Today is the day after I had what I classified as “the perfect day”. Because it was such a great day, it left me wandering how many perfect days I have had in my life. Not every day can be perfect. To live a full, abundant life there have to many so called ‘ordinary days’ that all add up to something. You have to go through hard times to really get a sense of how good good times feel.
I come back to the scribbled note that now is tic-tacked to my cupboard door in line of sight of where I sit…
Don’t wait for easier happier times. Learn to be happy right now. In my experience, being happy does not depend on anyone else except me. I cannot expect Mike to make me happy. I cannot expect Stacey or David to make me happy. The house I live in or the car I drive cannot make me always happy. I have to control my thoughts in time of stress and unhappiness; more than that, I have to reach out to God in times of stress and unhappiness and ask Him to clear my mind of all the anxiety and fear – I need to bring to mind some of His promises. I need to say out loud, “I trust you Lord and I know that you have a plan in all of this – I choose to trust you and to leave it all in your hands.”
Something miraculous happens when we pray. It makes us feel better. We have left our stress in the hands of our Creator who knows us far better than we know ourselves. He will take care of it. He can give us peace, joy and happiness by filling us with His Holy Spirit and effecting an unexpected mighty work in our hearts and our minds. In the most difficult of circumstances, somehow peace and joy reign. Jesus came to bring us abundant life regardless of our circumstances.
I had my eyes tested this morning. My eyes are in great condition physically (eg no glaucoma or macular degeneration). I need stronger reading glasses and while I have tinted prescription sunglasses for day driving, I do need untinted prescription glasses for night time driving. As the optometrist showed me my eyes and explained its anatomy and physiology, I almost got goosebumps. The eye is wonderfully made. While sitting there I said out loud, “wow, how can anyone look at this and say there is no God?” The optometrist ignored my comment and continued to explain the ins and outs of vision.
But as I walked away, I was grateful for my eyesight.
Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
#126 of my 1000 thanks is, apart from my eyesight which has featured on my 1000 thanks before, I am exceedingly grateful that the computer software Mike has written for a travel company is going well. They are running the entire operation on it and are happy with the progress. 🙂
These are the days!
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂