It was a simple lesson really.
There were a few things weighing heavy on my mind and I had kind of fretted myself into a place of worry. As I was walking the pups in the early morning I was somewhere between praying and talking to myself.
A couple of decisions needed to be made and I was anxious about making the right ones and thought to myself that I wanted to look back a year from now and laugh at how silly I was being.
Barely had the thought finished when this verse sounded in my head,
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” ~ Proverbs 31:25
Why wait to laugh about this thing next year? Why not laugh now knowing that God’s providence can be trusted? Don’t anticipate looking back. Look forward with anticipation, knowing God is faithful.
Later as I noodled on that whole exchange another verse came to mind.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ~ Psalm 119:105
Sometimes we can get ourselves so worked up but if we have been faithful to be women of the Word it will indeed come back to our mind and show us the way we ought to go.
So here is your encouragement for the weekend, dear reader. Look forward from whatever situation you are in knowing that God is faithful to complete the work He is using your current circumstances to accomplish.
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