Whether we win or lose, we praise Him!

So just something to chew on for you: words of wisdom from someone I greatly admire and have a lot of respect for. And I am feeling like a cow that chews and chews and chews on grass with this, so yeah - I warned you!

So, I have been struggling with an issue lately... Just something I really want, but God keeps saying, "It's not time yet, I want you to wait patiently." And I keep telling God, "I am waiting patiently, but when is it actually gonna happen to ME?" Yeah, so much for really waiting patiently... Anyways, I was talking about this with one of my friends and thought I would share her response... She didn't start off giving me an answer, rather a question that challenged me...

"If you could have this *insert "thing" that you really want here* tomorrow, and God told you that you would receive it tomorrow, how would you feel about today?"

It really made me think... I still haven't been able to find the right words, but something more peaceful and yet I would want to make the most of today and not worry about tomorrow because I knew that the "thing" would happen tomorrow...

So then, to make my brain hurt even more after pondering on that for awhile, she challenged me again. God wants the best for each of us every day, right? Well, maybe tomorrow, it will be the best for you to have your heart's desire (whether it be that promotion, a new job, a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc) but if not, God has given you something that is even better for you that day! Instead of looking at life as I didn't get what I wanted today (which is selfish anyways), we need to look at life as, "Okay God, what was your gift for me today? What was your best for me today?" And then we need to ask ourselves the question, "Did I give YOU my best today?"

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase: "there is a reason its called the present."

So my gift today was time to spend with my friends, celebrating accomplishments; as well as precious time with my nephews in Land O' Lakes since I won't be able to see them for 3 months! God didn't give me just one gift today, He gave me two - and probably more if I sat down to think about it!

So just a challenge, seize the day! And if God gives you your heart's desire tomorrow, great! And if not, great - God had something better to give you!

"Whether we win or lose, we praise Him!" - Facing the Giants

Peace, love, and JOY!

Joy

P.S. Praise report - I finished school for the semester - did well on my exams! Yay God! There are only 17 days left until I leave! Now I can actually focus on packing and such! I am so very excited!