, in the midst of all of this turmoil in my life, 2 plus 1 still equals three. Steph and I have added one to our lives. Maggie, a three year old boxer mix came into our lives saturday. She is one really great dog. I will be putting pics up of her soon.....
Dear God,
Thank you, thank you for the reminder that you are trying to grow me. Help me to depend on you more and to realize that a valley in life, is not a bad thing. Help me to realize that when I am down, its time to look up and start the climb. Thank you for someone in my life to remind me of that, to encourage me and to pray for me. Thank you for daily reminders that regardless of what I go through, You are there.