Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12
At the beginning of the year, I chose Romans 12:12 as my verse for the year. To lean on. Te remind me. To teach me. It’s really amazing what I’ve learned and how things have changed in 6 months. I started the year in a rut. Disappointed and discouraged. I turned to the word.
I dug in and let it transform my life.
And boy did it do that.
I trusted Him with our plans and leaned into His truth. I’m gonna let you in on a little secret of what happened next….
It worked.
I was overcome with peace. And joy.
In January, It was hard for me to read this verse. I didn’t feel joy. Patience wasn’t even an option, and prayer? Whoa.
But now? I live and breathe this verse. I’m joyful in hope. I’m patient in affliction. And you better believe I’m faithful in prayer.
How are YOU letting the word transform your life??
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How wonderful to hear how this has helped you!
I have to admit, the Bible isn’t the first place I turn to when I need support. And when I do turn to it, I’m not very likely to mention it to anyone. I have a huge amount of faith, and it is that which has brought me through so many rough times. But I’m not always sure how to express that.
I never describe myself to people as a Christian, even though some others possibly would (and have). I guess I feel I’m far too liberal in my thinking to share in these kinds of things and as I’ve found myself the “outsider” several times before it just seems easier not to join in.
But, saying that, it means I miss out on sharing in the absolute joy of how faith can truly change our lives. So when I read this I had a think, then grabbed our Bible and had a look.
And the verse I think which sums up really what prayer has helped me with this year is this: “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29:11 (taken from the Good News Bible translation).
I really struggled to come to terms with the pregnancy experience we had. And the breastfeeding troubles we had. And the fact my Endo started playing up again as soon as I stopped breastfeeding. I always felt like I was meant to have a big family, as if that was God’s plan for me because it felt so natural to take that path. I had come to a kind of peace before we started trying to conceive that if I couldn’t fall pregnant, God had a different plan for us. Maybe adopting, maybe fostering, maybe something else. So when I fell pregnant easily but had to suffer with undiagnosed HG for so long I just could not get my head round what the plan was. I was angry and sad and everything else. Why would God let me fall pregnant and then suffer so badly?
Recently I’ve been realising that every time someone has told me I am a good writer they were reaffirming something to me. I realised my degree in foreign languages set me up as a good communicator. And I felt as if maybe God had sent me the pregnancy I had so that I could use the gifts he gave me to make a difference. And I started to feel some peace about that.
I’m still not sure what God really has planned for us in terms of our own family, but I am learning to “let go” and stop trying to control it all myself. I’m trying to give it up to God and see what happens. It’s hard, but that’s where we’re at and that’s why I chose this verse.
Sorry for the super long comment. I hope the beginning wasn’t too cryptic. One day soon I might get around to writing a post on my blog that actually explains it all a bit more. But until then, thanks for making me stop and think about this today x
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This verse has helped me greatly since I read it with #SheReadsTruth. I did a big blog post if you want more details, but I just wanted to say thanks for sharing. It’s really inspiring and encouraging to read other people’s journeys in their faith!
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