The art of trusting Him

When you pick a book to read with a title "Become a better You",it could be a coincidence or may be you are at a point where you are evaluating your life. Are you happy? Content? Is there more to life than what you currently getting from it? What is life?Why are you alive today? What do you want from the gift of life? Why did God let you see another day? These are probably some of the questions that could be rummaging in your deepness,and I know one thing for sure,we all want a better us,a better life. So is there a formula? You meet your colleague who is always wearing a smile,the life of a party,energized and excited and you wonder where does s/he get such energy from? Or you look at a childhood friend and s/he seems to have it all. What's their story? On the other extreme end,there is a friend who seems to download to you all his/her problems all the time and you feel like they are not really happy,but still they got something that you feel if I had that,I would be so happy! I would be a walking smiling. But why is s/he not happy,despite the blessings you can see in her/his life. What makes the difference ? So why these two paths,and where do you feel your life is headed.

I have been there,right at the middle of it.I have seen two parallel roads,one that leads to self destruction and the other one that is full of life,auspicious hope and very promising. At one time,I lived without so much concern and that's may be because I landed on a very soft cushion.God has been very generous with me,I think I got my grandmother to thank for it. She sowed a seed by extending kindness to homeless and the hungry in her home during her youthful years and I am grateful that I have never lacked shelter nor food.However further the road,I met what you would call "ugly" side of life experiences,at least that's how I looked at it. Where everything was going great and with a seemingly great future,scattered broken shells were left. Where peace of mind,love and happiness used to flow in abundance,strife,bitterness & anger ensued. Where a bright cheerful smile was the order of almost every conversation,silence and sombre mood characterized my days.God knows I cried myself to sleep,I wanted no company and the deeper I nursed my emotional pains,the more withdrawn I became.

I couldn't go on like this! I must have thought that aloud at some point. Where did I go wrong? Am I being punished for something that I did ^_^? Why me? Those were the kind of questions that kept on lingering at my mind for days.And so after a futile effort to resurrect myself from the limbo, I made a decision to seek for help,after all my acquired knowledge didn't seem to crack the code for a complete turnaround of the situation...and I mean I did what I had not done for so many years,humbled myself before Him and surrendered it all. I told Him to please take over.

It's amazing when you surrender to your maker,how He orchestrates your life. I can almost record a series of events that led me closer to Him and healed me. One of my favorite scriptures  is in 1 Thessalonians 5:24;Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it. For so many years I had lived in foolishness,relying on my own understanding and man. I had not known that He is always there,watching over his creation,stretching His hand towards us,waiting patiently to lift off all our burdens and worries,yet we live in struggle heavy laden right ,left & center and not letting Him to take over. God is saying I want you to  have abundance of peace and happiness,we say no never mind,I got it all figured out. He is asking you to cast away all your burdens to Him,and walk a free man,but we go ahead and declare "stress" over our lives with our own tongues. If worrying too much,walking sullenly and getting discouraged will not sort out the problem,why keep on feeding it? What about the alternative,choosing solemnly to trust Him,that all things work together for good? You could as well choose to be a blessing to someone,go ahead and give somebody a smile,greet them and get to know how they are doing. Meet somebody's else need and God will meet your needs too (without you even asking Him)! If your earthy dad loves you so much,he is caring and providing,how much more then can our Heavenly father,who created us and all that is in the earth and sea do for us?

Today I choose to trust Him. Today I choose to declare it a beautiful day with a special blessing from Him. Today I choose to bless someone, rather than sit and torment myself with worry.Today am expectant because it could be the day that I receive my miracle. Today I am full of life because my turnaround is just around the corner. Today I am greatly favored by God.

Blessings,
MM.