Doing Nothing is Not an Option!

I think that I have written and said a thousand times in the last few months that changes are coming our way. My first thought was something big such as a raise, a new baby, or a big move. In some crazy ways God has shown me these are not the changes to expect. We no longer get child support which means we've taken quite a pay cut, we had a baby scare last month that turned out to be just that, a scare! And I am feeling more at home everyday feeling like this house is one that will teach to be more thankful for what I have everyday!
But as many of us know if we shut up and listen God will tell us exactly what we need to know and just that! I kept trying to make our own plan. You know like, I feel like God is telling us a change is coming maybe we should have another baby, maybe that's what it is. Or maybe I should get a job to take care of the money we're no longer getting. I'm sure I came up with about twenty other things I could do make some major changes so that I could feel like I had really heard from God and that was what he had told me to do!
But last Thursday night there was no mistaking it, I felt God through every being in my body! I had chills up my spine, and felt as giddy as a school girl! God had answered a prayer that I had been asking for awhile, what are these changes you have for us? His response: The change is YOU!  I am making you brand new through me, you will no longer try to make your own plan, instead you will begin to listen to mine!
The honest truth, I have been a fan of God for quite sometime now! If I put on a good show I will surely pass as a good Christian, if I read the Bible to my kids every now and again God will see I'm trying, and my favorite one, we go to church every Sunday therefor I have met all of my Christian like duties and I am good to go! After watching a wonderful series through our church called not a fan I realized that was exactly what I had become! But lately I decided to listen more and boy am I glad I did! The last few weeks have been a bit convicting , but also incredibly life changing! After watching a series where a man had a heartatache was given a second chance at life he chose to be a follower of Christ! Choosing to listen to God even when his family thought he was crazy. In one of the situations he was trying to help a homeless child. his wife asked him why, his response, "Doing nothing is just not an option!"  Right as he said it I felt like I had been punched in the stomach! I had been doing nothing for quite a few years now and felt just fine until that moment! This thought rang through my ears for days to come! " DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION!" " DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION!" " DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION!"  My husband of course had backed me up 100% with this , and changes are going to be happening! We are not a wealthy family but God has already pointed me in so many directions as to what I can do to help others!  I feel so beyond blessed for this feeling of change! Thank you God for your mercies! Thank you for this change! I pray that this blog inspires you to listen to God, talk to him more, you never know what you may be missing by thinking you are in  control! Live for today, because there may not be a tomorrow!