When we think of something being canceled, it’s usually related to a disappointment. We don’t like it when plans get changed without our say so. Don’t mess with my plans! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
Plans have been messed with, friends, and that’s not likely to stop, pandemic or no pandemic. Life happens. It’s what we do with these happenings that defines us.
I posted earlier this week about changing your perspective. Why not try that approach? Instead of living in our disappointments and dwelling on what we’ve lost, let’s choose to change how we see them.
Yes, we’ve experienced canceled graduation ceremonies, wedding receptions, and baby showers. These are not profound losses. Our plans were changed without our say so.
Now change your glasses….even in the face of disappointment, we graduated, got married, and had babies. That looks like gain, gain, gain to me. It’s about your view of what you’ve experienced.
Jesus came to save us from this world. It is by His sacrifice on the cross that our debt is canceled, and our sins are forgiven. For those who believe in this truth, we have peace with God, and we can stand in His grace. That’s something we don’t deserve, but He freely gives.
This new grace status, in Christ, will eventually give you a new outlook on life.
In the book of Romans, Paul says, We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. (Romans 5:3-5)
And there’s the key. God loves us! Because of that, when we accept Jesus by faith, the Holy Spirit indwells us and begins to help find those new glasses.
Today I’m posting in the Five Minute Friday link-up, where we free-write to a single word prompt for five minutes. Today the prompt is CANCEL.
Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash
My plans have all been disarrayed,
no health, and no more time,
but I don’t like how this is played,
and I’m taking back what’s mine.
I may fall along the way
to what I’m moving toward,
but if I do I can still say
that I was going forward,
and maybe God will honour this,
or perhaps He doesn’t care,
but my heart would be remiss
if I did not get there
before the Great WHite Throne to rest
with knowing, hey, I did my best.
Andrew, thank you so much for leaving your lovely, wise, and sometimes hard words here in my small space. We all fall, but I believe God does honor every best effort and that, YES, He cares. I have too. Bless you and Barb today!
Such truth in what you say.
From learning to see interruptions to my prayer times as part of the process/nudges from God, to remembering to count my blessings daily and thank Him, balance and perspective make all the difference to changes that we have no control over.
Some days it’s harder than others. I think not fussing over that which we have no control and trusting God is the key to getting through the hard ones.
I can most definatley be a stomp stomp stomp person at times and God’s grace is always providing that cup of perspective to me. God bless fmf #4
Loretta, I’m glad to meet another stomper and so thankful for the Lord’s grace for us all.
Love this post, and your words about perspective.
(Visiting from #36)
Thanks. I’m glad you stopped by, Sandra.