Good morning All!
Wow is all I can say. I am reminded that often when we question why it is that we do not have something that we want or desire it is because it is not for us to have. I guess you can say that I’ve felt a lot of loss in recent years and not all the same type of loss. Some loss was sudden and unexpected; some I could see the “writing on the wall” and knew it was a matter of time before it was resolved and some I couldn’t do anything about but stand by “helplessly.” So I did what we all do naturally, I mourned the loss of those “things” but I also gained some things too. Now how is that possible you might ask yourself? Well, let’s see…when you believe that you are supposed to live a certain lifestyle or be surrounded by certain people, you only focus on the life you are living at that moment and cannot imagine that you would be happy without. But just because they are removed or taken from your grasp doesn’t mean that you cease to exist, right? Of course not, you find another way. You find out that you were maybe too dependent or even better you realize that you are stronger and better without it. How about you meet your best self?

I know more about myself now than I did 5 or 10 years ago. I know my strengths, weaknesses and the dirt that God still loves me in spite of. I also learned that things can be much worse and often there is someone who is experiencing worse so be thankful. It has been my experience that in due time, God reveals to you the unknown that you have been protected from when and if He chooses to reveal it. I started thinking about that Sunday, like wow I know He was with me when I was either doing something I shouldn’t or hanging out somewhere I shouldn’t. But what about the things I cried for in my prayers? When I wondered if I wasn’t good enough? When I asked Him why I was alone? When I got an attitude because I wasn’t chosen?

I’ve been shown some truths about people, places and things and I just have to say “Thank you Lord, for knowing best when I couldn’t see the plan.”

Peace, Detroit Luv & Soooooul!
Daniella