Sometimes You Just Gotta Say "Oh Well!"

True...we are called to be responsible, to be good stewards, to love one another....things we all know.

Sometimes we get confused that this means we are called to have everything perfect, all the time.  This is not true!

When little things you had hoped for don't go as you had planned, sometimes you just need to say "oh well!"  Then focus on the fact that you have faith in God and ALL things are under his control.  

We tend to let petty cares and frustrations accumulate and they use up all our energies to deal with life.  When serious problems come along - and sometimes in life they just do, all your mental reserves to deal with things will be gone if you've never let go of the frustrations of petty things.  

Focus on what really matters in life - your faith in God.  Walk with lighter steps, be happy for all the things that are right. Focus on the fact that you can cast all your burdens onto Jesus. 

Momentary disappointments and frustrations are just that - momentary.  Most of them really don't mean much in the big scheme of life. Your faith in God is eternal!

Psalm 55:22 Pile your troubles on God's shoulders - he'll carry your load, he'll help you out.  He'll never let good people topple into ruin.  

Patience

One of the hardest things for us is to see things through to the end while walking patiently for God to finish his plan.  

Patience:  the state of enduring under difficult circumstances.

We don't like to wait - actually I HATE to wait.  But patience is actually a gift from God!

We can't have patience if we don't have faith and trust in God.  We have to trust that as we walk with God in our daily lives that we will arrive at His purpose for us - even if we feel like we have absolutely no idea where we are going.  Our faith though, is that God knows and he will walk the entire path with us.  Veering out of God's will is always our choice, not God's doing.  

In Joshua 1 in the message Bible it says:  " I'll be with you.  I won't give up on you; I won't leave you.  Strength!  Courage!.....Give it everything you have, heart and soul.  Make sure you carry out the revelation Moses commanded you, every bit of it.  Don't get off track, either left of right, so as to make sure you get to where you are going.  And don't for a minute let God's word be out of your mind.  Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it.  THEN YOU WILL GET TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING; THEN YOU WILL SUCCEED.   Haven't I commanded you strength?  courage? Don't be timid; don't get discouraged.  God, YOUR God, is with you ever step you take.  

Always remember, it is the weak at heart who give up easily and can't walk through anything difficult.  But if you have strength and you don't let frustration rule your behavior - you will succeed.  It is very clear how to renew this strength too - it is so easy.  JUST READ YOUR BIBLE AND PRAY.  Will one or two verses day be enough to make a difference?  Absolutely!  If you just kept the verses above in your mind and said them to yourself on a daily basis, you will grow stronger and any discouragement will begin to fade.