And Then God Smacked Me in the Face....

Alright, so let's consult The Word real quick...


Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.- Mark 11:24

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.  - John 15:7

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.- Matthew 7:7

So, without getting too much into my life, let's just say LISTEN TO GOD!  Listen for him, look for his subtle messages, and don't freaking ignore Him...because he will just smack you in the face with the answer soon enough.

I have been praying the same prayer for about a year, for God to show me the way on what could potentially be one of the biggest decisions of my life.

I feel like he gave me signs.  I feel like he subtlety nudged me and was like "Caroline, your answer is such and such."  I mean, I knew deep down the answer to the prayer I had been praying about.  I even told my Mom one day the decision I had come to MONTHS ago and continued to pray about it.  I don't think I was ready to accept the answer that I obviously ALREADY knew. So, I kept praying it and praying it and kind of hoping that somehow the answer would change.

Welp, guess what. It didn't. And His answer smacked me STRAIGHT IN THE FACE, and I cried. A LOT. and I'm sad. REALLY SAD. Over an answer and decision that was made a while ago and I chose to ignore it.

Anyways, long story short.  I believe in prayer.  I believe God answer prayers. I believe that He has a better path for me. AND I believe that he tried to show me the way without me being devestated, he LOVES us and does NOT want us to be sad.

So, with that I will leave you one of my favorite verses that I have on my desk at work.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." declares the Lord.  "As the heavens are higher than the Earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts" - Isaiah 55:8-9.

I'm going to just keep on believing that He has a plan for me and He knows what He is doing!

AMEN!

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