I Have to Blog About It!

I have been reading the book, "When Life and Beliefs Collide...How Knowing God Makes a Difference" by Carolyn Custis James. It talks about how your theology (what you believe about God) comes into play when "life" happens. When you have a crisis, you are going to act on what you believe to be true. What you think about different situations is what you really believe. I wanted to quote something that I read today...so good!

"The problems of life cannot be remedied by a pill, even if we wish it were so. Life has a way of crashing down on us without warning. Whether we like it or not, sooner or later all of us end up in the war zone, where life ceases to be tidy and the pain threshold goes off the charts. Women are not spared this kind of active combat, which makes it all the more urgent for us to think through our theology so our views of God will sustain us when the battle begins to rage. Otherwise we will sink in despair instead of standing firm and fighting with courage, determination and confidence in God. "
"A woman's theology can make all the difference in how well she fights the battles that are a part of God's plan for her....When faith is stripped to the bone and all our props and crutches are gone, our knowledge of God-that He is good and still on His throne - is the only thing that kepps us going."

Amen! Preach it sister! These are the same thoughts that have kept me "sain" during the whole Sissy situation.

What are you struggling with? Do you think that in the midst of your trial that God is still on His throne? Is He still in control? Does He truly love and care about you and your life when things are not going smoothly? That is what you need to work through.