Thursday, August 21, 2008
Relationships
"I see my relationship with my heavenly father, with God in heaven--as someone to look to if I want to look for guidance, to feel comfortable with my thoughts, my actions, someone to be accountable to." -Blair Underwood-
This is a very healthy attitude! God is to be reverenced. Many people fail to realize that in many of the scriptures, when we read "Fear" God, it is to be interpreted as "To respect" Him. We are always so quick to blame God when things go wrong. If we truly seek the face of God instead of His hand, we will come to understand that He only wants the best for us.
"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7:11)
Monday, August 11, 2008
THE PROMISE
Today's entry goes back to my trials from Lyme Disease. On August 4th 2008, I reached my 14th year of being diagnosed with the dreaded disease. I write this entry with great joy. This is a picture from my faves that I hadn't used in any of my previous writings.
Today, I have unfolded another piece of the puzzle concerning this long trek to find balance and quality in life. I realized that at the precise time that I was diagnosed, there was a greater issue that I should have been working through emotionally.
The "Empty Nest Syndrome" is a very real change in ones' life when you have been parenting for more than half of your life. My youngest daughter had just left my ever watchful caring eye, and dependency on me. It is a time for adjustment to another phase in your life cycle.
As I look at this picture, I am reminded that water is a major component in the life cycle. It's stillness and the beautiful landscape around it is very peaceful. But what really inspired this writing is the rainbow! In 1994, I lost my health, wealth, family, marriage, job, home, and my happiness. But, as I lay in bed the other night thinking about my day, I heard a still small voice in my spirit.
After God had destroyed everything He had created except Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives, and all the animals Noah saved in the Ark with them, God gave Noah the rainbow sign as His promise to never destroy all of mankind by water ever again. Here, the rainbow reminds me of another promise that Jesus has made to all that have joined themselves to Him through Salvation.
When all else was gone; Jesus kept His promise to me..."I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5) He has been with me through it all! I have learned that my "JOY" is greater than my happiness.
Today, I have unfolded another piece of the puzzle concerning this long trek to find balance and quality in life. I realized that at the precise time that I was diagnosed, there was a greater issue that I should have been working through emotionally.
The "Empty Nest Syndrome" is a very real change in ones' life when you have been parenting for more than half of your life. My youngest daughter had just left my ever watchful caring eye, and dependency on me. It is a time for adjustment to another phase in your life cycle.
As I look at this picture, I am reminded that water is a major component in the life cycle. It's stillness and the beautiful landscape around it is very peaceful. But what really inspired this writing is the rainbow! In 1994, I lost my health, wealth, family, marriage, job, home, and my happiness. But, as I lay in bed the other night thinking about my day, I heard a still small voice in my spirit.
After God had destroyed everything He had created except Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives, and all the animals Noah saved in the Ark with them, God gave Noah the rainbow sign as His promise to never destroy all of mankind by water ever again. Here, the rainbow reminds me of another promise that Jesus has made to all that have joined themselves to Him through Salvation.
When all else was gone; Jesus kept His promise to me..."I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5) He has been with me through it all! I have learned that my "JOY" is greater than my happiness.
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