{"id":4227,"date":"2020-01-04T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2020-09-29T21:05:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T01:05:27","slug":"messy-surprising-glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/04\/messy-surprising-glorious\/","title":{"rendered":"Messy, Surprising, Glorious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Life is just a mess. \u201cLike herding cats,\u201d<\/em> my mom would say. She was speaking of children, but that pretty much covers life in general. Unpredictable, shocking, amazing… all in one lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One gets an idea and sets goals and pretty as a picture they might<\/em> come about. But chances are… in a re-directional, round-about way. Not as you planned at all. But sorta, eventually. And usually for the better.

Everyday I pray for \u201ceyes to see\u201d <\/strong>– that God would show me His perspective <\/strong>on life instead of my own. He\u2019s so dog-gone patient! Nothing seems to deter Him, and through His gracious timing He gets so much more accomplished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it were just me- I\u2019d push on through. Get it done and miss so many blessings! My life\u2019s course has been changed around so often, I\u2019ve lost count. But I would not go back and deviate one iota in how it played out, because those waiting-times and frustrating moments were where God revealed His bigger plan to me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God has proven time and again that ultimately, He is out for my good and His Glory… if I will just let Him have His way<\/strong>. Oh, the JOY<\/strong> of serving such an awesome, attentive, thoughtful, loving Creator who knows me through & through and loves me anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have Your way LORD, have Your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ForGlorySake! –<\/strong>Anna <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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