I jokingly say that if everyone would just do things the way I think they should, everything would be much easier. Well of course things would be much easier! I am not sure that anyone really likes change, but it is a certainty in this life! Through the last 15 or so years of my life, I have experienced many different changes---marriage, children, job issues, personal and family conflicts, health concerns, and death. Pretty much the same things that every other person who is writing here have gone through. Of course, I felt sorry for myself while dealing with these issues, and often asked God, "Why me?". It didn't take long for God to answer me, and believe me it was a gentle whisper--not the earthquake or fire I was hoping for........"Why not you, Carrie?" It finally dawned on me that these changes and trials that I was experiencing were only preparing me for something better. Instead of praying to God to change the situation or the person that was troubling to me, I have begun to ask Him to change me, or to change the way I look at the situation. Now don't get me wrong, I am still waiting for some majors changes to occur! But I realize it is all in God's time....when he feels that I am ready, the change will come. Through the various struggles I have faced, I really have been led to bigger and better things. I have gained strong bonds with my Sunday School class, developed new friendships with my Pastors and church family, strengthened relationships with old friends as well as family, and also learned to wait patiently for the Lord to bring about another change in my life!
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24
Carrie McCullin
Friday, May 14, 2010
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