The Journey

Lately I have been feeling really good about life and faith and proclaiming God's goodness and promises for my life. For about 6 weeks I have been declaring every morning the promises that have been spoken to Aaron and I. It has been awesome! I declare that there are new opportunities that are opening up. Divine opportunities, that there isn't going to be any pushing or pulling involved. That this is gonna be a new season for us. And guess what? It is happening!

Firstly, most of you heard, I walked right into an awesome job that has been a huge blessing and a lot of fun. I seriously feel like it just keeps getting better. More and more opportunities are opening up for me there. I love it! 

Then, all the pilots at Aaron's job got a $2 raise on their flight time and there are all kinds of unexpected, exciting opportunities opening up for him as well.  

I have also been declaring that we only had 40% of what God wants us to receive, that He has 60% more for us to receive. 

At my 90 day review, I got $1 an hour raise. I am making 60% more now than I was making at my last job 6 months ago! And Aaron is making 100% more! HA HA!! How cool is that? 

I have been declaring that we are blessed and that the dreams of our hearts are coming to pass. Aaron's new position is totally a fulfillment of a dream, and now I am working at a job that is bringing me closer to my passions and I believe it will continue to open up new doors for me. It has been awesome! 

Then my car broke down.

I know that it is not as big of a deal as it feels like, which is frustrating in itself- but it is just one of those things that lands on top of other things and makes it feel like too much to handle. Our anniversary is coming up next Tuesday and I don't want a broken car to get in the way of our time together. Because of this I was not feeling positive this morning but I read my declarations anyway. I could barely say them aloud. 

But after some time with my hubby, sunshine and a friend doing my hair I am feeling positive again. I remembered something that struck me last night as I was watching the Discovery Channel. It was about the amazing journeys that the animals go through- the salmon, the whales, the elephants. They kept emphasizing how difficult it was and how the animals were faced with really difficult circumstances. What really stood out to me was the whales. The mother, when she is nursing, doesn't eat for about 6 months as she travels with her baby. She looses a third of her weight, she is literally starving. But what really struck me is that she is made for that! Yes, she may be starving but it isn't going to kill her, she is designed to travel for that long without food. And at the end of her journey when she arrives in Alaska, there will be an abundance of food for her to eat. It made me think of us as humans. If God designed the animals to be able to endure those kind of situations than of course He has designed us for that as well. We may feel like we are starving (and believe me I do) but we aren't. I am designed for whatever circumstances I have to go through. And, there is always blessing at the end of the journey. Not just the end of our lives, but this segment. The whales do the same trip over and over and at the end of each segment there is something good. We can look forward to the same. I am not going to loose hope. I am going to keep declaring and keep looking forward to the good things that each day brings.