Choose to be blessed

My husband and I were asked to move in with his mom and stepfather. We didn't want to do it at first, but after weeks of prayer we felt the Lord was leading us to sacrifice and move in with my in-laws. We believed that God had a purpose for us to make this move.  To make a long story short, there were ulterior motives for asking us to move in which made life quite stressful.  And what at first seemed like a mistake on our part to move in, we found that it was actually a blessing in disguise. My husband started working for a new department and we hadn't anticipated him not being able to work overtime, which was a major blow to our finances.  We also were pleasantly surprised by an unexpected pregnancy.  Had we not listened to the leading of the Lord and had not moved in with the in-laws, we would not have been able to survive on my husbands new pay, and the place we were renting was too small for our new addition. We could not have seen what was coming down the pipe with our finances and a new baby, but God knew.  I could become bitter and choose to look at this situation and feel victimized by other peoples agendas, but instead I choose to look at all the blessings that the Lord has given us and be grateful.  I believe in any situation in where we can find ourself feeling like a victim of someone else's evil motives, we can also find the Lord at work in our lives if we choose.  So Choose to be Blessed!

Bijou by CC

Genesis 50:20

 "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good."

Proverbs 3:5-6

 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
      do not depend on your own understanding.
 Seek his will in all you do,
      and he will show you which path to take."