God is truly bigger than anything this world can throw at me, and it took a hard, painful season for me to learn that. I hold onto nothing, knowing well that God has control of my life in ways that are for my good. In this world there are a lot of lies and pain. It takes time for your perspective to change through Jesus. This had to happen, and I learned so much. Thank God that he was around to help me through a hard summer, thank God the breakup caused me to see where I was hurting and what I needed to talk to God about. It is my joy to suffer for the sake of God's plans for me and for him. I can not only trust him, but I can trust him because He follows Jesus. The person I wanted to be with, didn't want to be with me anymore.Ĭorrection: He is following his heart, which He has given to Jesus. God loves me so much that he ensured I could be with my dog when he died. If it had been any other weekend, I may not have been there when he died. The next day, on Farther's Day, my childhood dog dies.Ĭorrection: I was blessed that I was home to be with my dog when he died. God took my grandmother to heaven before I got to see her again.Ĭorrection: I will see my grandmother again. God is taking care of my friend more than any justice system could. There is no true justice in this world, only God can provide true justice. God is the only judge that matters, and only his sentencing will be truly just. The murderer of my friend only gets 17.5 years in prison for her crime.Ĭorrection: My friend is in heaven. Her life was a gift to the very last second.
This moment should've happened months after her first diagnosis, not several years later. He didn't allow this to happen in vain or without purpose. God protected my grandmother from death for years and only allowed this to happen at the right time. God allowed my grandmother's cancer to advance, giving her weeks to live.Ĭorrection: God gave me years and years and years of close relationship with my grandmother despite having multiple forms of cancer that even reached stage 4. Why? Because He loves me so much and wants me to be rested in the midst of grief. He had specific plans for me to deepen specific friendships and to focus on taking care of myself and my relationship with HIm. My dreams plans aren't always HIs dreams for me, and I trust His are better. "God urged me to cancel my dream job and my plans to work at a summer camp as a photographer."Ĭorrection: God guided me to Athens instead of camp, because He wanted me to be here, rest, and grieve with Him in a quiet environment. It's only been about 2 weeks, but I have some new truth. If you've made it this far, thank you! I hope my initial attitude and negativity didn't get you down. One day, I will see the purposes and reasons behind my pain. Do not put your hope in your circumstances or the people around you. Put your hope in the promises God has made to you. He is stirring up emotions and feelings in you that will make you stronger and give your soul more depth and understanding. He is working in the darkness, He is molding and shaping and preparing you for greater things to come. I want anyone going through something similar to truly trust in the plans God has for you. I believe there will be an amazing testimony concerning the purpose of this season. I am well aware that this "season" of hardships may last longer than the summer.
Just because I began trusting Jesus fully didn't mean that the hardships and disappointments ceased. I had to face them head-on, but I didn't have to face them alone.
#Wilson from cast away full
I couldn't have a full relationship with Jesus without bringing all of my pain, hurt, and broken expectations.
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