“Could I trust God and believe that He is working out something good even from things that seem no good? You see, if I know there is potential good hidden within each chaotic situation, I can loosen my grip on control. It’s easier to loosen my grip when I can see the good. When I can’t immediately see the good, loosening my grip becomes a matter of trust.” ~ Lysa TerKeurst, Unglued, p. 24
Soooo I bought the book – an actual bound book and not an e-book…a book to be marked in, to fold the corners of the pages over, to highlight quotes that speak to my heart…a book to sit on my bookshelf as a reminder of what I’ve studied and learned. A book to thumb through next month and the month after and the following year…and years to come. I love books. I love the feel of a book in my hands…not that I don’t love my Nook and the simplicity of packing something so lightweight…it’s just I’m a book sort-of girl.
I love it when I read something that is totally applicable for right now…this exact moment.
When I first picked-up Unglued and skimmed the chapter titles, I thought to myself, Well, I don’t freak out and blow-up…I wonder if I should spend the money on this book. Lord, should I buy this? His response in my heart was an emphatic YES!!!! And I can tell you now…this book is not just for blower-uppers…but it’s for the rest of us…unless, of course, you aren’t at all like me. Human and prone to falling apart when your ideal little world has changes crashing in upon you and you can take it with stride. Not me…not so much.
God has something good even when everything familiar around you is changing. That whole mantra of “Change is good” – who started that nonsense? I’d like to meet them…and by “meet them” – I mean, put them in a chokehold! Seriously. Change hurts. That’s me. That’s me keeping it real.
Sixteen goodbyes. Yes, you read that right…16 goodbyes.
As I read the quote at the top of this post, I thought to myself, All of this change is my chaos right now…all of these painful goodbyes…there is something GOOD that God is trying to show me and obviously He knows that I need a repeat performance…16 times repeated.
Moment by moment, I am loosening my grip and learning to trust that God knows what He is doing and His plan is always best.
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