Life...why do we live our lives? Day in...day out...same job..same family...sometimes different problems. Problems, why do we have problems? Everyone goes through problems. The rich, the poor, the Godly, the Ungodly. What makes problems more bearable, how do you still have hope amidst those problems. Peace that passes all understanding. Love that covers all. Forgiveness for things that we have done.
Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I will say rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hears and minds in Christ Jesus.
How often do we find things to be thankful for during a hard situation. Do we look for the positive or do we dwell on the negative? Dwelling on the negative is very easy to do. We say, look at my situation and how bad it is, I deserve to just be sad and negative. Because, honestly it is way harder to be thankful and find joy. Funny though, why is that, why not do what is harder to do to find joy? Why take the easy road, have a pity party, and loathe in misery. We are funny aren't we. I have much to be thankful for. If you don't know Gods will in any moment, know that being thankful is always Gods will. I Thes 5:18 In everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. There are a few verses that tell you specifically what God's will are. This is one of them. I really think that I have been kind of dwelling on the poor me. I wasn't being very thankful for much and focusing on how much I have to do and why it has to be all me. If any one has an excuse to say poor me, I am probably a good candidate. But why do that to myself. I have soooo much to be thankful for. And I am not doing this alone if I don't want to. I can choose to try to survive on my own with out the Lord, but how far is that going to get me. So I have been realizing some of this lately. Life is way to hard to carry that burden alone. I have now given it all back to him. And WOW. What a difference it has made. I feel so much happier, things are coming together like I never thought they would, and I don't have to worry about tomorrow. I just choose to be thankful each day. And do my best with what God has given me. I love the song " Lord, I need you, oh I need you"
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