Listen, God's Laughing

Oh my, what a day!  I apologize for the tardiness of my post today but ladies it’s been hectic.  You see on Thursdays I have my step children, therefore, after we do their homework, eat dinner, do my homework and put them to bed it’s 10pm at night.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do my bible study this morning and planned and I did not have the urge nor the knowledge to come and post this afternoon.  I never want to cheat any of you who follow, so, here I am at 10:00 Thursday evening writing a post. 

                So I started a new bible study today, thanks to my friend Lisa, and now that I’ve read the first section I’m super excited.  The entire bible study is about James; as the cover reads “James forces us to face the implications of faith.  Be inspired to put your faith into action in practical ways as you get to know both the ma and the Book of James.”  In this study I’ll explore the joys, hardships, faith, wisdom, single-mindedness, the tongue, humility, prayer and more. 

Today’s lesson hit home.  Today we found out some news that, well, just wasn’t what my husband and I hadn’t planned for.  Isn’t that hilarious??  WE hadn’t planed hahahahaha.  As if OUR plans matter.  I honestly think that God sits there and laughs at us when we complain that things don’t go as plans….seriously..listen….he’s laughing at Carl and I right now!  As I told Carl, GOD has a plan and only His plan matters, that may seem unfortunate, but it’s always worked out in the past.  So who’s to say it won’t work out this time?  With this particular issue that Carl and I are disappointed about I used to pray, pray, pray about it…then I realized, HELLO!!!!!  Let go and let God.  That statement can’t hold true if I don’t let go.  So I did, and now, I will sit back and wait.  He’s working on it, and I’m not worried about it.  Please I need to worry about getting that campaign rolled out next week at work, I’ll let God handle this one. 

So talk about disappointment and your plans not working out.  Poor Joseph had planned/expected to get married, conceive children, live as his father taught him and live happily ever after.  Well, well, well, God laughed at him.  Turns out the bride that Joseph’s father pledged him to was expecting!!!  Do you think this was by accident?  God set Joseph up with a woman who was already pregnant!!!!  WHAT!?!?!?!?!  Can you image being Joseph, asking God “what in the world are people going to think?  What’s going on here?  Is this a mistake?”  Maybe Joseph didn’t ask those questions but I sure would have…wait a minute, no I wouldn’t because I NEVER question God (ha-ha, that’s a joke).    To top it off, she was pregnant with a boy.  This was during a time when King Herod ordered the slaughter of all the baby boys in Bethlehem.  Geesh, what else could possibly go wrong?  Joseph didn’t know it, but God had a plan.  God planned for Mary to have his son and call him Immanuel – which means ‘God with us’.  God appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him “Get up!  Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel”.  Joseph being the follower that we should all be did exactly that.  He and Mary ‘packed their bags’ and moved on and many moons later there was Immanuel, Jesus, Lord of Lords.

Wow, don’t I feel silly, selfish, ungodly for getting a little disappointed because something didn’t go my way.  Ladies be inspired by this, realize that God is so much bigger than this, than us, than our problems and know that He has a plan for us.  The ultimate plan and He makes no mistakes.  Luckily He forgives, He understands our questions, He knows how strong we all are.  Take this with you this evening and into tomorrow (until Raynisia’s words) and let it sink in. 

Let’s pray:

Lord thank you so much for all that you’ve done for us.  Thank You for having a plan, thank You for executing that plan and thank You for forgiving us for our questions, concerns and even doubts that You’ve got this under control.   Thank You for the daily devotionals that we have to remind us that You are our father and that You love us and have taken the time to map out each and every one of our lives.  That is true love Lord.  Be with us this evening as we all lay our heads down and please open our minds and hearts in the morning to hear You and to take charge in yet another day in this world to live our extraordinary lives.

Below is a powerful song that REALLY makes you think.  This song popped in my head as I was typing this blog.  If you’ve never heard it you should youtube it and listen.  Hearing a voice put these lyrics into song makes it all that much more powerful and beautiful.

"Mary Did You Know"

[Originally written by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene]

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?

Mary did you know.. Ooo Ooo Ooo

The blind will see.
The deaf will hear.
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap.
The dumb will speak
The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am.