How my thoughts flow....

It's interesting how my thoughts flow. Maybe not so interesting to you...but to me it is truly fascinating. All day yesterday i was thinking about this blog i am currently writing. I was trying to find just the right angle to tell you about yesterday's sermon at church combined with some other things....suddenly it hit me this morning that none of those thoughts are going to work for me. Nothing is falling place and well....i just don't HAVE to blog about that. The sermon was the last in the series of the Life Changing Power of Jesus. Why do we refer people to therapists and counselors and doctors for their addictions and marital problems and other issues when all they really need is the life changing power of Jesus. He's all any of us need to help us through ANY given situation. Been there....with some major issues.....and here i am still happily married (happier than ever) and going strong.....why because i turned to Jesus not doctors. I have to admit I did seek therapy too....from my pastor who pointed me to Jesus. We also talked yesterday about why Jesus was at the wedding where his first of many miracles occurred. For one...because He believes in and endorses marriage. He may have been a family member of the bridegroom...no proof of that but it is believed by some to be true......but still....why was he at this particular wedding? Also why did Mary tell Jesus when they were out of wine? He was only a guest here....it wasn't his party! Why did it matter to him? He even told her it was not his time. But did Mary just leave it alone....NO she told the servants to just simply do what Jesus said. No questions, just do what he tells you. Here Mary has set a couple HUGE examples for us....when there was a problem, even though it wasn't his problem....Mary turned to Jesus to solve it....when he said why are you coming to me with this she simply tells the servants to do what he says. She's showing us that Jesus is the one to turn to with any problem and he is the answer to all our problems. Not always in a way we expect him to be but he is always the answer. We just have to know how to hear the answers we seek. This reminds me of a story which is where i have been heading this whole time......There is a man talking to God. He whispers "God, speak to me." A meadowlark sang. But the man did not hear. Then the man yelled "God, speak to me!" Thunder rolled across the sky. But the man did not listen. The man looked aroudn and said, "God, let me see you!" And the stars shone brightly. But the man did not notice. And the man shouted "God, show me a miracle!" A life was born. But the man did not know. So, the man cried out in despair, "Touch me God, and let me know you are here!!" God reached down and touched the man. But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on. All these times...God answered his prayers. Not in the way he expected but they were each answered. The man just never noticed because he was so set in what he wanted instead of truly seeking the answer. Sometimes we get soooo focused on how we want God to answer our prayers we fail to see the answer right in front of us. We actually get so bold as to tell God HOW to answer our prayers for us! What are we thinking? Have you found yourself praying things like "God....i need some help in this situation. I am short on money this month. Please just let me go to the mailbox tomorrow and find a check for......" Instead God tells us....if you will quit this habit or if you will do this you will have your money. Not what we want to hear but it is the solution to the problem. So do we listen or do we continue in our ways and fret over the money? I can tell you from experience i have fretted and fretted. Until i actually have turned it all over to God. Did what he wanted. Then discovered after a month of fretting that God's way was the right way and i just didn't listen! but he didn't give up on me! So glad He never gives up on me! So this blog went a whole other direction from how it was going to go when i started it today! After all my thoughts and all my planning....i had no control over my thinking anyway. So i hope and pray that these words are some that someone needed to hear since i have no idea what all i just said! This one was all God....not me! Have a happy Monday!