refocus and delight

BEGIN AGAIN. This has been my motto the moment I gave my life to Christ. In my desire to follow his ways, I find myself inspired to be a better version of myself. The setbacks and challenges that I face everyday can sometimes lead to a standstill in decision making. Doubts creep, distractions rule, and unhealthy habits reign.

Having worked in healthcare for over 20 years, I am currently experiencing difficulty in securing a job in the same field. This season of waiting has proven to be a test of my patience and trust in God. A pastor once said that we are not meant to stay in a season; we are just passing through. I remind myself to dwell on this message and the hope of God's plan in my life.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9: We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

Letting go of my plan and following God's plan has been a struggle. There are days when I forget to focus on God's plans: his plans for prosperity in my life if I follow his purpose for me. He has given me a gift, a gift so precious to remain unpolished. He has given me a vision, a vision so important to remain unfulfilled. He has given me a desire, a desire so special to remain unmet.

I stumble everyday but God is always ready to help me get back up. He has promised to give new mercies everyday in Lamentations 3:22, "The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning". It's comforting to know that every waking moment is an opportunity to make a choice: Do we begin again in God's plan? Or do we stay in our own plan? I hope you choose to begin again in God's grace, to seek again for his mercy, to surrender again in obedience, and to trust him again with the consequences of our choice to follow his plan.