Blessed Assurance

Happy Monday my friends! I hope you had a great weekend celebrating the Independence Day with your family. If you are not American, I hope you had a great weekend anyway ;)

But it is Monday and that means it's time for our favorite meme, Making Your Home Sing Mondays hosted by my sweet friend, Nan @ Momstheword.



I woke up from a dream this morning that left me thinking about the past. Then I had an email from a dear friend during that time of my life. I am thankful for my friend's email and her concern about us. But between the two, it left me feeling a little bit sad.

I was reminded of a time in our lives when life seemed easier and not so stressful. Yes, there were problems. But they weren't as consuming as the problems we face today.

It's easy to live in that past. It's easy to think about the "what ifs" or the "what might have beens". It's difficult to think about the present. It's difficult to focus on the problems of today and not want to go back.

Unfortunately life doesn't work that way.

We do have to face today.

We do have to live in the present.

Paul set the example for us when he said, "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

That is the example I want to follow this week. I want to focus on the blessings of the present. But more than that, I want to honor my Father in Heaven. I want to keep pressing in and pressing up knowing that His future is much better than the past.

I may not understand the present.

I may not always like it.

But I have learned over and over in my life that God has a purpose. I know that His promises of Jeremiah 29:11 are true. I know that His plans are for good and not for evil. I know that He gives us a hope and a future.

So I am going to trust.

I am going to trust that THIS present is in God's hands. THIS present has a purpose for the future. THIS present is for His greater glory.

As I have typed this, the words of Blessed Assurance have gently started playing in my heart.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

I pray that you have Blessed Assurance today my friend.

I pray that you know the love of the Father who loves you so dearly that He sent His only son to die on the cross for you. May you know that you can trust Him with your past, with your present and with your future. May you know that He has a plan for you. He has not forgotten you. He has not abandoned you. He knows you by name and He is working out the future just for you. All you have to do is trust Him my friend. Simmply trust Him.

I pray each of you have a great week praising our Savior all the day long!

Don't forget to visit Nan for more Making Your Home Sing Mondays.

Take care my friends,