| As I continue journaling in Recognizing God’s Direction in Your Life, I’m realizing that I’m learning a lot more than I anticipated. I already knew that’s exactly how God works, sharing revelations you never saw coming. I just didn’t expect them to come so soon.
As I think about the goodness of God, I think about my journey during the 50+ adult years of my life. I’m beginning to realize just how much God has been in my life. Planning my directions. Orchestrating my decisions. And giving me the space to make mistakes, the sense to correct those mistakes, AND the time to overcome those mistakes! Relationship mistakes. Financial mistakes. Career mistakes. Family mistakes. Personal pleasure mistakes. No matter where I was, no matter what I was doing – God was there. And it’s become evident to me that this journal I published, Recognizing God’s Direction in Your Life, has for me become Seeking God’s Direction in MY Life. Because now, as I continue my journey I am seeing things differently. It’s no longer self-centered where I believe I’m in control, but God centered where I know God is in control. I’ve become more aware that God is with me all the time. I’m more aware that God knows my journey. I’m more aware that God is guiding my journey. I’m more aware that God’s plan for my journey is for my good, and not for bad. So, I’ve begun to stop asking the question: why did this happen to me? But instead, my question is, okay God, what do you have for me to learn from this? This one change of perspective has added courage to my daily walk, and restful sleep to my nights. Not that all my days will be good, but that all my days are being ordered by a good God. So, in my journaling, I am excited every time I write. But I don’t write every day. God’s message to me doesn’t come on a 24-hour cycle. But when it does come, when it does hit me, when the evidence is so overwhelming, I write and write and write. Now that part I expected. That’s why there are no dates in this journal. This is not a diary. I didn’t want anybody to think that they had to write every day to be able to use this journal. But I do put the dates when I write. As I go back now, I’m thinking about January 1st, January 3rd, and January 9th. These are the dates so far, that God gave me something to put down on paper. Some emanating from my past. Others coming from my present. But all for my future. Things for me and perhaps, for someone out there in Facebook land. When I write, it’s personal. But when I share on these blogs, I will not share anything personal about someone else, nor any information that’s not my own. I won’t share to protect the innocent and the not-so-innocent unless I have permission. But as I do go through this, I will be telling you about the wonderful Proverbs 21: 9 &19 woman, the righteous racist person, the magnificent COVID-19 virus, my sensational substance abuse, among other things. I know what you’re saying, especially about the COVID-19 virus. How can those bad things be good? Continue to read my blogs to find out how I am learning to recognize God’s direction in my life through Jeremiah 29:11. I look forward to the next journaling God has for me to write and share. To do self-speak, to reflect, to seek the truth in me, that comes from me, through God’s revelation of me. To understand that in my life as a Christian, as a man of God, as a child of God, nothing happens by chance. Instead, it is all tied into the grand scheme that God has for my life. And He has one for you as well. I invite you to pick up your copy of Recognizing God’s Direction in Your Life, start journaling, and see what God reveals for your life as well. Finally, click on the link below to purchase your copy of my latest publication: Recognizing God’s Direction in Your Life – A Journal. https://www.amazon.com/Recognizing-Gods-Directions-Your-Jeremiah/dp/B0DRSLKJ9T/ Until next time, enjoy the journey. AJ Sam #Godisable #Godislove #Godmatters #Godlovesyou #Godisreal #enjoythejourney |
Nice job, AJ Sam.