Good morning, good morning to all my brothers and sisters in Christ! It's Wednesday! And what a beautiful Wednesday it is!
We're getting closer to Christmas! I'm so excited! When I get done chatting with you all, I'm making my list and checking it twice and hope that God will use me to be a blessing to others. Tis the season for love, laughter, giving, kissing, decorating, and celebrating the birth of the One.
My heart wants to burst as I think of the beautiful gift Jesus gave to you and I. He lived so we might learn. And He died so we might live!
This morning I got up and felt the warmth of being content. I don't want anything. My heart is full of love for my God. My house was warm. My children were safe and sleeping like angels. My husband was safe and well, and left the house by hugging me and kissing my cheek. I don't wont him to get sick, so the cheek will do for now!
My house is not as tidy as I would like, but I'm not letting it get me down. I have today to shape things up. Yes, today is a new day with new grace, forgiveness, love, patience - all from our loving Father.
Yes, today is a new day!
I wont let my house get me down. And my past preoccupation with weight and calories, they are going by the way side. I'm going to strive to be a better wife, mother, and friend. My failures are in the past. Today is my new day. To be what the Good Lord wants me to be.
At this point, I feel like there is nothing that can get me down! I'm so in love with God and this new life that the bad stuff (and there will be bad stuff) is just a blip on the radar!
These lessons have been hard. And I know that there is still so much that I need to learn and change to be what God wants me to be. But He is here in me, working, stirring, showing me the answers to past problems and how to handle problems in the future.
Oh, the Lord has blessed me so! I am made new! I can leave that insecurities behind me. I am new! I can let go of the sins that have plagued me for so long. I am new! I am not my past! I am new!
How gracious Thou are! I look back on the pain and suffering I have felt. The feelings of being alone. The feeling that I could handle these situations on my own and then failing. Using food, the approval from others, giving sex for love, hiding from the world, hating myself - all in a feeble attempt to just feel a little relief from the pain in my heart that longed for the Lord. And through all that wasted time and sin, HE STILL LOVES ME! The Lord still loves me and has forgiven me! And He has promised to be here for me forever!
And what little does He want in return! He wants my faith. He wants my love.
He has given me everything! And just wants ME in return!
He says to forget about that other stuff, it's not you. That He knows who we really are! And He wants so much good for us! And. . . ..
All we have to do is ask!
Oh, my brothers and sisters! We are blessed! Let us forget the stupid worries of the world! Forget the getting and remember the giving! Show your neighbor you love them! Make peace with yourself and those who have done you wrong. Make peace with living in moderation. And rejoice for the simple things that mean so much!
My brothers and sisters in Christ, take care of yourselves. Be good to that temple that holds your heart, soul, and spirit! Again, make peace with yourself. Let's be better than we have been. Let's strive to be all that God wants us to be!
I believe I can change the world. You can also! Let not waste a single second more.
Go out into the world today. Let the light of our great and loving Lord shine through you! Be a blessing because you and I have so truly been blessed!
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep you! Keep up the good fight! I love you!
Blessings ~ Becca
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