Smile, God is at the Helm

Looking back, it has been a while since I have written a post.  This is partially due to the fact that so much has been happening.  As I always say (but truly always mean) life is so good!  And even when you don't think that it is, I promise you that it still is.  I really do promise.

Last time I wrote, I was finishing finals for my sophomore year at BYU.  Today, I am starting to prepare for junior year to start in just TWO short weeks!  Eek, haha!  This much I do know, that when life gets really busy and you seem to have too much on your plate, God prepares and qualifies you to accomplish all that you need to.  And he opens and closes doors when he needs to (but he can certainly open them again if needs be).

A seemingly vague yet very specific answer that I have learned (am learning) right now is that "The Lord's no's are merely preludes to an even greater yes."  -Patricia Holland

I have had several experiences (especially lately) that are teaching me this.  And to be perfectly honest, often times we are taught through painful experiences.  And sometimes the Lord's "no's" are just a "not right now".  And sometimes the hardest part is not knowing if it's a "no" or a "not right now".    I'm not exactly talking about one specific event for me, but just in general the older I get the more decisions I need to make and the more answers to prayers that I need.

Often times I just want to say stop and curl up in fear, doubt, questioning, whatever it may be.  But do you think that is what God wants for me or any of us to do??

Absolutely not.

This was a great week for me to put into practice breaking out of the all too often cycle (for a lot of us) of wanting to be paralyzed by our fears, inadequacies, and doubts.   And boy, oh boy, was this a great testimony builder week of our abundance of tender mercies from our Loving Heavenly Father!

I spent this past week in the oh so beautiful land of Lake Tahoe.  Sand Harbor is literally my happy place that I always imagine, and this week when I needed to think of my happy place many times I was so blessed to physically be there.  This may sound silly, but this was a powerful witness to me that God is totally aware of us, what is going to happen in our future, and cares about anything at all that we care about.  God wants us all to be happy.  And he even wants me to be happy.

God times everything perfectly in our lives.

Even when we don't feel like smiling (like I did in these pictures)  smiling makes everything better.

 

And really, truly, because God is always on our side, always has been, and always will be, what reason at all do we have to not smile?

God is at the helm.



So just let go of your fear.

Let go, and let God.