Peace comes in the morning....

I'm going to make this short and sweet tonight, then I'm going to get to bed and get some much needed R &R  (for me that stands for Reading & Rest).

I entitled this post "Peace comes in the morning...."

For those of you whom have ever had their heart broken then you probably know what I'm talking about.   The nights are always the hardest.  I'm not sure why.  I'm not sure if its because you are alone, have quiet time to think, are exhausted from the day, or you notice your routine is different than it "used to be", but whatever the reason when your going through something the nights are always the worst.   Kind of like when our kids are sick, they seem to be OK, but the fever always seems to peak at bed time......I don't know the reason for that either.   Just something about bed time I guess.  Maybe its the enemy trying to steal our rest, the fuel we need to make the next day an enjoyable one, I don't know but seems logical, and why not blame Satan...if your going to blame anyone.  :)

I'm having one of those moments now....I did last night too.....and the sad part is I've been here before.   When I'm in the midst of it, I am calling to God asking him to stop the hurting and all I can think of is if I could take this pain away from someone else in the world I would because I don't want anyone to ever go to sleep feeling that way!   I'm assuming those reading know what I'm talking about.  I try to tell myself scriptures I know like "Greater is he that is in me than is in the world" and "all things work for the greater good of gods plan" (I may be a little off on that one) but you know all those that are supposed to make us feel better.   Notice I said a keyword:  "Supposed"....that's because they don't.   Why?  Because we don't let them.   We hear them as just words rather than from the voice of our heavenly father talking directly to us!  

I just received an email reassuring me that God is a patient God, he doesn't hurry us, rush us, he lets us take our time.....so if we are feeling "rushed" then it most likely isn't from God.   I haven't had time to meditate on that one yet, but I'm putting it out there because I think maybe someone else who reads this might need to hear those words as well.

I wrote on Facebook the other day a quote it was this "Don't be afraid to fall in love, you just fall in love with as many things as possible..." Gwyneth Paltrow from the movie Country Strong.

At the time I thought it was such good advice, and not that I don't now, but falling in love means you can get hurt, and that part isn't any fun.

So I'm going to give myself my own advice tonight:

"Remember this too shall pass, God doesn't give us anything we can't handle even when it seems like it.   Just think back to the times you've felt this way before and remember how you were able to gather the strength to get through.  When I think back to all those moments in my life the one thing I've learned is to look to God first, not after when you understand and are thanking him (not that you shouldn't) but look to him in the beginning for guidance, in the middle for strength, and at the end for thanksgiving!" 

That will be my own quote for this evening.

Because he is there, when you think you don't need him...he's there, when you are down on your knees....he is there, and when you are lifting your hands in praise....he is there!

So Good Night my Friends, and don't forget......He's there!

May you have Peace tonight & in the morning!