mug lesson, good stuff :) please take the time to read!

Tonight I was about to make myself some chai tea, when I went to get a mug I saw the one that I wanted to use. I really wanted that one, yes It was just to hold my drink but that is the one I wanted to use, I had no desire to use another, I could have but it would leave me feeling rather unsatisfied. (silly I know, just wait..) I reached for it, but the handle was in the back, it was in the very back and next to it one with the handle facing me. I desparately reached for it and could not get it, even on my tippy toes. It was dissapointing, I'm not to sure what happened but all of a sudden I saw the mug next to the ONE(I wanted) and 'it' I could reach! so I think naturally I went for it..I mean it was within my reach, and fulfilled the same purpose as the ONE I wanted so why not just use that one, in a way settle for less.

TADA! And here comes the awesome life lesson GOD showed me, I'm sure you already know where I'm going but still. Its like this a lot in life, or I see a lot of people do this in life, settle for less/just get by..not strive for the best. Now for me I related this to marriage..just because well thats on my mind quite a bit..I really am not too into getting married..im fine with just me and God for the rest of my life(that being a COMPLETE other story) It really made me think, God if He does..has a wonderful meant specificly for me person out there! and sometimes within the waiting period..our attention fades/ dims/ does whatever, to what it seems, take our eyes off of what God has for us, [IN His perfect timing may I add!] so maybe we as Christians or whatever...children of God I prefer to say..start looking for that 'somebody' that we will or can grow old with, or someone to date, or to marry..taking control into our hands..and sometimes we still say/ or refer to it as is this the 'one'? . . .should we really be looking for that person...isnt that us, trying to speed the process up??? I personally think so! GOD, if He does have someone for you, will WILL will bring that person to you, will put that ''meant for you person'' into your life..but I think whether its us growing impatient or whatnot I think we settle early..settle for less,(not saying that person is less..but by that person not being 'the one God has for you' has made it less..because had you waited it would have been BETTER! ya know??) Now whether its our desires for 'the one' or whatever it may be, I really feel we take that area into our control..yet saying God has control of it..when we should really be focused on God..not who were gona marry...or spend our lives with..as far as i last checked, who knows if we have a tomorrow and God is the one by your side RIGHT NOW..and He is the one your with...RIGHT NOW, so we should be focused on HIM....and then let him write our love story...if thats his will for us..

I think of that mug that I really wanted as the guy God has for me, my chosen husband. Then I think of how stinkin' easy it is just to go for the 'easy reach'
It still is good, still does the job, can still even be something I like...but I think its the same way with our 'future God chosen husband/or wife..' I knew with out A DOUBT that I wanted that pretty amazing, aweseom mug! just like i think when God sends that person, I will know without a doubt...and I wont even have to be looking for him!!! but I could also just find a good christian guy that i like..that really wouldnt be all that bad...but it just wouldnt be the very best!!! and I dont know about you but i want THE VERRRRRRY BEST!! lol well thats my little story... :) and of course it is meant to take it to real life...it applys to our lifes..in one way or another, for me its guys/future husband..but look at it in your life...take this mug 'object lesson' if you will and try to fit it into your life..where are you not going/aiming for the best and just settling, or just getting by..making due...is there something God has for you that you have taken control of in that area..and are trying to make it work for yourself, by yourself??

if we win we praise Him, and if we lose we praise Him.

im told time and time again, ''you'll never win'' but thats not what God says,
thats not what the voice of truth says. nothing is impossible with God, win or lose we must still praise Him, the giant keeps on telling me ''you'll never win''.
BULL, I'm done listening to the junk satan throws at me, at us..who are you going to listen to? One heck of a mighty GOD who wants to help you soar like an eagle or stupid satan who just keeps lying to you, who wants you to lose, to believe you cannot win? Jesus is the voice of truth, I will listen to Him..will you? Even when the time comes and it will when we stand to face our giants, who will you listen to? are you going to be God's champion or sit and be lied to. Don't ever let anyone tell you, dont ever let satan tell you that you dont have what it takes, as long as you have God how can you lose? you cant. I believe in YOU, God believes in YOU...now get out there and do what you know you need to do...GIVE IT YOUR BEST, do it for the glory of God..give God your best, your very best. Keep going, even when your completely drained..thats when it counts! keep going, dont stop...you have to keep moving, to keep going..dont quit til you have nothing left, keep fighting. a lot of the time we think were giving our very best but were not..God wants everything we have! God wants everything you got!! how about we, how about you, lets actually give our best...whatever it may be..we are called, God has called us to do our VERY BEST...to keep going...but to give it our all, the very best we have..and to go until we have nothing left! and when you think you dont have what it takes, when you think you just dont have anymore God has what you need, He really does. Don't listen to the lies of satan, dont let fear stop you. Can God count on you to start giving your all, your very best? set your goals higher, higher then in this life...stop striving for earthly rewards and sucess, and set your eyes upon God..and set your goals on things that will last..