Blessings

Right around the corner is a blessing for each one of us. We are standing in the right places at the right times. How many of us could use a miracle right now? There is so many of us that are going through something right now, it can seem a little unreal. We know that our lives aren't going to be a bowl of cherries all the time but it wouldn't hurt right? Well we could look at it in a couple of ways.If we never went through anything at all, how would we be able to help someone going through? Who would they have to turn to and ask how they got over the situation? You could be that blessing right around the corner. You just never know. You have to keep watch. And when you least expect it, your miracle will show up. God Bless.

Laughter

I don't know about you but I love to laugh. I love laughing at all kinds of stuff. The silly, the crazy, etc. I have found that over the years, laughter has pulled me through some pretty tough times. I used to laugh at some things that weren't too funny, but as you get older your taste in laughter changes. Some people laugh at the expense of others. Some laugh at crude and nasty jokes. Others still laugh for no reason at all..a just because laugh. In Ecclesiastes 3:4 it says that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh. Even though I know that life can throw some pretty mean punches, I just don't feel like weeping and crying. I like laughing and being happy, especially when you look at all the things you can be grateful for. A home to call your own. Your health when everything around you is sick or dying. A sane mind because there are a lot of crazy people out there (not the good crazy people like myself, the other kind :) Besides, I know that God has to be looking down on us having belly cramps from laughing at all the crazy stuff that we do.

Pathways

Have you ever wondered why your life takes the turns it does? I often do because my life takes some pretty crazy turns. I think the reason this happens is because God wants to take us through different things to get us where He needs us to be. Sometimes the paths we wind up on are not the paths that we would have chosen for ourselves but in the end we're so grateful we had the opportunity to be there, the right place at the right time. We have to always remember that God knows what is best for us even when we don't. I know that I have made some bad choices in life but I am thankful that I was able to get back on track with the help of God. Not too many people can say that. Most people continue on in their own paths that they have chosen no matter the cost. In the end it costs them everything. Yesterday at church, the Holy Spirit ministered to everyone. He spoke through three people. One of the key things that stood out was to believe God and trust Him. This scripture was also spoken out Proverbs 3:5,6-Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. God will make the crooked paths we make into straight ones. I so glad He does. I don't like doing the crooked walk. It hurts my legs:)

Fearless

Some of the things that we must go through in life whether by choice or not can sometimes give us a certain measure of fear. When things come our way that were unforseen or the mistakes we've made come back to haunt us, fear comes creeping in. Fear is a nasty disease that likes to linger around for long periods of time. Just when you think you have your mind under control, it pops back up on the scene. We will all have moments of fear but we have to determine in ourselves that we will not let it get the best of us. God said in His word that He didn't give us a spirit of fear but of love, power and a sound mind. We have the power to kick fear right in the butt and out of our lives. Or we can allow that fear to take up residents in our hearts spirits and minds. Who wants to live a life of fear of the unknown. Not I. Life is too short to live like that. God has too many glorious things in store for us. To miss them because of fear would be a crying shame. Step out on faith today and become fearless. 

Of all the things

Life can be hard enough on its own without us making a bigger mess out of it. I sometimes (which means all the time) make a bigger mess than what it would have been if I had just kept my hands out of God's way. So many times things looked like they were going to go down hill so I decided that I would help God a little bit and get things going in the opposite direction. That's not what God wants us to do at all. We have to realize that God can see far ahead of us and has our best interest at heart. Is life always going to be peaches and cream? No, but it isn't always going to be bad either. We have to remember that God knows the path that He has chosen for us to be on. The only thing we have to do is follow. I know that following can be hard sometimes because you don't know the route you are going to take, that it could be dangerous and you may not find your way back. But with God leading us, we never have to worry about where we'll end up because we will be right where we are supposed to be. Of all the things I love about God is that He is in control.

Psalm 91

Over the past few days and weeks I have seen God do some tremendous things. Stuff that before, if I weren't in right standing, I would have never seen. Like for instance, when my boss came to me one day and told me that I was lucky to be where I am at in my job. She told me she couldn't tell me everything but I was just lucky. One of my co-workers took it as I was lucky to even have a job, but that isn't how my boss meant it. God is always an on time God. When He does things we sometimes wonder why me and why now. Since He is God, He is all knowing. I found out the meaning to my being "lucky" a week later. There were changes that were being made that would probably have people without a job or staying stuck where they would be under some terrible management. I considered myself not "lucky" but blessed. God has always been that way to me. When I look back over my life to see where I came from and where I am now, I can truly say that the hand of God has been there. So many times I could have been dead but God said not so. Just the other day on the radio, psalm 91 by Sonic Flood came on. It's an awesome song about how God is so many things to us. In the psalm it talks about how God is a refuge or safe place and how He will protect us from evil. That our eyes will behold all these evil things happening around us but it won't come near us. I thank God for spiritual eyes and ears because without them, we would surely miss all the things He has been trying to show us and tell us. As it says in the last bit of the song, "The hand that heals the sick has my name written on it." Thank God for that.

Stubborn Child

Today was a day for lessons to be learned. I made a few mistakes today and my lovely husband was right to correct me in my wrong ways. Then I got mad with him. The reason why? I just don't like being corrected. When I'm wrong I don't like people pointing it out. Sad, I know. But that's what happens to many people. They think that they are supposed to be right all the time, but that's not the way that it works. God even spoke to me today and said don't get involved in this situation that was happening at work, to stay out of it. Sometimes I just wish that I would listen to my instincts more. I can be very stubborn and hard headed. How many of us out there can admit to that???