trust.
“My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. - The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.”—Psalms 121:2, 3, 7, 8
Today Im trusting in this specific love letter God gives us-
Its so hard to trust sometimes.. but looking back at things I’ve been through, I realize that at the time I may have had a hard time trusting to give ALL of my worries to God.. and simply do just that— but in the end I see that God had it all together like a puzzle piece. It all would fit together, i just had to have the faith that in God’s timing not mine, the pieces would fit and I’d be whole. God’s timing ends up being so much better and bigger than ours.. and It may take us a day or a lifetime to understand that. But to know that God has is all in the palm of his hand.. that is absolutely something to hold on to.
TODAY:
I am strong.
I am Fierce.
I am love.
I am positive.
I am patient.
I am fearful.
I am joyful.
I am listening.
I am encouraging.
I am all the above times 10.
I am all that you have called me to be.
![“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God! How vast is the sum of them!18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you.”
This is Kevin, my cousin. Growing up he was just SO incredibly fun. I remember him teaching me dances he made up in my living room as if He was the dance instructor and we were a boy band that had to have our dance moves down perfectly. I was so young and treated him as just another friend of mine— but as I grew up, I learned he has Down Syndrome. BUT that does not seem to define him, and he is very aware of that.
My church is having a special day out for moms who have kids like Kevin, and this made me realize that sometimes kids with Down Syndrome are defined as kids who are special… and are treated differently. But really, I feel like we can learn SO much from them.. if only we’d take time to spend a day with them and just listen and learn to have SUCH fun!Kevin doesn’t allow others to put him under a title. He is just like any other person, I can honestly say that. He just loves having fun. I remember when I was 12 my family went to visit him and his parents and I was super bored and obsessed with the Jonas Brothers, Kevin came over with their movie and asked if I would watch it with him. It made my day, I had never seen it and that day I became very fond of the fact that He cared enough to see a need (me being bored) and give care to it by entertaining me. You see, this blog isn’t about people with Down Syndrome are just like us.. Its that Kevin has brought a new meaning to Psalm 139. That even with Down Syndrome, He was fearfully and wonderfully made, and that makes him so happy that He can live life daily knowing that God created him with every detail the way GOD wanted.. not society. Kevin is a perfect example of Psalm 139- we can rejoice in the truth, knowing that God has a plan and purpose for our life… no matter what people say. Because of Kevin, I have learned not to judge a person by their appearance, but to learn to love their heart.. you’ll end up having so much fun and will learn so much.I just am in awe, that God has such a plan for every persons life. Kevin especially, I know that he is such a light and a time of JOY for those around him. I want to be like him. Thats what I want, to know Psalm 139 and understand that.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44sv4tKe71qfuh3vo1_250.png)
Positive Belief
The story of Abraham really inspires me. He waited 25 freakin years for the fulfillment of the promise. He was seventy-five when God promised Him a son.
I wonder how many of us would believe God and live in expectation for 25 years. Most of us probably would have said, “I didn’t really hear from GOD.” or just easily try to brush it off.
In our impatience, we often take matters into our own hands. I say we get “bright ideas” — plan of our own, which we hope God will bless. These plans open the door for confusion and chaos. Then their results must be dealt with, which often delays our miracle.
God promises good to those of us who serve HIM. Despite the adversity of our circumstances — and some people have absolutely terrible situations— God still promises good. Our sense of goodness, however, may not be the same as God’s. Getting what we want immediately may not be best for us. Sometimes waiting is the best thing because it helps develop the character of God in us.
fear.
Sometimes I fear.
Like my next step.
Fear does not mean you are a coward. It only means that you need to be willing to feel the fear and do what you need to do anyway. Just because ordinary people take steps to accomplish extraordinary things does not mean that they do not feel fear.
Every time I fear, it makes me over think and then I may miss my opportunity. I don’t live in fear, but there are times I have to remind myself that fear easily messes me up.. and Im capable of more than that. But then fearing makes me stay determined and to go against it.
