“Rehearsing your troubles results in experiencing them many times, whereas you are meant to go through them only when they occur.” Wow. That is so true. How many times do we worry over and over about something because we rehearse in our minds how we are going to handle that difficulty? Instead, why don’t we just trust God that He has it all worked out?
A good example is when Kiana left for school. I knew that the day she left would be difficult and I was trying to “think my way through it.” The more I thought about that day, the more butterflies I had in my stomach. I started to think too much about what life would be like at home without Kiana there on a daily basis. Yet CBU did such a great job during orientation, that I began to experience His peace. The turning point came when I went to Sandals Church that weekend. During the evening service, He gently reminded me that Kiana was in His care and I had nothing to worry about. When I relaxed in His Peace, my fear did turn into confident trust. I am learning to trust Him with my life, day by day. He really does have everything under control. It always turns out better than I ever expect!
A more current example is something that just happened. I am currently writing from Dubai on an overnight stopover on my way to Uganda. It is a miracle that I am here. I discovered last week that I had a problem with my passport. It was to expire in 5 months. Yet, Uganda requires that your passport be within 6 months of expiration. I called the Passport Agency on Friday to get an appointment for a one day expedited service. Earliest appointment I could get was Tuesday! But when I got there, the agent would not issue a one day passport. They were ademate positive the earliest it would be ready would be Wednesday at 2 pm! My flight .... 3:35 pm on Wednesday! We began praying that it would be done earlier. In human terms, it was next to impossible that I would have it in time to travel. But I remained pretty calm through the process. I knew that I needed to be on that plane. God knew that as well. There was nothing I could do but trust that God would provide. And He did! I went at 11:15 am on the way to the airport and the passport was waiting for me! Praise the Lord!
Let’s relax & trust in His plans today!
mama eydie
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