It Is Well

Recently I have had a lot of conversations circling around one issue... " Why am I not getting what I want? Im doing everything right even when its hard..its not fair." Well honestly thats a good question, and I find myself doing the same thing no matter what. And the more you let the actions of others bother you, the more every little dissapointment hurts. Your sensitivity level to rejection and dissapointment reaches an all time high. When you reach this place, and your patience is wearing thin, sometimes its almost impossible to believe you can go on any further. But really...the question you need to ask yourself is, is what I believe I deserve REALLY what God knows I need? Personally I have been praying for God to give me something I yearn for so much, a desire I see others around me being fulfilled with all the time, and it really gets to me sometimes. I get angry..throwing my hands up in pure confusion at why I seem to be the only one who isn't allowed what I deserve. But it is never a question of what we do or don't deserve..it is always what we can and cannot handle. We crave something so badly, but do we really understand and know if that is the best thing for us in this point in our life? This circles back to my past blog on running our own lives, when we try it, it almost always fails. Instead of begging God for what we think we are promised, PRAISE Him for what we have at these moments despite how hard they are. TRUST Him to give you what you need in HIS time. And for now, take up Gods challenge to constantly try to praise Him for everyday things He gives you. When jealousy and anger well up inside..take a breath, look at what you have and say to Him that is it is well with your soul, slowly we will become content with what He has blessed us with.