The Unlimited Plan

Text messages! It's the way of the world today. I mean really who calls and actually talks to anyone these days?!? You can have a love-hate relationship with text messages. You never really know what the person on the other end of the line is feeling. I guess that's where those "emoji's" come in...smiley face..winky face.

One thing about the 'text message' is you can always go back to it. I had a conversation (texting conversation) with a friend one evening and she typed out "God should be your Best Friend."  Now on this particular evening I thought I was the one dishing out the advise, but today I realized that God would call me back to that conversation.

Ever feel so let down by situations around you that you feel yourself walking against the wind? You're pushing yourself to comprehend where you went wrong with friendships, relationships with loved ones, that the only view in sight is the aftermath of destruction. What you have left are the broken pieces of your heart.  All of a sudden here come the tears...

"Pity Party-table for One!"

This burden becomes more than I can handle-this "pity-party" is daunting.  So why do I choose to attend?  Why do so many of us choose to show up to these events? You see I decided to get in the way as I almost always do and wanted things to work the way I thought they should work out. You know I do good and well you should repay me by doing good too. (wink, wink)

What it doesn't work like that?!?! 

After finally falling into the arms of husband brokenhearted and in tears-he asked one question-"Would you do it all over again?"

My reply..."Yes, if it be God's will...in a heartbeat!"

Which brings me back to my earlier point about the text message. I read over that message..."God should be your Best Friend."  My dependence should be on Him-taking all my burdens to the One who can take all my brokenness and sadness.  My Best Friend died for me and promises to hold me when it becomes more than I can handle.  My Best Friend listens to me all the time when no one else is around. My Best Friend says that you don't need to have the approval of this world to make it right and you don't need it to always be perfect. He reminds me to do my part and that He'll do the rest. There's no need for text messages-I hear Him in the beating of my heart. His Plan is Unlimited.

John 10:27 ESV

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Iron and Clay

Now I once heard someone describe a marriage to me as a fine dance. I envision a "fine" dance as two people moving gracefully across the floor. Their movements as one, he twirls her around and then there's of course the dip.

Ugh...No! I consider myself a pretty good dancer. I'm Latin..it's kind of...I hate to say a requirement, but yea anyway. My marriage doesn't always feel like a "fine" dance. I picture us more of two tightrope walkers. And we're still in the circus that you're not really sure if it's safe to take your kids to or not.

Our feet will not always flow so lightly. The pole that keeps us patterned isn't always lead by the power of the Holy Spirit. Instead of staying focused on Him, the center of attention becomes the world around us. My pole becomes like clay, weak and unreliable. His becomes like iron, hard and too heavy. And we cannot balance where I've no longer been able to carry the weight.

But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay. Daniel 2:42

How do we get this right when all around us we're blinded by the spot lights?

When we decide to stop looking down for the safety net to catch us when we fall.  It's when we finally lift our hands in praise and worship letting go of some imaginary pole to balance our marriage. Our harmony will not come from some man made object, but from the God who made man.  So, we let go and ignore the center stage of this crazy circus called life.

It's not always easy-we're like children we need reminding of the rules as we walk out the doors. But just as we love our children, our Father love us and He continues to welcome us back.  I wouldn't trade my circus for any other and wouldn't walk the tightrope with anyone else in this world.

(psst...as for the dancing-I'm a much better dancer than he is...:) )

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.  Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)