You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
To the end that my tongue and my heart and everything glorious within me may SING praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalm 30:11-12
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Moving Forward
One of the things I took from the Chicago Marathon was peace. I knew He was asking me to trust Him. I knew He was asking me to trust my husband. I knew He was telling me to leave it all behind, finish strong and move forward. When we are obedient and move forward in faith, I truly believe that's when God allows the blessings to fall like raindrops. You can't help but to get wet! And right now I am soaking! Sure, THE HATER, has tried to trip me up and cause some pain but I ran as fast as I could into the Father's arms and He picked me up and CARRIED me out of the mess. There is not one single ounce of sadness in me. I have never been more excited about what the Lord Jesus is doing in my life than I am right now. It's happening to my husband, my kids, my closest friends and others. There is a FIRE right now that I believe the Holy Spirit is allowing sold out believers to feel. I am so glad I am on the bus!
What does God want you to move forward in? What does God want you to leave behind? Pain and hurt from the past? Abuse? Slander? Relationships? What is it God wants you to see? You can't look backwards, you have to look ahead and move forward. Closer to your destiny! For HE makes ALL things new!
I'M NOT GOING BACK! I REFUSE! I am moving forward.
This song says it all! (Thank you Erin and I love you very much!)
Amanda, I have been dreaming about you and me talking. Talking about your run and ALL that quiet time talking with God. I believe God is speaking to me....I NEED quiet..thanking for sharing your thoughts!! I love you...
As for the HATER...I often think of..."the enemy has come to kill, steal and destroy, and I have come to give life and life abundantly. What a promise!!
Thank you Amanda, thank you for being so willing to share your life with us. I so needed to read this! Lately I have been weighted down by hurt and betrayal. My life feels stalled bc of fear of being hurt again. But I know God wants me to put it behind me and move forward. What God is doing in your life is being used to help others, namely me!
I love this song. We sing it at church and I get lost in it everytime.
I am proud for you and feel a peace about where God is taking you.
If u go back and read some of your journaling you did in High School, maybe even Jr High, I believe u will see that God HAS answered so many of your prayers and I believe you will be happy for the ones He chose to answer differently than you so wanted Him to at the time.
As I enter into this new season -- it will truly be about thankfulness and where God has blessed me so much all through my life. Even when I thought I was in a bad place -- God brought me through it, probably allowed me to be there, and because of it I'm stronger and have compassion.
Yes, I still have baggage. Some of it is paper bags, some in Wal-Mart type plastic bags, and some of it is in a Coach bag. I believe that baggage gives me sensitivity and has made me the woman I am today. Everyone has baggage -- they just carry it different. Some are on wheels, some are in paper bags, some are in Gucci bags . . . AND some are in back packs and the weight is so heavy. I used to have a back pack but I unloaded it!
4 comments:
amazing!! God is doing some great things in your life and I am so blessed to be apart of it all!! love you!
Amanda, I have been dreaming about you and me talking. Talking about your run and ALL that quiet time talking with God. I believe God is speaking to me....I NEED quiet..thanking for sharing your thoughts!! I love you...
As for the HATER...I often think of..."the enemy has come to kill, steal and destroy, and I have come to give life and life abundantly. What a promise!!
Thank you Amanda, thank you for being so willing to share your life with us. I so needed to read this! Lately I have been weighted down by hurt and betrayal. My life feels stalled bc of fear of being hurt again. But I know God wants me to put it behind me and move forward. What God is doing in your life is being used to help others, namely me!
I love this song. We sing it at church and I get lost in it everytime.
I am proud for you and feel a peace about where God is taking you.
If u go back and read some of your journaling you did in High School, maybe even Jr High, I believe u will see that God HAS answered so many of your prayers and I believe you will be happy for the ones He chose to answer differently than you so wanted Him to at the time.
As I enter into this new season -- it will truly be about thankfulness and where God has blessed me so much all through my life. Even when I thought I was in a bad place -- God brought me through it, probably allowed me to be there, and because of it I'm stronger and have compassion.
Yes, I still have baggage. Some of it is paper bags, some in Wal-Mart type plastic bags, and some of it is in a Coach bag. I believe that baggage gives me sensitivity and has made me the woman I am today. Everyone has baggage -- they just carry it different. Some are on wheels, some are in paper bags, some are in Gucci bags . . . AND some are in back packs and the weight is so heavy. I used to have a back pack but I unloaded it!
I'm not going back -- I'm moving forward.
Awesome blog. I love you.
MOM
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