When things go wrong...

Happy Monday, Blogland!  Hope everyone had a great weekend.  Here in the South Suburbs of Chicago, a tornado actually came through and touched down.  No one I know was injured or had any major property damage, but it was still pretty scary stuff!

The tornado brought with it heavy rains, flash flooding and yep, you guessed it, some leaking at the new cozy house.  Le sigh.  When things go wrong... What's a girl to do?  Welp, this girl just put some towels down and kept it moving.

So I'm still elbow deep in packing, moving and unpacking.  Made a lot of progress over the weekend (got my clothes packed, yay!).  I was trying to make sure and get the electronics over to the cozy house so I could be ready for my cable/internet/phone installation this morning.  Um, yeah.  About that.  So said telecommunications company called Saturday afternoon to say that they won't be coming today and they don't know when. Say what???? When I NEED my internet to be up and running today?  When this IS premiere week on TV?  When things go wrong... Welp, guess I'll just finish working on getting the craft room/office packed and moved instead and keep it moving.

So I keep saying "when things go wrong..." and you're probably wondering why.  And I'm not gonna keep you in suspense!  So back in the day, when I was pledging, we learned a poem that has always stuck with me over the years and my mind always goes back to it when difficulties arise.  It's called "Don't Quit."  Wanna hear it?  Here it go:

Don't Quit

by Anonymous

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twists and its turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When they might have won, had they stuck it out. Don't give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than, It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up When he might have captured the victor's cup; And he learned too late when the night came down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far; So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!

Isn't that great motivation? That's been one of the ways I've keep myself sane during this lengthy season I am living in now.  It sometimes seems like morning is never gonna come!  And I'm not saying that sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that I can't breathe; yeah, those days happen too.  But, I allow myself a little bit of whine time (no joke, sometimes it comes with tears), then I focus myself on the day's tasks. Nothing more, nothing less.  I'd hate to give up now when I have no idea how close I am... so I keep it moving.

It's also a faith journey.  A few months ago, Pastor Singleton preached on God's faithfulness and illustrated with the story of Job.  Things that stuck with me from the message that I want to share with you:

1) God knows exactly how much you can take and there is no way to grow in faith or get to the next level without getting through your tests;

2) Sometimes God's permissive will allows the gate to be opened for tests and trials in your life;

3) We have to get to the point that regardless of what we see with our eyes or feel, we don't lose our faith because we know who God is for ourselves; and

4) In the midst of trials, you must feed your faith and then your doubts will starve.

So when things go wrong?  Remember that God is faithful.  Don't stop moving.  As my grandma used to always say, "we can only see to the corner, but God sees around the corner." 

So what do you lean on when things go wrong in your world?  Holla @ Darvi!  Have a great week and be blessed!