I HATE rollar coasters...

UPDATE:Literally as soon as I finished this post and hit publish my phone started ringing and it was our realtor letting us know that we got the house that we put in offer in on! God is good...I will continue to persevere! Praise God!




I really do not like them. I have decided though that it is not the ride that I hate as much as the anticipation leading up to ride that I can't stand. So, what roller coasters have you been riding lately you ask...well the figurative kind. Moving is the biggest roller coaster of emotion that I think I have ever been on. In a few short months I have experienced extreme happiness, sadness, joy, excitement, hope, fear, nervousness, peace, unrest, insecurity,accomplishment...just to name a few. And can I just throw in that for a comfort eater, this has not been an easy transition, although for the first time in a major stress situation I am actually losing weight and not gaining! I think this is probably why I am experiencing all of these emotions that I am for the most part not used to. Normally when I start to feel this way I eat away the feelings that I don't want to deal with. Not this time, but that means I am experiencing things in a whole new way. It has not been an easy road, but I have learned that through all of my inconsistency and range of emotions that I have experienced there is one thing in my life that has not changed and that is GOD. He has remained the same no matter how I am feeling. The other great thing about GOD is that He can handle my emotions. In His word he has even given me ways to with my emotions. I am thankful to serve a GOD who is big enough to deal with every situation and every emotion that I experience.
I think the verse in James is having a whole new meaning for me where it says "consider it pure joy when you encounter trials of many kinds." I think the word that I thought I was struggling with there was the word trials, but it isn't. The word that I wish I could change is MANY! I don't want to encounter many trials, BUT I am thankful for the last part of that verse where it gives encouragement for enduring those trials. Therefore, I will press on and endure as long as it takes. I will ride the roller coaster of life and trust that God is at the controls. ( However i will still never ride the Titan as long as I live!)

"consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. " James 1:2-3

Rebecca