Don’t Allow Others To Determine Your Path…Leave It To God!

It has been quite a while since my last blog post. There really isn’t any reason for that except that I allowed the judgement of others to prevent me from writing again. Isn’t it funny how it is so easy to allow others to determine our path…our steps? I had to ask myself that very question, and it has taken this long for me to actually have an answer. God does have a plan for every single one of us. As my husband likes to jokingly say, “It’s our density (destiny).” He is a huge ”Back to the Future” fan. All jokes aside, God has a plan, and He directs our steps. However, we have to understand that the enemy does not want us to fulfill the plan God has for us, and he will use people, places, and things to stray us from the path. Sadly, I’m sure he’s used me to try to stray someone from their God-given path. The enemy knows exactly what hurts us, what pushes our buttons, what causes us to quit, etc. The fortunate thing is that he’s not very clever, so he will use the same tactics over and over. It is our job to overcome those things so he can’t ever use them on us again. Sometimes that is easier said than done, but we have a good God who loves us and will give us strength to overcome. Fortunately for us, He already knows what we are going to do before we even do it. Isn’t it so amazing that God knows your every step, even before you were born?!?! I am just overwhelmed by Him. In a good way, obviously.

So, here I am giving this another go. So much has changed since I last posted, but God’s hand has been in all of it. At the moment, I am no longer teaching music. For now, God has me working with my husband in our glass business. Since I’ve been there, I have worn many hats: customer follow ups, quoting showers and insulated glass, quoting window/door replacements, scheduling, and now marketing/advertising. Let’s just say that I love what I am doing now. The most challenging hat was window/door replacements, but God definitely got me through it until we found someone to fill that position. It is funny how He will download some of the oddest things to our brains when we need it. Anyone who knows me, I am sure they never would have imagined me working for a glass company. Honestly, I never thought I would do such a thing either, but at the moment that is exactly what God is having me do. We can make all the plans we want, but He will always direct our steps as long as we allow Him to and are obedient to what He calls us to do. I am working on the obedience thing daily. Today is one of those days. I was composing a Facebook post, and God clearly directed me back to this blog. I have no idea what His plan is, but I am being obedient.

So, here I am again. I am back after a long hiatus due to allowing others to direct my path instead of allowing God to direct my steps. Praise Jesus for second chances, third chances, etc. I am relying on the strength God gives me to overcome any obstacle put in my way. To God be the glory….Amen!