expectations...

You know it is never a particularly great day when you have a 2 day old kink in your neck, an anxiety attack over your finances, and your first episode of significant vertigo. It is hard to manage feeling blessed when the only feelings you have are the kind that close up your throat and steal the very air from your lungs and leave your eyes stinging with angry tears. But, I know the plans I have for you says the Lord.... be anxious for nothing... peace I give you that is not of this world.... the greatest of all things is love.... seek and you will find.... His love never fails.... Protector...Father...Provider....Friend...
Where were all these powerful promises when I was downing that meclizine and laying on the sofa letting my four year old watch too much Disney Channel today? Where were these promises when I was feeling that bitterness rise in me from being so disappointed in people for letting me down...Again? Well they were just as true then as they are right now. Right now, as I praise Him for grace and an imperfect progress that Lysa T has taught me about through her wonderful books, those promises are so true to me. So if you, like me, had vertigo or neck pain, had a day made complicated by money problems, lack of sleep, or hateful people, don't forget His promises. If your day had its own set of worries and burdens, you yelled at your kids, your spouse,  or even the dog. Join me tonight in a celebration of His grace. Tomorrow is a fresh start. We can begin again! Hallelujah!