Where Life Meets Faith

Where Life Meets Faith

I Am Enough January 18, 2018
Seasons August 31, 2017
Speck in the Diamond March 29, 2017
A Mama’s Prayers March 6, 2017
One True Love February 17, 2017
The Gift of Reflection January 29, 2017
Significance January 5, 2017
My Light and My Salvation September 27, 2016
Hands Held Open September 16, 2016
Childlike Faith July 29, 2016
An Open Door June 26, 2016
The Journey of One Mother May 7, 2016
Peace April 5, 2016
Living in the Moment March 24, 2016
The Power of Prayer March 11, 2016
Favor March 3, 2016
In Love February 24, 2016
The Little Things February 17, 2016
More of Him February 9, 2016
Forgiveness February 1, 2016
Happiness or Joy? January 24, 2016
Perfection January 12, 2016
At The Cross December 26, 2015
To Hear His Voice December 10, 2015
Against All Hope December 3, 2015
Consider It Pure Joy November 29, 2015
The Act of Being Still November 23, 2015
God Sized Dreams- Guest Post November 18, 2015
In His Fullness November 12, 2015
Are They Listening? November 9, 2015
On Top of a Mountain November 5, 2015
To Know Him November 1, 2015
Light in the Darkness October 28, 2015
Be Held October 24, 2015
Give Thanks October 21, 2015
Sacrifice October 17, 2015
My Story October 10, 2015
Trust October 8, 2015

Trust

October 8, 2015 by aprilayers6@gmail.com

Do we REALLY trust Jesus with all our hearts? I believe I do….and then when something is thrown from left field….or a prayer not answered the way I would like…it thumps me upside the head and forces me to make a conscious effort to really trust Him. When life throws a curve ball it causes me to look up and ask, “Why did you let that happen Lord?” I am reminded in these moments, how little and helpless I really am without His strength to lift me back onto my feet. It forces me to get my head on straight, and I love Him even more for protecting me from what I couldn’t see. I realize I could have been plowed over by my choices or even my prayers, which would have made it even harder to get up in the end. And the beauty in all of this is that it is in the unexpected, that He draws me closer to Him.

Jesus didn’t live life on this earth without any curve balls. He had endless people throw the unexpected and undeserved at him. He himself, was not the meek Savior that walked an untouched path with perfect people alongside him. He walked and lived among imperfect people with real problems, diseases, and struggles. Sinners. The God of the Universe came down to this earth as Man, to live a life with all of the same struggles and temptations that His children face each and every day. Yet He didn’t make Himself above reproach. Instead, He came as a servant to show us how to love as the Father loves. And to trust Him deeply in ALL of life’s moments. To praise Him when life is good- but to praise Him when life is hard. To really Trust him.

This lesson in trust is not an easy one by any sense of the word. God is showing me time and again though, that He is faithful and true no matter what He allows into my life. He is in control. He spoke the world into existence and knows my today and my tomorrow. If we trust Him in all of life’s moments, He will give us insurmountable peace and joy. He will use our stories to bring glory back to Him. He wants to bless us and use our lives as a blessing to others. So for this reason, I will continue the battle to trust Him with all of my heart- believing that He will make my paths straight and use me for His purposes.

With love- April

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Tiffany Rooney says

October 19, 2015 at 3:39 pm

I need to read this everyday!!!!!

I am a wife, a mom to 4 amazing kiddos, a nurse, a daughter, a sister, a friend…..the list goes on as it does with most of us. Our identity. Who am I? After 12 years of having babies and children at home with me, last year they were all off to school as my youngest started Kindergarten and my days became my own. Although I enjoyed the new found freedom with those hours I had to myself, I began to search for a greater meaning with my time. As if the endless laundry, cleaning, errands, cooking,….wasn’t enough to fill my schedule, I desired a greater purpose. Recently I believe that God has spoke into me the answer to this un-named void that I have felt, as He is calling me to write.
I am beginning a new chapter in my story as I begin this Blog. I feel compelled as I pour out my heart in the form of writing. Funny, because as I have read the same about many other writers- I am an introvert. Words out loud do not always come easy. Placed in front of a crowd of even a few, I pretty much freeze up. Severe anxiety actually! But my heart swells inside my chest and emotion feeds my soul as I type out words onto a screen. I have asked the Lord to speak through me. I desire so deeply to encourage other women- to offer hope in whatever hard moments life may be unloading. Wouldn’t it just be nice to have the load lifted,….even just a little? And so my prayer is just that for you. That you may feel just a little bit lighter when you leave my page. With a little more hope and a little less discouragement, I pray that you invite the Savior into your mess and allow Him to give you the rest you are longing for.

April Ayers