Dot-to-Dot

I am currently going through a bible study with First Place for Health. Last week during the bible study we talked about being obedient to God. We talked a lot about what it means to be obedient to God with our bodies and our food choices.

During the discussion one of our ladies talked about how she saw the journey as a dot-to-dot. Think about how a child does a simple dot-to-dot picture. If they have completed the dot-to-dot accurately it turns out as a picture of something. If, for some reason, they missed a dot or didn't follow the order of the numbers the picture isn't always clear.

There have been times in my life where I felt like I could skip a dot and move onto the next one. Little did I know that God would present me with that dot all over again. Because just like that child's picture, if I missed a step my life would look like that scribbling.

Our God is a great God that allows us to go back and try again. Many times in my life I have had to get a lesson more than once. Sometimes I was just to stubborn to admit that God was right and I needed to change or do something different. Trust me when I say that God and I have been working on that! I often have felt like he would take a frying pan and hit me gently on the head as if to knock some sense into me. That is what I call my "Ah HA Honey moments." I have those moments all the time.

Before those "ah ha honey moments" my picture would be all frazzled and out of sorts. I am usually out of sorts too. But after that moment where I finally get the lesson my picture starts to come back into focus.

Don't lose sight of your masterpiece picture. God designed you to be a great military wife. You were called here just like your husband was called to serve our great country. God knew you would marry a man in uniform. He has equipped you with the tools you will need. It's your choice how you use them.

I still stumble and get bruised knees. I won't pretend to know it all but I know we serve a great big LOVING God that holds us military wives close. Chose to connect with God today. He's waiting for you right where you are.