Responding when life gets hard…
Where do you turn?
In 2016 my life fell apart and overnight everything changed. A few days later, I was reading my bible and I felt God say, “Are you going to trust me with all this chaos and mess?” I picked up my pen and wrote the word FAITH in my journal.
As I sat there staring at the word “Faith,” I started thinking about Hebrews chapter 11, the faith chapter.
I opened my bible and began reading in verse 1,
by faith Abel,
by faith Enoch,
by faith Noah,
by faith Abraham,
and by faith Sarah.
Then I read final sentence of Hebrews 11:2 (The Message) it says,
““The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.” ”
The word ACT kept pulling me back, so I looked it up. Act is defined as,
“to behave in the stated way, or to do something for a particular purpose.”
All of a sudden I felt God say, this is how you are going to get through this. As I read the scripture and definitions again, I began to understand a new truth. The act of faith, their behavior, how they lived out their faith, was what distinguished them and set them apart.
I decided at that moment I wanted people to look at my life cheering me on in the mess, but also wonder; “how is she not a puddle on the floor.”
Then I could say, “Only God” I thought I’m going Rogue.
I looked up the definition of rogue and found these words -
“To behave in a way that is not normal or expected.”
I picked up a pen and wrote in my journal #goROGUE
R – Remember
O – Our
G – God
U – uses
E – everything
My life might be falling apart, but God was still in control and had a plan. I was going to trust Him and #goRogue…seven years later? I’m still at it.
