Rebirth

I wanted to share a little something with you today and hope that it will make you think about your own life. Have you been waking up and wondering, “is this all there is to life”? Have you felt like you were stuck and going no where; that you go every day to a job that makes you sick at the thought of merely driving there? I was in this position 18 months ago and I didn’t know it at the time but I believe due to my prayers and faith, God took me out of that nastiness and is in the process of redirecting me to a new, wonderful life with Himself, a kind of rebirth.

This morning while beginning to journal, I was overcome with a feeling of gratitude; gratitude for a Father who loves me so much that he plucked me from a miserable environment and is in the process of giving me a new path to travel! And I wanted to share with you that at times I have been absolutely frozen in fear, but when I remember who is at the wheel on this magic bus I am on, I am relieved and every little fear is put to rest.

Some days it has been easier than others to let go of that fear, but on the days that it is hard, I pray a little more and ask for the strength to get through it, and wouldn’t you know, every time I have one of those fear filled days, the following day is a faith filled day; a wonderful day that I get to walk in pure peace, love and joy. I can relate it to a gas tank and when I am in fear it is like having an empty tank. So on those fear filled days, I pray more and ask for strength and my tank is filled up with faith therefore the next day I’m in that utter peace and joy, traveling with a full tank.

The whole reason I share this with you is so that you too can believe that if God did it for me, HE WILL DO IT FOR YOU TOO.

Some people say when your baptized it is a new birth or rebirth, and I agree with that, but I also think I had a rebirth January 30, 2012. On that day I sat in the doctor’s office and she told me that I had to take time off and I was immediately struck with the thought, “You are never going back to work at a traditional job”. Now it has been one bumpy ride for the last 18 months and yes, it can get scary, but what is even scarier is regret. I have heard from many pastors that the biggest rewards come from the biggest faith. I believe that is true when I look at anyone who has ever stepped out in faith.

I will end with an action of what I promise to do so that I may have more peace and in the hopes that you may also begin a routine of your own. I make my new goal of keeping my tank full or at least topped off so that I do not have to walk in fear anymore. In reality I know it may take me a little while of trial and error, but I believe I can do this.

I pray the same for you and may God bless you and all that you do!