Aren't You Glad?

I have a little teacher book- it consists of quotes to look at when things are hard and you feel frustrated. I was feeling just a bit overwhelmed last night, and while this quote didn't fit my particular situation, it had meaning for me. This was the quote:
When a child says, "It's too hard, I can't do it," the wise teacher whispers, "Aren't you glad I don't believe that?" 


I think that's what God says to us.

We are stuck in life's toughest moments, when things are hard and we don't really see any way out.
But then we talk to God in prayer, and we can hear Him say through His word,

"Aren't you glad I don't believe that?"

Last night, as I told you, I was stuck between a rock and a hard place, not knowing what to do about my medication dilemma.

To top it off, I had been out of my room for 19 hours straight, came back after 8, and still had a MOUNTAIN of things to accomplish for the next day.

And I sat down, took a few breaths, and I said "This is too much. I am not sure if I can get it all done."

But then I laid back, opened my Bible, and God said, "Aren't you glad I don't believe that?"

I did it. It was a late night, and I was tired this morning, but I did it. And I had two amazing conversations before I got back to my room with 2 amazing friends who really know what it means to help and care for others. They inspired me. They encouraged me with their faith.

And I'm glad God din't believe that. Because I did it. And I am a success story- I've overcome all of my other challenges.

And whatever is coming next- I can do it. It's not too hard for God and me.

Today was amazing. I got stuck behind a train track so I only made it into staff devotions with 30some seconds to spare.

But I got to lead Jesus time for the first time today. It was great. I lead the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers. Last night I made my own multi-colored coat from fabric. It worked really well. I also made stick puppets of all 11 of Joseph's brothers. It went well.

Then I did writer's workshop which also went very, very well!

Our read-aloud was Grumpy Gloria, and then I did shared reading in the afternoon and also project time, where I read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. We talked about uncomfortable feelings like hurt and anger. I used puppets, and then I re-did the story and blew up a bag and then it exploded, and I said that's what happens some times, we explode when our anger gets the best of us. My two puppets did stupid stuff. I asked what they should have done, and I got an almost unison response of

"Go to God first."

YES! They GET IT! And it was a faith-shaking moment for me. YES! Last night, I should have gone to God first. Then I would have heard right away,

"Aren't you glad I don't believe you can't do that?"