Scripture for Sisters and Nieces

I was a little behind on my reading this week because I worked 4 days in a row and I haven’t gotten a good routine on waking up at 4am to read the bible and spend time with the Lord before my 12 hour shift. I find it easy on my first shift but when I do 4 in a row it seems to be hard. I ask that you pray for me to be able to get a routine in the morning before work. I do notice that I have a much better day at work when I make time for God before I go in. As I was getting caught up on my reading I was also getting into a fight with my friend. I had noticed that what he was getting mad at me about was also happening to me. I had thought about telling him what had happened because I wanted to make him jealous. I thought it would make me feel better if he was feeling the same way I was feeling. Then I thought I had better pray about it before I say anything. He had called me before I got a chance to pray about it and made me jealous again. I tried to tell him in a way that was not throwing it in his face but unfortunately that didn’t work. Then I prayed and asked God to speak to me in His words. The verse he gave me really made me rethink how I was acting.

Judges 15:7-11 “Because you did this,” Samson vowed, “I won’t rest until I take my revenge on you!” So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam. The Philistines retaliated by setting up camp in Judah and spreading out near the town of Lehi. The men of Judah asked the Philistines, “ why are you attacking us?” The Philistines replied, “We’ve come to capture Samson. We’ve come to pay him back for what he did to us.” So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, “Don’t you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?” But Samson replied, “I only did to them what they did to me.”

As I read this I was first mad at God for pointing out what I did wrong. Then I realized that I can only ask God to work on me. Getting revenge is not a good way to get back at people and it only makes your relationship worse. I regret ever telling him what I told him to get back at him. I know that God will work on my friend when the timing is right. I have been learning this week how to be still. It’s a very hard thing to do when we want results now. Sometimes we even sabotage things or relationships because we don’t wait on Gods timing. The song I have been focusing on this week is called Be Still by Kari Jobe.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference...