When Things Don’t Go Our Way

I got an email from a dear friend last night, that would almost lead me to believe that Rob and I “jumped the gun” about something very important to us. The details are not important right now, but this is: what we do when things don’t go our way.

When things don’t go our way, do we cry and scream and put up a fuss? Or do we open our hearts and our ears to God, to find out if it’s really done? I want to be the one who opens her heart and ears. I want to listen and find out if this is the right path. I want to find out if this is really done, or do I keep on “fighting” this battle.

My very first instinct is to be very undertstanding and I had such an urge to write a note back to my friend to sort of “let her off the hook” as it were. I was absolutely bound to let her know that, no matter the outcome, I am certainly not angry with her.

More than that, I want to be a Godly example to the very many friends I have told about this particular struggle. I sent out an email to a few friends last night, letting them know of the progress in my situation. I didn’t draw any of my own conclusions in the email, I just repeated what was said by my friend, to let my friends and prayer warriors take over where I am completely deficient: seeing this situation from a detatched point of view.

I don’t know what this day will bring, but I know that I am blessed by my Lord and Savior. I’m not sure why I’m crying so much right now, but I know that the Lord is with me always and has bottled my tears.

Psalm 56:8 (NASB)

You have taken account of my wanderings; 
Put my tears in Your bottle
Are they not in Your book?

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