What Do You DO When..........

          I haven't been on in a few days and I apologize for that. There have been things going on and I have needed some time to myself. I am back now to share what I have been dealing with. Situations have a way of making you realize things about yourself that you would have never known had you not gone through the situation. While in my situations I asked myself one question...I said "Self" and my self said "Yes'' and I said "What do you do when you don't know what else to do?" Before myself could respond, I said "I will pray because prayer changes things." If prayer doesn't change the situation, it will change you in the situation. The situation will remain the situation but when you pray it will change your reaction and role in the situation. Now, before I could even think about praying my initial reaction was to go postal and do many things that Jesus may have thought about but would never act out...many of you know that things that I am talking about. Then I thought: why put myself through the aggravation. That is when I decided to pray and wait for my answer.
          Now, the next situation is far worse for me then the one before. Thursday morning (May 12) I received a phone call from my cousin to learn that my aunt had passed away. My question now is "What do you do when you really don't know what to do?" My immediate, almost, response was to pray harder. I didn't pray for the comfort of myself or my family who had just lost one of the most amazing women I know. I prayed for the comfort of the deceased. I prayed that she knew who Jesus was (which I know she did) and I prayed that she was comfortable when He called her home. Then I prayed for the comfort of her husband and daughter who would be completely lost without her. Although I sent my prayers up, I could not comprehend that my aunt was no longer here and even today I still can't believe that she is gone. After receiving the phone call I needed to leave work because I just couldn't wrap my mind around the information that I had just received. Now, I am preparing to travel to the burial services of my beloved aunt. I have been holding on pretty well but I know that once I see my cousin and my uncle it will all rush over me like a raging storm.

    The point of my post today is to keep prayer in the mix of all that you do. When your raising your son and you are feeling overwhlemed with all that it entails, bow your head and pray. When it seems as if life is throwing you more curve balls than you can handle, fall on your knees and pray. When all that could go wrong has gone wrong and it contines to spiral downhill, throw yourself at his mercy in prayer. when things have been worked out for the moment and all is well, keep praying. Prayer changes things.