If you've known me for even a little while, you probably know my saying-- NEVER SAY NEVER! I know, cause I have said a lot of nevers in my life, and guess what-- most of them happened soon after I made my declaration not to let it! And here's the kicker- The nevers that I never wanted usually turn out to be the biggest blessings in disguise!
Let's see- here's a few:
1. I said I would NEVER marry a man in the military or a police officer- well, then I met Johnny, the love of my life, who is in the army(national guard right now) and has a criminal justice degree.( and guess what- I HAVE LOVED THE ARMY LIFE! Most of my closest friends and family I would not even know if I had NEVER married a military man.)
2. In the army our first duty station was Ft Knox, KY and when we finally LEFT- I said i would NEVER come back to that place! well, wouldn't you know, just a few short years later after MANY attempts to avoid Ft Knox, I found myself moving back into the same neighborhood I had moved out of! God surely has a sense of humor! ( This is the place where God drew me back close to His heart, and here is where I was introduced to an awesome ministry- PWOC, and also where Johnny, Jonni and I got baptized together. Actually I didn't wanna leave when it came time to move!)
I could allow this list to go on and on, but I think you're getting the drift- so just one more:
3. I was one of those moms who said, "Oh, you homeschool? That's nice for you~ BUt not for me, I will NEVER homeschool!" Uh Huh, sooner than I could imagine, God was calliing me to homeschool, and I have not regretted the choice to obey that even for one day! I'm not saying there's not bad days-- I am human! But, I know my kids better than I did before and I enjoy spending my days with them ( and I also THOROUGHLY enjoy being alone too- so I am NOT crazy!)
My point is this- NEVER SAY NEVER. Don't try to limit what God can do! I've tried. Learn from me. It doesn't work! Now when I start to feel strongly about something that I never want to do, or a place I never want to go, I start wondering what is so good about this thing that I really think I don't like-- what secret does God have hidden in it, and I smile, knowing that God's ways are so much higher than mine, and His thoughts are so much better than mine! He has plans for me- good plans, a future of hope!
Let's see- here's a few:
1. I said I would NEVER marry a man in the military or a police officer- well, then I met Johnny, the love of my life, who is in the army(national guard right now) and has a criminal justice degree.( and guess what- I HAVE LOVED THE ARMY LIFE! Most of my closest friends and family I would not even know if I had NEVER married a military man.)
2. In the army our first duty station was Ft Knox, KY and when we finally LEFT- I said i would NEVER come back to that place! well, wouldn't you know, just a few short years later after MANY attempts to avoid Ft Knox, I found myself moving back into the same neighborhood I had moved out of! God surely has a sense of humor! ( This is the place where God drew me back close to His heart, and here is where I was introduced to an awesome ministry- PWOC, and also where Johnny, Jonni and I got baptized together. Actually I didn't wanna leave when it came time to move!)
I could allow this list to go on and on, but I think you're getting the drift- so just one more:
3. I was one of those moms who said, "Oh, you homeschool? That's nice for you~ BUt not for me, I will NEVER homeschool!" Uh Huh, sooner than I could imagine, God was calliing me to homeschool, and I have not regretted the choice to obey that even for one day! I'm not saying there's not bad days-- I am human! But, I know my kids better than I did before and I enjoy spending my days with them ( and I also THOROUGHLY enjoy being alone too- so I am NOT crazy!)
My point is this- NEVER SAY NEVER. Don't try to limit what God can do! I've tried. Learn from me. It doesn't work! Now when I start to feel strongly about something that I never want to do, or a place I never want to go, I start wondering what is so good about this thing that I really think I don't like-- what secret does God have hidden in it, and I smile, knowing that God's ways are so much higher than mine, and His thoughts are so much better than mine! He has plans for me- good plans, a future of hope!
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