His plan is better than good!

Another Monday, the middle of April already! What?!?!?! How did it get to be so far into 2015?? What have you accomplished this year? What have you set out to accomplish this year? Did you set some goals at the beginning of the year and then forget about them, or decide they were too hard? Write them down! Remember the dreams God gave you! Don't give up. He gives you dreams and desires, you just have to find motivation to reach them! 

I have been working through some training for my essential oils business that discusses how to set and achieve goals. The speaker talked about the first step being to figure out and name your specific desired outcome. Pick the results you are reaching for, then and only then, you can set up a plan for reaching that goal. Sometimes the plan you put in place won't work; write it in pencil because that's ok. The only part that is really important is that you keep your desired outcome in mind and do whatever it takes to achieve it! That goal must be set in stone, but the journey doesn't have to be! 

I say this because God has set a path before you and a dream to reach. He lets you figure out the path, to an extent, but my family is learning that the path may not be exactly what you picture it to be. Be open to other paths to result, God may have a detour for you or a "longcut" that will allow you to minister to more people or grow more in preparation. Sometimes we just need to be open to what He is saying to us, more than what we think He wants from us. 

Just this morning, hubby and I were talking about how different God's plan looks sometimes. I reminded him that neither of us thought we'd end up with people like each other... We prayed and God answered our prayers and we are perfect for each other and exactly what the other needed. But I thought I'd end up with someone completely different from him. But, all the things on my list of what I wanted in a man that I prayed specifically for? My husband completes every single one of them, and so much more! Just not how I pictured it, and I am 100% ok with that, because if I had picked my husband, it would not have been so great. ;) 

Please be praying for specifics, but don't forget that God's plan is better. Don't be closed minded about the ways He is going to do it, because he WILL surprise you if you let Him, I promise! Just remember to maintain your relationship with Him and let Him be your tourguide on the adventure He has laid out for you! Share your stories with me, and let me know how different His plan was for your life than your own and how great it ended up! I love testimonies that help other people see that He is good! :) 

Love you all so much!!

Mikyhla

Not another Monday

Yesterday was Easter and today feels just like another Monday... How is it that we can have a day like Easter, where we celebrate that He is Risen and we are redeemed because of the blood He shed and how He loves us and then the next day, we wake up and dread the day? Whatever comes at us, we should be able to face because we know we aren't facing it alone. The battle has been fought, and that same battle has already been won. 

We may not always be able to see the victory, but stepping out and believing that God has done as He promised is your side of the battle. In the wait, we should be embracing every moment and finding ways to praise when we can't see. Even if the only praise we have is that He saved us. Our praises for our family are so vast that I can't see the storm when I focus on them, but sometimes I forget the things He has done for us... When I wake up to the screaming and whining of our 3 year old, I forget the story that led to him being ours, or when our 1 year old is learning to push buttons and laughs when I get onto him, I forget that his story is also such a beautiful one. 

I am working on remembering the things God has done, and it helps me remember that He can and will do more amazing things in our lives. The way our story has played out thus far could not be anything but God. This reminds me that it's going to be better than great, whatever He is doing. Therefore, this post-Easter Monday, I urge you to remember yesterday's celebration and all the celebrations before, and begin this week with praise and thanksgiving. He might just surprise you. :)