Who would have thought that one little word could speak volumes yesterday.
Whatever.
It’s a word I have used probably a million times in my life. A simple word I have uttered so many times in response to countless situations.
Husband’s got me pissed off and I just want the argument to end? “WHATEVER.”
Which restaurant do you want to eat at tonight? “WHATEVER.”
The pastor we had as a guest yesterday was quite the presence. Big guy, tall, former football player, and he was an excellent speaker. He stood up on the stage, looming over us, and said he had a quite complicated prayer for us to learn and use daily, whenever we feel like things are not going the way we thought they would, or whenever we need to stop and ponder which direction our life should be going.
Are you ready for the complicated prayer? It’s one any of us can easily memorize.
Stand up.
Put your hands out in front of you, palms up.
Look up to heaven, and say this:
Whatever.
Easy, huh?
Whatever, God. Whatever you want to do with me, I leave my life in Your hands. Whatever direction You will my life to go in, whatever worries I have in my life, whatever stress I have going on. Whatever it is, whatever you decide, I stand by You.
Hubby and I just listened to that, looked at each other, and that was all that was needed. We have had so many things worrying us over the last year and a half, so many things stressing me the hell out, and just so many unknowns. But I have to just keep remembering that its all in due time, and whatever He wants for us, will happen. It won’t do me any good to waste my time obsessing over things that I cannot control.
So, whatever.
