‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
There have been many things on my mind and heart lately. It seems there is so much going on sometimes I just get tired and don’t want to do anything. It feels like the devil is throwing so much our way and we just want relief. I find myself often saying “My God is greater. My God is bigger!”. I keep talking to Him but even then, I speak of my struggles. I hope to see some sign or at least a little relief.
Through all the struggles and difficulties we are dealing with right now I find my little voice in my head saying, “move forward”. I have also said this to my daughter over the years. She has the tendency to keep talking about negative events over and over. I try to tell her she needs to move forward, beyond all the negative, to a more positive place.
I have been thinking about this a lot today. Sometimes it can seem so difficult to move forward, to move out of the dark place we find ourselves to a better, happier place. There are times when things are just difficult, and we get tired and want all the negative to just go away and our lives to be filled with His beautiful light and peace. How do we get there?
I can’t say I am there yet, but I know the only way to get there is to hold onto Him. To keep talking to Him, keep praying. Keep asking for Him to give His peace and His strength. Sometimes even asking for a sign or just something positive. My husband and I were talking about that very thing while going to the store. Amazingly we got a parking spot right up front, first in the line close to the door. I looked up and thanked Him for that little bit of a sign. He is still there. He is still greater.
Take the little moments when things go right and thank Him. He is trying to tell you to “move forward”. He has a plan, and all things will work out in the end. Don’t give up. He never does. We won’t give up on Him. His plan is better than ours. Just move forward.