The other day as I was driving to work, I remember feeling uneasy…I had every reason to show up angry and upset or even crying while thinking, “will this ever end?” Certain personal situations had been happening and things had escalated the night before that it felt overwhelming as I drove to work. I decided to switch my thoughts to positive and flush the toxic ones. I remember telling myself “This situation does not determine how you will feel today, you are in control of your emotions”. I started to pray over what was going on, declaring that things were going to be OK, I prayed for the people involved and declared peace in their hearts. One of them called me crying, about 10 minutes before we both started work. We both shared our frustration, but I had to remind her that we can’t change people and that no matter what…God is still good and working things out. I reminded her that we have to trust Him and not worry, and we have to align our hearts with His and show unconditional Love… as much as we both wanted to be bitter and hurt with this person.I was able to make it to work knowing that God was taking care of what I couldn’t control, I chose to have a good day.. to be happy and joyful because I refuse to ALLOW negative situations to determine how I will feel or choose what mood I will be in. I choose Joy and Love. Any day! I don’t want to be someone who allows situations to take over my day or decide what mood I will be in. I don’t want to be someone who thinks and thinks and thinks and worries and stress’s over things… when there is no benefit attached to that. I’ve already been that person, and life SUCKS that way. Plus, Romans 8:28 tells us that God works EVERYTHING out for the good… that alone should put all worry at ease.
Reminder: Unconditional Love transforms lives and situations… so does trusting God and praying
-Martha Inez
Prayer:
God, so many things are out of our control… what we can control is how we respond to things. Lord I pray that we would be people who know how to respond to things…in love and not anger. I pray that in the midst of chaos in our lives, we know how to remain in peace because you are the anchor… you’re all we need and the re-filler of what we lack. We want your heart God…and we want to always be people who know how to maintain peace in our hearts and who know how to come to you when life seems like a raging storm. We don’t want to rely on our own strength and we don’t want to worry… we want your strength in our weakness… help us to be wise in situations that are difficult..and to always show love to those that need it most. thanks God, we love you so much. amen.
• M A R T H A • I N E Z • 
All things work for the Good for those who love the Lord. Everything we go through is for a reason. We learn grow and move from them when the time is right. Praying for breakthrough! 🙂
Thanks! Breakthrough needed!! And yes… definitely using everything I go through as a learning experience and something I grow through too 🙂
I know what you mean; it’s hard to love sometimes, people can be jerks! Okay, here’s how I see love: you love on purpose, not by your feeling but with your will!
Let me explain myself, when friends come to visit it is easy to love them, because just by seeing them, can make me feel love!
But what happens to that love when you they can’t come for weeks (because they are busy)! Should I stop loving and praying for them because I want that love feeling. Come on, that sounds CRAZY!
This is why I don’t think you should only depend on your feelings to know if you love someone (this goes for friends or someone more than a friend). Yes, I do relies you have to feel something for a person to love them, but what do you do when that feeling is gone, do you love that person less? No way! The Bible says:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8(NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.