Shut up and listen!

Today's scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Thought for the day: "God is big enough to handle our honest feelings."

Ok...so today...was pretty much a crappy day. Well, not the whole day....just until about lunchtime. I go to start my car this morning...and my doors are frozen shut. Wouldn't open for nothin'. Both my son and I beat on them and tried about anything to get them open. Nope. Didn't happen. I had to call my work to have someone come get us and take us to school and work.

Then it was crazy busy at work. And I just felt so rushed and busy that I kept messing things up. I was getting so frustrated at myself!!!!  

Then I had lunch with one of my besties. Not only does she always make me laugh, which we did uncontrollably, but she always has some good, logical advice for me. Now..don't get me wrong...I don't always want to hear it. But she tells me to shut up and listen anyway. Sometimes I need to hear that.

I know that I can go to my besties and tell them anything. But I often forget that I can do that with God as well. He's always there. He always loves me, no matter what I do...or don't do. He wants to listen to me...whether I'm having a good day or a bad day. He wants to hear about my successes and my failures. He wants me to be honest with Him. No matter what my feelings are at the time.

Those who know me, can attest to this. I'm a fixer. If there is a problem with one of my friends, my hubby, my kids....I want to fix it. I want to make it all better. I do that with my problems too. I constantly try to find a solution. I have a really hard time letting things go and letting things work out the way that God wants them too. And when I pray...I pray for God to fix the problem the way I want Him to fix it. It's hard for me to grasp the concept that God already knows what is going to happen and that I just need to trust in Him and follow His path.

Which all sounds easy to do. But another part of my problem is that I have a hard time hearing God. I struggle with recognizing what is His will and what is my own. I'm hoping to learn this as I attend my small group. 

I loved the scripture today.


5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
    and he will show you which path to take.


So...that's what I'm going to try and do. Trust God and let him show me what His will is for me. 

I think I can, I think I can....


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