Perfect Timing

Why, hello there March...you sneaked up on me!

So, after a long and anxious day (for several reasons that I may explain later), I came home and opened up a daily devotional that my mom gave me last year called Jesus Calling. It's an interesting little book with just a short paragraph or a single verse. It's based on scripture but written from Jesus' perspective, like He's talking directly to me. I don't usually read it every day but I was feeling like I should open it up tonight and this is what I found:

"When something in your life or thoughts makes you anxious, comes to Me and talk about it. Bring me your prayer and petition with thanksgiving saying "Thank you Jesus for this opportunity to trust you more". Though the lessons of trust that I send you come wrapped in difficulties, the benefits far outweigh the cost.  

Well-developed trust will bring you many blessings, not the least of which is My Peace. I have promised to keep you in perfect Peace to the extent that you trust me. The world has it backwards teaching that peace is the result of having enough money, possessions, insurance and security systems. My peace, however, is such an all encompassing gift that it is independent of all circumstances. Though you lose everything else, if you gain my peace, you are rich indeed"

Philippians 4:6; Isaiah 26:3 

I honestly don't think that I needed to hear any other words tonight, more than I needed to hear this. I have received and listened to the advice and counsel of wise and wonderful friends in the past few hours and I am now taking my concerns to Jesus, with thanksgiving, (often difficult for me, but once the theme of this blog), asking for His Perfect Peace.

This is also just another reminder of His perfect timeline. These last few weeks/months have just been such a great reminder that He is in control and that there's not a whole lot I can do about it so I might as well trust him.