"I just don't understand..."

Hey readers! I am sitting at school on my lunch break and just wanted to write a little something. I am the kind of person who wants to understand everything. It upsets me when I can't/don't understand why things happen or why things turn out the way they do. Since I was a little girl I have always loved Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding but in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths." It says don't lean on your own understanding. I do this a lot. I try to figure things out on my own. But I think the solution really comes down to just trusting God. We all have questions. We all have unanswered questions that stay in our minds everyday. Sometimes I just wish God would let me understand. I heard someone say a few months ago that God is not going to answer each question we have. He is God and he doesn't have to tell us why he works the way he does.

Quit trying to figure it out, quit trying to make things happen the way you think it ought to and lean on him..lean on that

• His ways are perfect <3 "As for God, his way is perfect..."-Psalm 18:30 KJV.
• His works are perfect "He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he."-Deuteronomy 32:4
• His will is perfect "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."-Psalm 138:8

I LOVE Isaiah 55:8,9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." These verses are sooo amazing! He always knows best and he works all things for our good!! This is why we can not understand...because his ways and thoughts are so much higher than our own. We can't comprehend how great his plan is. Next time you just don't understand remember he sees it alot differently than you do. Trust in HIM that he is in control and knows right where you are, don't try to fix or figure it out. He has a plan even if it seems like it's totally crazy and makes no sense to you.

Sorry this is scattered but I didn't have much time :)

Just keep walkin'

Hello everyone, Hope all my readers had a great New Years! I am excited about this new year and all the newness of it :)

I just got home from walking with one of my friends. One of the things I am going (yes, I'm going to!) to do is get fit. We had a great walk and I know i'm going to be sore tomorrow lol. I came home and checked my blog which I haven't done in a few days, and I was suprised by 2 new comments. It is so encouraging when someone takes time to write a little something to me! It got me thinking about how we all need to just keep on walking. No matter your circumstances, keep going. My pastor encouraged our church to try and read through the Bible in 3 months. I tried reading the whole Bible last year but I slacked up and didn't even finish half. Since I will be in school 31 hours a week this semester I just didn't feel like I could do it all. So this year I decided I would just pick up where I left off and try my best to finish by March 31, 2013. Sadly I am already a little behind my schedule. But I was reading the other night in Psalm 23. It is one of my favorites!

Something in verse 4 stuck out to me. It says. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. I noticed the word "walk." It got me thinking, when we go through valleys and trials we can't sit down, slow down or give up. In all your questioning and worries you just gotta keep walkin'. The only way to make it through something is to keep going. One day you will make it out the other side. In the valley, it's hard and tiresome. You wonder if it's worth it. There are two choices sit down and wallow in your self pity or get up and walk on for the Lord. If you keep going for Him he will come through for you. I know God never wants us to suffer or be scared but he knows it is in the valleys where he can mold and make us more in His own image. "It's in the valleys we grow."

Also just like verse four says, if you keep walking for the Lord he will be there and he will comfort you! Seek His face, eventually you will find him. :) The hard part is the waiting part. Lets keep walkin' while we wait and he will do something miraculous in your heart!! My preacher said if we would read the word that it would change our life and that is what I am looking for God to do. I want to seek after Him more this year than I ever have. He is the only way and He is all I want.

-Just keep walkin'. No matter the valley, don't give up!