Well for starters, Happy Valentine's Day!! I'm not much of a goob for Valentine's celebration, but thought I would spread a little love! Anyway... on to today's post.
So if you are a “church goer,” you have probably been to a service where you felt like they were talking directly to you. You might have been hesitant to go that service, but for some reason you went anyway. Well, that was my situation yesterday.
Saturday night I got a phone call that my mom had fallen and hit her head and possibly broken her hip. At this point we had NO idea what was going to happen, but she told me not to drive to Memphis because there would be nothing I could do. I didn’t hear back from them that night so of course I was up all night worrying. When my alarm went off to get up and go to church, I went back and forth debating whether to go or head up to Memphis. Since I hadn’t heard from them I thought it couldn’t be serious or they would have called to let me know. My ultimate decision was to go to church, so off Cole and I went. When I got out of church, I had a message from both a drugged up on Morphine Mother and my Step-Dad. They had a cancellation and she was going into surgery in 15 minutes. Yeah crazy is what I thought too! Needless to say I got on the road to Memphis after Church, but it is what I heard in Church that I really want to write about…
We had Reverend James Newsom come from St. George’s Episcopal Church/school in Memphis as a guest to preach our sermon this morning. He is the chaplain for the kindergarten through 2nd grade, so he was pretty good at keep the attention of the congregation. Anyway, he had just become the chaplain a year ago, so his sermon was all about accepting the path the Lord has given you. When he was first asked to be the chaplain he said he was very hesitant, unsure that a chaplain was the calling Jesus had given him. After much prayer, he accepted the position with a little bit of an unsure heart. A year later, he is without a shadow of a doubt sure that God knew what he was doing when he called him to be the chaplain. At times we may question the plan that Jesus has for us, but we must learn to accept it and perform to the best of our ability.
I have struggled so much with doubt about my life plan over the past few weeks that I have forgotten to stop and thank Him for where I am now. I love what I do for a living and I know I am doing the right thing. I was reminded that the Lord has an ultimate plan for me and my current job is part of that plan. I may not be here forever, as I feel He may be starting to pull me in other directions, but I am going to do my best to Glorify him in the part of my life I am in now. At times you may think you are straying from the right path, but just ask him and he will show you. You just have to be willing to listen. That is where I tend to fault. I ask over and over, but struggle to listen to what his answer is.
The sermon this morning was my answer LOUD AND CLEAR! Stay where I am, as he has a plan for me and when he is ready for me to move, he will show me the way. Now I’m not saying just sit back and relax and coast on the coat tail of Jesus, but know that he has had your ENTIRE life planned before you were even conceived in the womb. I’m not trying to preach, I just often get asked by non-believers why it is that I believe. This is one of those reasons. I have prayed day after day for guidance on what it is I am supposed to be doing. After coming back from India, I really want to get involved with helping children, but it is very apparent to me, that it will happen when it is supposed to. After hearing this sermon yesterday, I know that right now me having that career is not what he wants. There is something I have yet to learn or share where I currently am. Looks like volunteering is where I will be heading first… that’s why I believe.
Charge thru your challenges one day a time. Worry about today right now and tomorrow when it gets here.
With Love in Him,
Emily
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