Living a life that Matters

A couple of months ago, all I heard was sad stories. In addition to my own trials, I heard story after story of difficult stuff going on in people’s lives. But all of us have been clinging to the cross and trusting in God through these times. We have been supporting each other and living out the gospel while going through the fire. I can say today, that I’m seeing lots of smiles. In fact, I have been smiling a lot lately and people have been noticing. I love where I am in my faith. I have been living in God’s presence throughout my days and I’m seeing lots of blessings as a result of it. I’m hearing all sorts of God stories. Kate McRae’s story and her family’s faith has always been an encouragement to me. My friend Michael lost his job and was in a car accident in the same week a few months back. Someone gave him a car and he just got a job this week. And through it, his faith grew so much. God works all things for his purposes and there are blessings for trusting in him.

I think the biggest thing that people do is give into fear. They run away or try to control their circumstances. It never works out when you do things your way and not God’s way. I have seen this time and time again in my own life. There will always be difficult times and Jesus promises to walk us through them. True faith and blessings comes from those who trust him no matter how hard life’s trials are. Love this quote I saw today:

“It is the most natural thing in the world to be scared, and the clearest evidence that God’s grace is at work in our hearts is when we do not get into panics….The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.”