Change Ain't in the Couch Cushions...

"And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God."~James 2:23

God never intended for Abraham to kill Isaac.

God desired to know Abraham's heart.

I have not been asked to sacrifice my child.   I am, however, presently being tested on my trust in the Father and my willingness to surrender my attachments in this world for His greater good and plan for my life.

I am asking you to pray.

And to hold me accountable.

On the surface, it is easy to find blame and complain and find the negative that accompanies being told your hours are being slashed to the point that you will not be able to pay the bills on your new salary.  It is easy to be upset at the fact that indeed you will have to sell your house and find other work.  It is easy to be sad, angry, complain about the state of the economy and the boneheaded decisions being made in our world.

God asked me a long, long time ago to stop taking the easy way out.

He is asking me to step out on faith.

So, here I am:

When you ask God for answers, stating, "Make it obvious God."

He does.

In bold, often uncomfortable ways.

Playing around online this morning, I came across this:

The chasm between talking about something & doing something about that thing is only bridged by a willingness to forsake comfort & ease. Our fundamental unwillingness to have our own plans, schedules, or balanced lives interrupted or inconvenienced is what limits us."~Christine Caine

If I sit in my frustration over my circumstances rather than trust God's answers to  my life questions, I rob myself of the gift of God's amazing hand in my life and new opportunities that He is granting me.  I cease to be a woman of trust.  I cease to be considered a friend of God. I cease to be...

Sometimes God's answers are uncomfortable and frustrating.  And it is easy to place blame. 

And be angry.

And. Complain.

I've been guilty often this week.

Please be in prayer for me, and especially my children, as we embark on a season of great change.  I am ready.  Truly I am.  Scared-yes.  Uncertain-yes.  Weary and lacking confidence in my own abilities-yes.

Trusting God - all the more YES.

Let me cry.  Let me be sad.  Don't let me complain.  

God never promised me a life of ease and comfort.  God did promise me Life and Abundant Life at that.  

Gratitude.

Trust.

That's the path I choose.