Good morning and happy Sunday, I pray the start of your day has been a great one and that no matter what hurdles you meet up with, no matter how high your mountain is today...that you know how much God loves you and that you remember that which does not kill us...makes us stronger! I am strong this morning...very, very, strong!
In prayer this morning I sat out in the haze and gloom watching a little bright sized ball trying to push through the clouds...I kept saying, come on you can do it, you can do it...the haze so dense and thick that it was trying to overpower the sun....but lo and behold the sun broke through and I felt thrilled to see it win the battle against the muck... I thanked God for allowing me to see this morning, with my own two eyes, that no matter how thick, dense, mucky, and dark the skies can be...the "son" is still there and can overcome and still break through to provide warmth and bright cheer. I thanked God for all of those who will be with my Megan today and prayed that the baby shower will be a huge success and one she will remember for a lifetime. I prayed for a little something to touch Megan's heart today allowing her to feel my love and allowing her to know that although I am not there in body that I am sitting right beside her and baby Chalmers as they are celebrated. I thanked God for each of you who come and share in prayer with us everyday, and I thanked God for allowing us to see the miracle of answered prays. I asked God to forgive me for having so little faith and feeling he was leaving me alone the last few days, I know Father that you love me and would never do anything to hurt me, I know that negative things are going to happen as long as I live on this earth and I know that you will never leave nor forsake me for it has been written. Father please hold each of us in your loving arms and allow us your love, your strength, you calm, you comfort, your peace and your understanding. I ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ...Amen.
The following story is a great one, I think we all get caught up in the "things" of life and so often to late we realize that the "things" did not bring us great and lasting joy....
Lasting And Permanent
I turned the television on after breakfast today. A loud commercial blared out at me urging me to buy something and make my life happier. This was followed by another commercial and another each one saying the same thing: buy this or that and your life will be great. After a while I couldn’t take it anymore. The commercials weren’t making me feel better. They were just trying to make me want things I didn’t need. Finally I shut off the set and looked out the window at the sun coming up over the mountains. The clouds were painted purple, pink, and yellow by God’s own hand. Watching them I finally smiled and felt at peace.
In my life over the years I have listened to a lot of commercials and bought a lot of things. I have bought cars, televisions, computers, cell phones, stereos, and more appliances than I could use. The happiness they brought me was temporary and fleeting at best. They may have at times made my life more convenient, but they never once made my life more joyful.
The things that did make my life happier, the things that brought lasting and permanent joy into my heart and soul couldn’t be bought in a store. They instead were found in the wide open arms of love. They were found in prayer, in thanking God everyday for my life, and in inviting His love into my soul. They were found in simple acts of kindness, freely shared, expecting nothing in return. They were found in gentle words of encouragement, big hugs of affection, and inspiring thoughts of goodness. They were found in all the little choices I made everyday to grow in oneness with God and to do my best to be His Child. They were found in living a life of caring for others and giving back what I could to this wonderful world.
What do you want: the momentary pleasure the commercials offer and the empty wallet that goes with it or the eternal joy of living a life of love? It is up to you. Choose well.
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