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Hitting the Wall

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This post is late. Not because I have any less commitment to writing this blog or my faithful readers. Thank you for still reading after two years of my musings appearing on your screen.

This post is late because I hit a wall. Not a real wall. For those of you who know me in real life, this is an actual possibility.

No, I hit an emotional wall. The one that feels like it comes out of nowhere and stops me dead in my tracks.

My daily habits have fallen by the road of life as I trudge through my days working in survival mode.

My husband is a firefighter in Colorado. If anyone has watched the news lately, this means he hasn’t been home much due to wildfires across the state. Sometimes he’s not on the fires, but when he sends crews out, he covers the shifts they miss.

The job which currently pays the bills is chaotic. My body proved this to me when I came down with stress hives two weeks ago. Y’all, I hadn’t had stress hives since grad school when I was going to school full time and working full time.

I’m not saying all this to make you feel sorry for me or be concerned. Hitting the wall made me realize, I need to slow down and take to heart, Psalm 46:10 (NLT), which says,
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

My life has become about obligations and making sure the everything on the “To Do List” is checked before my head hit the pillow.

Be still?

Rest?

Who has time for that?

No, I need to keep pushing, doing, and being who everyone expects me to be.

Need me to stay late and finish a report? You betcha!

Need snacks for after the T-ball game? Sign me up!

Need me to take one of our kids two and a half hours away to see a specialist? I’ll cover it!

Then I hit a wall.

I think God allows me to hit the wall so I can see it’s not about me or even those around me. It comes down to my relationship with God.

All beautiful relationships are nurtured over time and with time together. Our relationship with God is no exception. My time with God the last few weeks has become an obligation rather than a time of refreshment.

A check in the box. Nothing more.

God showed me I couldn’t do anything without coming to Him first. However, I can do anything with Him.

Philippians 4:13 (NLT) promises, “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”

Instead of assuming I need to handle all that life throws at me on my own, I need to turn it over to God by allowing Him to make a way through my wall.

How do you handle hitting the wall? Share it in the comments below to encourage others.

How Crossfit Made Me a Better Christian

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Swimsuit season is in full swing. It’s also the time of year when we are working out to look good in those swimsuits. It’s never too late to get in shape. If we still have breath in our lungs, then is time to make a healthy choice.

Recently, I decided to make a healthy choice for myself and our family.

I decided to try Crossfit.

The first day I tried it, I wanted my husband to turn his truck around three times on the 10 minutes drive to the box. See, in Crossfit, where we work out is called a box, not a gym.

This first day in the box scared me. See, if you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you’ve heard about my multiple surgeries, learning to walk again, and host of other medical issues which should count me out of the Crossfit game.

Instead, my husband encouraged me to try it because he loved it and thought it could be something we could do together. Our kids even come to the gym with us sometimes.

So how did Crossfit make me a better Christian? It did so in the following ways:

Humility: The moment I think I’m making progress in an element of Crossfit, my coach changes it up or encourages me to do it faster or slower with more weight.

My pride falls to the floor in the same way my sweat falls off my forehead in large droplets to stain the floor of the box. Every workout in Crossfit is humbling.

God calls us to be humble. In Luke 14:11 (NLT) it states, “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

I struggle with pride. When God calls me to do an act of service, I’m ashamed to admit that I think sometimes it’s beneath me.

But I’m reminded that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. The lowest job of the servants of the house during the time Jesus walked the earth. (See John 13:1-17)

Patience: There are no shortcuts in Crossfit. Every ounce of progress is earned. This progress must be earned with patience. When I lift too much weight or go too hard, I get hurt. Yes, to make progress there will be pain, but it should be short-lived.

It’s in the patience where we make progress.

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In Ecclesiastes 7:8, it says, (GNT) “The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.”

God teaches us every day about patience. It could be in traffic where someone cuts us off, or in the nagging of something we should have done, or in a complicated relationship. We develop patience by going through difficult times.

Confidence: In Crossfit, there is nothing better than surviving a workout I thought I couldn’t do. Long-term Crossfitters call it going to your dark place. It’s digging into a part of myself that I didn’t know I had in me. It’s about finding the strength to finish a workout when I want to give up.

I’m telling myself, “Write a Did Not Finish up on the whiteboard instead of my time, it’s not happening today.” Instead, I pressed on until the buzzer rings or the last round is wiped off the whiteboard to determine completion. This confidence gives me the strength to move forward in the challenges God has placed in my path.

In 1 John 5:14, (NLT), it says, “And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.”

We need to approach God with confidence. He doesn’t want us wringing our hands and hoping He hears our requests. Boldly approach Him and watch what He does in your life.

Is there an activity that shows you how to be a better Christian? Share it in the comments below to help others.

The Cost of Compromise

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There is a cost in compromising. We ask ourselves, “What difference will it make? Who will know?” It’s questions like these which can lead us into to compromise.

Comprise our values.

Compromise our faith.

Compromise who we are, who God made us to be.

We start compromising in the little things.

At one time we were committed to our health. Then we skipped a day or two at the gym. “Does it matter if I miss a day or two?” we ask ourselves. Will one day or two days make a difference in my health? It might not in the short turn, but the compromise a couple of days could move into a week, then a month, and before we know it, our fat day jeans no longer fit.

For the men that read this blog, you might not understand the fat day jean analogy. Ask any woman in your life. She’ll explain it.

Or we compromise at work. Will anyone know if I’m playing around on Facebook instead of doing my job? Just a quick game of Candy Crush. Then I’ll buckle down and finish my report.

It’s these little slips which lead to more significant compromises. These examples might not seem like a big deal, but how does corporate embezzlement start? A few dollars here, a few dollars there and before a person realizes how far they have fallen from their values, they are being brought up on charges.

I’m not saying if we play Candy Crush at work we’re going to wind up wearing an orange jumpsuit and serving 5 to 10 in the big house. But, we need to live a life of integrity.

In Luke 16:10 (NIV) it says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

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God wants to bless us with more, but He needs to know He can trust us with the calling He’s placed in our lives.

Stepping into our calling takes courage without compromise.

When we compromise, we can’t step into all God has for us. This doesn’t mean if there is a place in your life where you are compromising that it can’t be changed and restored by God. God is the restorer of all things. He is the God of second chances and comebacks. All He wants from us is to turn back to Him and how He wants us to live in accordance with His laws.

Sometimes we compromise because we think it will bring us freedom from something. It could be financial freedom, time freedom, or freedom from what others think of us. We all have our reasons for compromising. Unfortunately, none of them are reasons to deviate from our calling.

God loves us too much to allow our compromise to continue. At some point, we get caught. It might not be today, tomorrow or in this lifetime, but God knows when we are not giving our best.

Are you giving your best in everything you do or are you allowing compromise to invade your life? Share it in the comments below to help others.

Feeling The Fear

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On a recent visit to the library on a beautiful, unusually warm, sunny, spring day, my youngest and I walked to the library while the rest of our crew were out having other adventures.

My youngest is obsessed with dinosaurs. He challenges the librarians almost weekly to find out if new books are on the shelves. He knows the exact location in the stacks for the nonfiction section having anything even remotely associated with paleontology.

I think the library has expanded this section or gotten books from other libraries to meet the demands of my child. Not really, but I have noticed more books on the shelf and my mommy reading before bedtime brain sincerely thanks the library for new selections.

On this particular trip, my son, entertained with his new books, I stepped across the stacks to peruse the latest arrivals on the nonfiction shelf. To my surprise, of the five shelves of new books, ten of the newest offerings were about fear. Ten titles on how to be fearless, combat fear, be brave and overcome what we are afraid of all stared back at me with glossy library covers and unbroken book bindings.

These aren’t self-published books, rather ones marketed by big-name publishers. Big publishers don’t print anything unless there is a proven demand for the subject matter.

How much do we fear that we have this many titles on the newest arrivals shelf?

God knew we would be fearful. He covers the topic of being afraid over and over again. From Genesis to Revelation, God provides us what we seek, which is reassurance things will turn out alright. Reassurance that He’s got this. Whatever “this” is.

He is the one is control.

I’ve fooled myself into thinking that I can handle whatever the world throws at me. The hard lesson I’ve learned is that controlling my fear is an illusion. There is no such thing as real control. We only conquer our fear by giving power over to God.

Eliminating our fear might not happen, but a sense of peace which God provides overtakes us. We can move forward in faith and beyond the doubt because we trust God is in control.

God has given us everything we need; He has sacrificed His Son for us. Is there anything He won’t give us? Won’t provide for us?

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But what happens when what we fear comes to pass?

Romans 8:28 (NKJV), says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

We might lose hope for a moment, and it appears fear has won. The enemy wants us to think this way. Instead, God tells us all things work together for good to those who love God. It doesn’t say some of the things or a few of the things or one of the things. No, it means all things work together.

We might not know the reason at the time or even during our lifetime, but God knows what is best for us. It takes us fighting fear to get back to the path God wants for us.

How do you fight fear? Share it in the comments below to encourage others.

Failure is an Option

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Can failure ever be an option?

“Failure is not an option,” is a line from one of my all-time favorite movies, Apollo 13. For this group of scientists at NASA, failure wasn’t an option for them. They needed to get our astronauts home after an explosion on the spacecraft.

No, disrespect to those scientists and the writers of the movie script, but I disagree. Sometimes, failure is the only option.

When we fail, it shows how much we need God. We are human. We will fail. It’s not if, but when the mistakes come. These mistakes could be unintentional, or we could willfully disobey God’s direction.

When my kids fail, it should be a teaching moment.

Hopefully.

At times, I’m the failure in these situations. Just trying to be open with you. I’m angry first and ask for an explanation later.

I tried, really tried, really I did try, staying calm when one of my boys thought it would be a good idea to plug up the sink to see how full he could get it. For what reason you may ask? Well, it was to watch his toys cruise over the edge onto the floor, along with the water.

Water flowed out through the door and down the hallway. Instead of staying calm, I yelled, something incoherent. It was supposed to sound like, “Grab a towel!”

“Which one?” came the response from my now scared youngster. At least I think he was afraid. Either that or he was in awe of the epic mess he created.

My boys, all of them, including my husband, get boastful over the size of the disaster they can produce. I’ve come to realize boys never outgrow this one-upmanship.

I answered in my not so calm voice, “It doesn’t matter. Grab anything absorbent.”

“What does absorbent mean?”

With my eyes closed and the palm of my hand slapped to my forehead, I say in defeat, “Nevermind! I’ll deal with this.”

Instead of using this as a teachable moment to let my kiddo clean up the mess of his creation, I freak out and handle it myself.

Total. Mom. Fail.

I didn’t even have enough patience to tell my kiddo what absorbent meant.

I wonder if God sits in heaven with His palm firmly pressed to His forehead, shaking His head at me saying, “Nevermind. I’ve got this, God. I think you’re failing on the job. I can handle it better.”

Usually, at this the point in my life, water is flowing over the dam I’ve built in my life. The toys aren’t running over the edge of the sink down the hall. Instead, my tears are running over the edges of my eyes and flowing down my cheeks in defeat.

We can’t hide from God. Not our thoughts, emotions or our failures. It’s in these failures when God shows up. He doesn’t only show up; He will take over and steer our lives back in His direction and the direction of our purpose.

In Psalm 51:17 (NLT), it says “The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.”

God knows what will bring us the greatest joy. Sometimes, we can only find this greatest joy thought trial and error, success and failure. God will bring to us what we need and sometimes that’s bringing us to our knees in surrender to His will through failure.

God needs to break our bad habits to put His good habits into us.

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Do you hide your failures from God? From others? How do you overcome failures? Share it in the comments below to help and encourage others.

Breaking the Box

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What’s it like living in a box? There are days and moments when I live in a box.

Before I get emails expressing concern about receiving mail at the address my cardboard box resides, this box is not a physical one, but a mental one.

This box is where people categorize me. Sometimes it’s where I feel the safest classifying myself.

Living in this categorized world where, yes, I stay safe, but it’s not where I can become the person God has created me to be. Nor can you become the person God has designed you to be.

We need to break the box!

There is a favorite saying right now, where change only happens outside of our comfort zone.

There is the one simple fact; change is uncomfortable. For us and those around us.

Whether we know it or not, God has called us to be different. To be set apart.

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Do you feel out of place at times? Or hemmed in by the expectations of those closest to us?

I struggle with the awkward moment when it feels as if I don’t fit in my own skin. What people expect of me or are telling me isn’t what lines up with the person God says I am.

I know deep in the hidden places of my heart where I fear to go because it might see the light of day, I’m created for something different than the box others have put me. More accurately, the box I’ve allowed others to put me in.

In Acts 5:29 (NLT), it says,”But Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.’”

If I break out of this box, what will people think of me? The bigger question is, if I don’t break out of this box, what will God think of me?

David, the great king in the Old Testament, felt this way too. Before he defeated Goliath, the reigning king, Saul, attempted putting his armor on David to protect him as he fought the Palestinian giant, Goliath.

As David moved around in the armor, testing it out, he knew it wasn’t right for him. I envision David swinging his arms, maybe jogging in place and gently pulling at the collar of this foreign object covering him. David knew he couldn’t perform his best-wearing something which didn’t suit him.

In 1 Samuel 17: 38-39 (NLT), it says, “Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. 39 David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. ‘I can’t go in these,’ he protested to Saul. ‘I’m not used to them.’ So David took them off again.”

Instead of pleasing King Saul, or worse, making him angry, David was merely honest and knew the armor didn’t fit into the plan God had for him.

We can get into the same trap. We try on different personalities or clothes or relationships, to see what fits the expectation of those around us. Instead, God wants us to wear what He has perfectly created for us.

In Matthew 6: 28-29 it says, “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.”

God crafts the beauty of a lily, which here today and gone tomorrow, imagine how much more He is ready to provide a life designed perfectly just for us if we stay present with Him.

Notice I didn’t say our life would look perfect. The perfect live God gives us includes hardships and trials to grow our dependence on Him.

No one else can do what God has called us to do. We each have a unique voice which the dark places of the world are begging to hear because they need you to break out of your box.

Are you living in a box? How do you plan to break out of it? Share your strategies in the comments below to help others.

Being Big

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Being big. When we think of being big, especially when considering ourselves or our bodies, it has a negative connotation.

Then there is the opposite side of the coin. We hear the saying, bigger is better, right? My other favorite saying is, go big or go home.

Could going after the big thing be a bad thing?

On this blog, we talk about pursuing our dreams, obstacles to pursuing those dreams and how to overcome them, along with a host of others things which influence our thoughts. But, I have a question for you.

What happens when we make our dream an idol?

God has given us dreams. Yes, I’ve written about it multiple times. But how do we keep from holding onto our dreams tighter than God wants us? How do we keep our hopes from turning into idols instead of the gifts God has given us? Here are three ways:

Keep a loose grip. Think about how your hands feel when you have a tight grip. They hurt, feel strained, or we get the dreaded blisters. Now, think about when we have a loose grip. It leaves us open to enjoying whatever we are hanging on to in hopes of achieving our goals.

In Proverbs 16:9 (ESV), it says, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Consider this in the context of our dreams. When we have a loose grip or open hands or allowing God to establish our steps, we are offering our desires to God. It hasn’t become more important than Him. We are leaving it open for Him to add to it or possibly take it away for a season. Either way, we are surrendering it to Him.

Let go. When God does take something away for a season, we need to let it go. In Psalm 55:22 (NLV), it says, Give all your cares to the Lord and He will give you strength. He will never let those who are right with Him be shaken.”

Turning things over to God is not an easy one for me. There was a time in my life when I was a firefighter. Due to multiple injuries, God told me I need to let go of this part of my life. For anyone who has loved what they do and then have it taken away, it can be difficult to handle in a dignified way.

Dignified, I was not.

I cried. I pleaded with God to heal my body enough to allow me to get back on the truck with my crew. Pretty much I was the epitome of a two-year-old throwing a temper tantrum in the candy aisle. I wanted to get back to firefighting more than anything else. Instead, I heard the word “No” repeatedly. Firefighting wasn’t the path God wanted me to walk anymore. The lesson I needed to learn was letting go.

Rise above. We can rise above our desires, with the help of God. There is nothing we cannot do without God. Instead of allowing our dreams to control us, we can rise above them. Sometimes we drive ourselves to reach our goals at the cost of everything and anyone else.

Instead, God wants us to grow closer to Him as our dreams draw closer to fruition. If we pursue our goals with so much determination that it costs us a relationship with God, then the dream has required too much of us. It’s not about getting to the dream destination at all costs.

In Isaiah 1:19 (NIV), it says, “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;”

God is pleased with our obedience, not our achievements.

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Are there an area in your life where you need to keep a loose grip, let go and rise above? Share it in the comments below to help others.

Hearing God’s Voice

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Can we hear from God?

I’ve often asked myself this question. Typically followed up by these questions. How do I know if I’m hearing from God? Is this dream or goal I have lining up with what God wants for me? How do I know what direction God wants me to go?

We need to keep our spiritual antenna up to receive the messages God is sending. God wants to communicate with us. He wrote an entire book just to show us how much He loves us and how He wants us to live. It’s these rules which keep us safe from the enemy. Just in case you don’t know what book I’m referring to, it’s the Bible.

In Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) it says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” We must seek God out first. He is polite God. He does force His love or His rules on us. If we want nothing to do with Him, He respects our decision. But when we come willingly to Him, then we will find Him.

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Can we know we are hearing from God? Yes, we can. Here are three ways to get you closer to hearing from God.

1. Get a Journal. Here’s where we are going to write down what we hear from God. It doesn’t have to be a journal. It could be a random piece of paper. But here’s where keeping track of that paper is essential. Refer back to what we wrote down on a regular basis. Reviewing what I wrote is something I struggle with because I want to move onto the next exciting thing. The review is valuable because it shows us where God has answered our prayers or what direction He’s leading us or where there on common themes to what He’s saying to us.

2. Read the Bible. Yes, this is where God has shown us what we need to know. We must compare everything we hear to what it says in the Bible. This is an extreme example, but if what you’re hearing from God is telling you to knock over the local bank to cover your needs, this, my friends is in violation of God’s law. He would never communicate something which is in direct conflict with His written word. In Psalm 119:105, it says, “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.”

3. Call a Friend. There is a popular saying where sometimes we can see the forest through the trees. We get so caught up and focused on one thing; we disregard all other things. It helps to have someone to bounce ideas off of during this process. Preferably, someone, you can pray with, and they can pray for you. Having another set of spiritual eyes and ears can help clarify a situation. In Matthew 18:20 (NLT) it says, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” God is with us when we invite Him into our conversations.

God wants to be part of our life. He is willing to speak to our hearts if we are willing to listen. How do you hear God’s voice? Do you have other ideas? Share it in the comments below to help others.

Curate Our Calling

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Curating our calling. What does this mean exactly? Is it about finding the one thing we are good at? Or is it using our gifts and talents in a multitude of ways?

I’ve struggled with curating my calling. Actually, I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out the perfect calling for myself. If there is an aptitude or personality test on the market, I’ve probably taken it.

I thought if I could find the one thing I was called to do, then my life would be perfect. I would be fulfilled and have my passion satisfied because I was doing what I loved. Isn’t that what the world tells us?

News flash, my life will never be perfect.

Neither will yours.

Sorry, if this news comes as a shock to your system.

I’m coming to realize, I was using my calling to take God’s place. If there is one thing God hates, it’s loving or seeking things which we put above Him. He will not bless my journey until I surrender this journey to Him.

I’m a serial discoverer. I like to explore new things. It could be through a class or traveling or reading a book. I want to keep learning unique and different things.

It’s about learning these unique and different things which have to lead me to start using the particular talents God has given me in different ways.

God might not call us to do one thing and one thing only.

Yes, I’m a professionally trained and educated planner. But this doesn’t mean I can’t branch out and do different things with my life.

While right now I write this blog on the side, a moonlighting blogger if you will. I hope to one day soon, it turns into a full-time gig. This might be a long time coming, but I’m being faithful and curating the call to be a writer.

Instead of waiting for a publisher to pick up another one of my books, I using this blog to tell the stories God has put in my heart and craft my voice. If you’re a return visitor, my hope is you’re enjoying the progression of my writing as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.

This is only one of the things God has called me to do. I also have the privilege of being a wife and mother. It’s in this calling when I feel the greatest satisfaction.

When my husband and kiddos are able to know in the deepest places of their heart that they are loved unconditionally, then I’ve done my job as a wife and parent. My kids understand the reason I push them, discipline them, and praise them is all based on this love.

I hope to emulate the love Jesus showed the world. It’s in this love where I want to point my kids to Jesus. If you watch any sporting event you are probably familiar with this verse because someone holds it up as the camera pans the audience.

John 3:16 (NLT) “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

My calling is filled with multiple facets. God created the universe. All the way down to the smallest seed, He saw fit to build us a Kaleidoscope of colors, textures, and environments to enjoy.

Why would He only give us one calling to curate? He wouldn’t. Rest easy in knowing while God could be calling you to do multiple things, He is always the best tour guide through this journey of life.

Are you struggling with multiple callings in your life? How do you handle it? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Embracing The Plot Twists

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Today, April 6th, the day of this post, is my youngest kiddo’s birthday. Yes, you can celebrate along with me, but you will not be seeing a Pinterest picture worthy birthday party. Nope, we keep it chill with dinosaurs, monster trucks, and cupcakes at the local park.

My youngest was a surprise. See, I was headed in for another surgery. Yes, another one.

The doctor’s office suggested a pregnancy test before going in. It didn’t even enter my mind that we could be pregnant. My husband loved his stepchildren as if they are his own and we had made the decision to not have any more kiddos.

We had every reason in the book to keep our family of four. There wasn’t enough space in our house, we already had two amazing kiddos, we were happy with our life together and kids are expensive! Did I mention kids are expensive? Can I get an amen from the back?

To say we were shocked to find out we were having a baby would be an understatement. However, we knew God was in control and would provide for our family.

And His plans were beyond what we could have imagined. Our third kiddo has added to our family in ways we couldn’t have imagined. He makes us laugh, along with his brother, at their antics together. He fills our days with joy. Okay, full disclosure, most days are filled with joy. Then there are some days where my parenting skills are extremely challenged and I’m praying for a little sanity.

Three kids weren’t part of my life plan. It wasn’t even on my radar. It wasn’t on my husband’s radar either.

God had other plans for us.

We discovered His plans are better than the ones we can create for ourselves. I’m learning to embrace the plot twists He puts in my life.

I’m a planner. I even have a degree in planning. Seriously, I like to plan!

When things don’t go as I’ve planned them or they haven’t met my expectations, then I freak out. Freak out is a technical term for being snappy at my husband, a little short with my kids and disappointed in myself because I didn’t anticipate a curve.

God likes to throw us curves.

If we didn’t have curves, we wouldn’t be dependent on Him. We wouldn’t experience the adventure He has for us. We wouldn’t experience His plan for our lives.

Because His plan is better than anything we can plan for ourselves.

I use this verse often, but it’s too good, too perfect not to use here. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

We can rest assured that our plot twists are all part of God’s plan. He has declared that:

  • We will prosper.
  • We have a hope.
  • We have a future.

The plot twists in our lives allow our trust in God’s plan to grow. We have no idea what will become of the plot twist, but we can rest assured that God does and that is enough.

How do you handle plot twists in your life? Share it in the comments below to encourage others.