Waking Up Me!

I have been reading a book by Mark Batterson called, The Circle Maker , and it has gotten me thinking about the prayers I've prayed and what God has laid on my heart. Lately, He has been reminding me that I need to circle back to His original promise. His first to me. That He is going to be the Daddy I have always missed in my life and longed to have. Today, He showed me just what He has for me, how He sees me, how He loves me. I usually start my day with prayer and my Bible for my "quiet time", but today I was getting some things done ahead of that time and just praying as I went along. As I set out to complete another task, I put my "Faithful Favorites" playlist to shuffle and sat down. And then, it happened. God strung a playlist together to tell me that He's the answer. That I am loved beyond measure. That I can believe in Him and His Truth . That I am more ; I am remade .  That I am free because  I am His .  What is below are the songs He gave me...

I have a plaque in my living room above the TV that I bought when I started my life over after my divorce. It says, "God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way." At Oma's service, there was a poem based on this premise in the memorial card. I think many of us have heard or said, "God doesn't give you more than you can handle." Unfortunately, that's not true. That's a misinterpretation of the following verse from  1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV) : No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. The promise lies in Him being there for you or "provid[ing] a way out so that you can endure it." It requires us to seek Him. I believe that unti...