Have a little faith...

Let's be honest for a minute. Life is really hard. Not just a little hard, but really hard. You know what is particularly hard about life? Waiting on God. Yep, I said it. I don't like waiting on God. I know I'm not alone in thinking that either. There have been days where I just want to throw a tantrum like I was a two year old.....stomping my feet, crying, sticking my lower lip out, huffing and puffing, the whole 9 yards. I've been blessed with a lot of things, patience is not one of them.

I want a lot out of life too. I think God places things on your heart for a reason. It's the waiting for Him to provide those things that is difficult. I had a conversation recently with a woman standing exactly where I was this time last year. She feels she's ready for love, ready for a husband, ready for all that comes with it. So much so that she walks into many situations with that on her mind. I know lots of people reading this can identify. It's a stressful place to be. But, God does come through EVERYTIME. He will provide the desires of your heart. He will take care of you.

The problem is, when you take control of the situation and try to provide all those things for yourself, you are literally taking it away from God. You are stealing his gifts. What we would find for ourselves is nowhere near as good as what he will GIVE to us one day. When you stop looking or stop trying to mold each person or situation to your liking, you are OPEN. Open to all that God WANTS to give you.

This time last year I would've never guessed what God had in store for me. Ohhhhh He has blessed me this year. All of the things I wanted, I have been given or He has filled me with the hope and faith I need to wait on those things. Once I stopped trying to force things, I could see clearly. I could see that even when I felt that God had abandoned me, He was there working on me little by little to get me where I am now.

So, while it's hard to wait, trust, and have faith-it's what we're called to do. We have to just give it to God. He knows what's best for us. If a door closes or slams (it does in some cases) it is for a reason. God will only give us the best and when He slams a door, it is certainly for the best. I challenge you to simply trust our Father, just trust Him. That's all.