He too may speak to you....

some thoughts on my mind this morning. i sat here trying to think of something to write, asking God to show me. i know i don't really have to write everyday, but as i've said before it's somewhat like a journal to me, and it helps me. so, here i am sitting here thinking really hard on what to write. i have been doing a lot of thinking about choices i make regarding my thoughts. sometimes i may think, "Oh, what's the use?" and of course i know that's not at all what God would have me do, and entertaining that thought is destructive. i have two options. the first is, give up and quit; the other is to keep going. now if i choose to keep going i once again have a couple of choices. 1. live miserably and depressed, or 2. live in hope and joy. i usually don't jump up and down and say, "Great, I have a discouraging situation on my hands or disappointments but, by golly it's OK." do most people do that? most likely they don't jump up and down and say, yippeee, great! But, there are those that do say, "by the grace of God I'm going to get through this." i've asked myself so many times, why can't i be like the person who leans on God? And, it's come down to this. it's not that i can't be, it's that i choose not to be. am i alone with this problem? i'm sure i am not. however, i wish to conquer this big monster that seems to always be staring me down. amazing how i know the answers but, when it comes to applying them, i seem to become like a person who has no clue. i realize that i just need to make the decision not to allow that big monster to win, and stick to that decision. i know more easily said then done. but, in saying that i am solely relying on my strength, me being in control. what i need to do is lift up my eyes and hands, my head and heart and not look or concentrate on my "problems", but look to the Lord, who has promised to see me through. sometimes when i think this way....my mind begins to wander and it begins to think, "Oh, no what if God immediately brings something into my life to test me?" i know that instead of thinking that way, i need to, look at the sunshine, look at the new day that God has given, look at the love He freely gives, look at how many times He forgives, look at the husband he has given, look at the daughters He has given, look and concentrate on all of the lovely, and positive things i have in my life. God has blessed, my cup runs over. there is absolutely no reason to say, "oh, what's the use?" to say that is throwing in the towel, quiting, giving up, falling flat on my face & staying there. what i need to do is, remember the promise that God is going to see me through to abundance and victory. you, i or anyone will never have to face things alone, the choice is, do i listen to the voice of Truth? or buy into the lies of satan? i need (as you may too) to live each day tuning into the voice of Truth, and in doing so, i am listening to the voice of God. well, He gave me something to write about. it usually comes down to a personal change i need to make in my life. but, my prayer is that after reading what God is convicting me about, that He too may speak to you.

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

~Psalm 3:3