He has taken me by the hand

It is amazing how the Lord works in our lives sometimes.  He has always been very obvious about what he wants me to do.

Lately, I have had the chance to minister to a friend in need.  I am not the most knowledgable person about the Bible and theology and such . . . but somehow He gave me the wisdom and the right words to say to my friend; put the thoughts in my mind that allowed me to tell her exactly what she needed to hear at exactly the right time.

I've also been praying about the path the Lord wants me to take in my relationships with people.  He has been sending me signs left and right, but I chose to ignore them because I liked the security blanket I possessed.  I ignored the insecurities and anxieties and uncertainites . . . but I could only hide from these for so long.  On Sunday, a friend and I went to church and in Sunday School the teacher prayed that the Lord would guide me.  That night I began to get feelings I couldn't ignore.  Feelings that something wasn't right and that I needed to make a change in my life.  It had become very clear to me what had to be done.

After everything is said and done, I am happy with my life and the people in it.  I am happy with the life decisions I am making and the role the Lord is taking in making those decisions.

I have given my life to him and that includes all my worries and problems, because I know he is there for me.  He has taken me by the hand and is guiding me through life just as a father guides his daughter through a crowd.

I feel safe in his grasp.

He is all the security I need.

He fills me with his love.

He is the only one I need.

How Do You Know?

How do you know if you are making the right decisions in your life?

Sometimes things just don't feel right but that could be for one of two reasons.
1. It really isn't right, or
2. It is right, it's just uncomfortable for you.

But, how can we ever tell the difference between the two?

Sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking the second one . . . just so we can hide from the possibility of getting hurt.  We don't want to ask the hard questions because we are afraid of what the answer might be. We just settle because we don't think we can find anything better.  But by doing that we are simply prolonging the inevitable and keeping at the bay the good that is to come.

But what happens if the feelings you are having are truly unwarranted? And yet in order to protect yourself you simply just stop. Stop your relationships. Stop your friendships. Just stop trying. Would that be in vain? Would you later regret the decision only to find out there is nothing you can do to fix it?

What if by confronting the reality . . . the truth . . . it makes things better? If by laying all your cards out on the table all the doubt and the anxiety can be cleared away?

So, with all these possibilities . . . how can you tell if you are making the right decision?