Building the treasures of heaven in your heart....

Good morning and happy Monday. I pray your day has started off on the right foot and that it just gets better with each passing moment. I read a quote this morning on facebook and thought it a very good one. I share this with you as I stand witness to it being very valid.

In God's hands even the things that have broken us can be used by Him to make us whole again. 

Sheila Walsh, The Shelter of God's Promises.

I have been broken, I have been down and depressed, I have felt that there was no way out..through prayer, those who love and care about me and faith God has made me whole time after time. I do not know what today will bring but I do know that I am holding fast to my faith that God will bring me through it and keep me whole. I also wanted to give a big BIRTHDAY shout out to my sister in law Connie, I love you!!!!

In prayer this morning I sat in the warmth of the sunshine and listened to the birds sing, I quieted my mind and thanked God for bringing me to this point. It is not a point I wish to be at but it IS a point and looks much brighter than it did last week. I thanked God for all of the negative that has been happening for I have seen proof that even in the darkest of times, even in the most stress filled moments that I am not alone, I have not been thrown to the wolves. I am loved!!! I thanked God for allowing me to see the important things. I prayed that the job interview Wayde will be going to tomorrow will allow those interviewing to see what a wonderful man he is, will allow them to see his sweet spirit and how valuable he would be in this job. I asked God to give him peace and calm, to allow his light to shine through and his craft and skill to be recognized. I prayed for each of you that you are filled with the knowledge that no matter how tough the times get with God on your side it will be okay. Maybe not what you ordered but it is still ordered and is God's will and plan. I asked him to bless each of us with peace in our hearts, calm in our minds, comfort in our bodies and an abundance of love in our hearts. In the name of Jesus Christ I ask for mercy, grace and blessings. Amen.

Worthless Or Priceless

I was driving my son to the sheltered workshop for the handicapped where he works a few days each week. My seventeen year old car was cruising along while the Spring sun shined down. The trees were budding and flowers were popping up along the side of the road. I looked over at my son who was humming along to a song on the radio. He turned his head, smiled and said, " I love you Daddy." I smiled back and said, "I love you too son." 

The green light ahead turned yellow and I slowed to a stop. Suddenly, a gold Mercedes Benz screeched to a halt next to me. The owner was yelling into a cell phone and slammed his hand on the steering wheel as he glared at the now red light. After a minute the light changed and he sped away with a scowl as big as his face. I drove on shaking my head and said a little prayer that the owner of that expensive car would one day realize the true treasures in life. 

That miserable man in the Mercedes reminded me again of the worthlessness of wealth and the pricelessness of love in the eyes of eternity. All of his money hadn’t put a smile on his face. All of his things hadn’t given him peace. All of his wealth hadn’t filled his heart with happiness or brought meaning to his life. He seemed lost, separated from love, and separated from God. He was trapped in a golden cage and didn’t even know it. 

Please don’t spend your life in the pursuit of the worthless "fool’s gold" that our society holds dear. Don’t try to gain the whole world and in the process lose your soul. Instead spend your days here building "the Treasures of Heaven" in your heart. If you do then your days will be blessed with sunshine, smiles, and sweet laughter. If you do then you will not only fill your soul with love but you will also scatter joy to the world around you. If you do then you will be able to give God the most priceless gift of all: your life lived with love.