Philippians 4:6

"Do not be anxious in anything, but with prayer and petition, in thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

I find myself in an abyss of feelings and thoughts and emotions. Trying to figure out what is best. I throw myself a little pity party daily about the "pause" my life is on. One way I turn, I have Friend #1 so successful and running a business and happy with his life. Friend #2 is married with a beautiful baby and has a job she loves. Friend #3 is happily married with her husband and doesn't have to work so she can go to school full time. Oh and then there's Friend #4 who is engaged to an amazing guy and is getting ready to have a dream wedding. Ugh...I could go on and on but I know it's not beneficial to me to complain and sulk in pity.

I was talking to a good friend yesterday and she reminded me of this verse about not being anxious about anything, but just pray. She said it like 5 times, "just pray." How often do we forget that we can't do anything about our current situations but pray and try our best. The rest is out of our hands. I have to remind myself daily that at the end of the day all I can do is lift up my hands and admit that I am nothing without the help of HIM. A song that has been in my head for weeks now is a song on Mandisa's new album "These Days". It's a fantastic song that reminds me that no matter what we always have what we need in Christ.

"These Days"

I never liked Mondays or bad news
Or breakin in new shoes
And mornings when I can't find my phone
Nobody likes traffic or short nights
Or situps or long flights
But sometimes that's just the way it goes
It's funny what you use to help me grow...

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days

I can see a silver linin
When the sun's not shinin'
Even when you choose to bring the rain
Oh, but I'm trustin your leadin'
'Cause your Lord of all my joy and all my pain

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God, your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days

I could wait the hundred years
You gave me here the days when you near
The days when I was out there
Lookin for what comes next
Oh, cause every minute,every hour, everyday
Is such a gift and I can say
I'm thankful for each day

So I'll learn to love these days
Life along the way
In the middle of the crazy
God, your love is so amazing
Through the ups and downs
You're the only hope I've found
The Lord you meet me in the madness

So I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days
I'll learned to love these days