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My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway!  

draedrae
10/7/2007 5:48 pm

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 Hi, all - I've been taking a week off, emotionally at least, from blogging. My week was over-filled with *real life* that seemed to be all I could manage.

The good news is, I survived, I'm here. There are some real challenges out there, aren't there? LOL

My testimony is that I would not have survived the week without the help of a couple true friends in the Lord who ministered to me when I reached out, and of course without the help of my "partner-in-prayer," my bud, with whom I am slogging through a pretty heavy *relationship* assignment from the Lord.

Things I've learned: When following God...
  1. you don't always get to do what you want;
  2. God is still there & His plan is for you is always good;
  3. He always has help - a way through - available to you.
But then this morning... God really ministered to me *big* in church, about where I am, where I'm going and that what I've been doing for 5+ years will succeed. Yet, it was necessary for me to reach out when I got to a place too hard for me.

His plan is for us? We are not *supposed* to be able to do this on our own, without Him or without each other.

E'nuff said. God is good. MEGA good. Supernaturally! And friends are good. Really.

I missed you guys this week. Glad you are all here!

Glad you dropped by. Say "hey," okay? (I'm in North Carolina. We say "hey" here.) And If you're new here, I am very pleased to meet you! How about pull up a comment and introduce yourself?

I'm off to read your blogs.... See ya!

Remember: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway!
To God be the glory! Please see: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway! and Where in the World is DraeDrae???
AngelicHope
(Teresa )
6 posts 

10/7/2007 7:56 pm

 Hello there! I agree...life is NOT easy and there will always be obstacles for us to face but if it weren't for those obstacles, we wouldn't be the person we became today. God loves us just the way we are but loves us too much to leave us that way.

Like most, I've come across one challenge after another but I don't regret anything...I thrive on challenges because I know that it will bring us that much closer to God when we overcome them...it is during our toughest times that God will see our true love for him so it is up to us to "choose" what to do with that challenge/obstacle.

spiritfilled052
12606 posts 

10/7/2007 8:41 pm

 "We are not *supposed* to be able to do this on our own, without Him or without each other." I really like this part - it really stuck out to me - self-sufficiency kinda sucks and steals our joy! Blessings!!
How can we NOT praise Him - Marilyn

americandreamer

10/7/2007 9:26 pm

 Sometimes drae we have to reach out for that reality check, I did that last week with a sister in Christ. It helped.

"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16
- Pat -

levs_514
1408 posts 

10/7/2007 10:38 pm

 There's always failure if we do things our way. One of my favorite verse is: "TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND LEAN NOT WITH YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING; IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT." ( Proverbs 3:5-6 )

Glad to see you back, Drae.
God Bless you.
" We are fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14a

draedrae

10/8/2007 5:57 pm
    Quoting AngelicHope:
    Hello there! I agree...life is NOT easy and there will always be obstacles for us to face but if it weren't for those obstacles, we wouldn't be the person we became today. God loves us just the way we are but loves us too much to leave us that way.

    Like most, I've come across one challenge after another but I don't regret anything...I thrive on challenges because I know that it will bring us that much closer to God when we overcome them...it is during our toughest times that God will see our true love for him so it is up to us to "choose" what to do with that challenge/obstacle.
AngelicHope - thanks - you nailed it! You are reminding me of a post I was writing when He said: LIFE WITHOUT TESTS WOULD BE A GAME CALLED FOR RAIN. Whoa. See: There Is No Testimony Without First a Test

I'm with you. I don't want to be delivered from my tests. I want to *pass* them, be changed into His image, and give Him glory. Hey, I'm so glad you are here. Thanks for stopping by!
To God be the glory! Please see: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway! and Where in the World is DraeDrae???

draedrae

10/8/2007 5:58 pm
    Quoting spiritfilled052:
    "We are not *supposed* to be able to do this on our own, without Him or without each other." I really like this part - it really stuck out to me - self-sufficiency kinda sucks and steals our joy! Blessings!!
Yah, thanks, Marilyn. It stuck out to me as well. He's been talking to me a lot on this subject and it seems we *hafta* learn to love each other and reach out to each other and lean on each other. Room to grow! Thanks, Marilyn!
To God be the glory! Please see: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway! and Where in the World is DraeDrae???

draedrae

10/8/2007 5:59 pm
    Quoting americandreamer:
    Sometimes drae we have to reach out for that reality check, I did that last week with a sister in Christ. It helped.

    "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16
Pat that has been a major verse in my life this year - the confessing your faults part, and especially the *pray one for another* part. God bless you!
To God be the glory! Please see: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway! and Where in the World is DraeDrae???

draedrae

10/8/2007 6:02 pm
    Quoting levs_514:
    There's always failure if we do things our way. One of my favorite verse is: "TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND LEAN NOT WITH YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING; IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT." ( Proverbs 3:5-6 )

    Glad to see you back, Drae.
    God Bless you.
Levs - you hit on another thing that has been big for me this year: His will, His ways. Time for to do these things, isn't it. Thanks for bringing me back to these verses, they are such a wonderful reminder and promise. Good to see you around as well! Thanks for stopping by.
To God be the glory! Please see: My Will is not Always His Way but He Will be There With Me and His Plan is Better Anyway! and Where in the World is DraeDrae???

chardshan
1804 posts 

10/9/2007 5:13 pm

 Thanks for sharing this...I can see God working every day when he puts up barriers for me so that I can't get into situations I can't handle. It hurts, at times, but I know God's protecting me and that His way IS better.

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