Some thoughts.

 

Can I give a perspective? Advice is so biased most of the time. I give advice based on my experience and most people do too.

Something I am learning is we need to go to God with things and not necessarily other people. Not because we do not need other people, but because only God knows our situation and only he can advise.

When I read Ecclesiastes 7:8 yesterday, I instantly felt like it's in a certain situation. I might read it 3 years from now and get something different, and you know what both are valid.

God speaks to us, and he guides us, and he impresses things upon our heart, if we allow him to.

I think in the coming months, I am going to lean more on God for things. Been doing a lot of that already but even more because I know I have room for improvement.

I am not saying advice is bad. It's not just that most people give advice based on their experiences rather than on our unique situations. God, though, knows everything from start to finish. He knows when you enter the world and when you leave, and nothing surprises him because he has written your story.

I think too often we feel the pressures from the enemy that we need to be perfect or that we can take God by surprise but believe me I believe he is there even in the icky parts. I think its part of your story.

So instead of beating yourself up for the bad that has happened, that is just part of the human experience, and God knows what will happen, even the bad.

Maybe in part this is why we are told to rejoice always, even amongst conflict and strife, and maybe this is why we are also told that no matter the circumstances, this is the will of God in your life. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

I am not saying God desires us to be sick, or hurt, or injured but I do believe he has a plan even though those things he knew would come to pass.

I just think my prayers to see this situation I have with God's eyes is slowly starting to happen but I ask you God again help me to see this situation with your eyes.