Know God, Know peace, No God, No peace.

So I was sitting around doing some thinking today and I came to the conclusion that without God we are all in some serious trouble. I've realized that in my life, which is the only one I can honestly speak about, when I try to do things on my own, I usually fail. On the flip side of that when I include God's direction in my decisions things usually turn out a whole lot better. I won't go into many details on what "decision" it is I'm speaking on, but trust me, it's true.

Faith is a powerful word and a powerful tool to use in life, it's also my daughter's middle name! Plenty of people claim to have faith in many different things, I claim my faith in God. My faith has never ever been tested the way it was when Maggie was in the hospital. We were rendered completely helpless by the situation. It was awful. I wanted so bad to switch places with her but I couldn't. The only thing we could do was pray. We were going to pray for her anyway, but to put your faith in God, someone you cannot physically see, can be a challenge. I'm in no way saying trusting God is hard, because it's not, especially when you do and you're rewarded. What I'm speaking on is to want so bad to have something happen, and not be able to make it happen yourself. If you see a stick in the yard, it's bothering you, you want it out of the yard. What do you do? You go pick it up and move it. What if you see a stick in your yard, and you have no arms or legs? What do you do then? You call someone on the phone (you can't see them), ask for them to help you, and then trust that their going to come help you. That's how it was and is in our day to day lives when we pray for assistance. We have to have FAITH that God is going to do what He feels is in your best interests and what fulfills his plan for your life. It's amazing how human beings, who typically lean more towards instant gratification, can step out in faith and not only ask for something, but be willing to wait for it, and know in your heart that God is answer you. I'm so thankful he answered me.

Posted by: Wes