I Surrender!

Lord I am doing everything I know to follow your will. I feel so inadequate for the calling on my life. I'm not sure what you're doing, but I know you are up to something.  I know it's time for healing. I know it's time for you to take control of my life, therefore I surrender. I surrender everything I have from the physical to the spiritual.  Do something in my life that ONLY you can do Lord.
Do you have days like this?  You're so tired that you just can't do one more thing on your to do list?  Do you have days that you feel so inadequate that you wonder how you're going to accomplish what God has given you?
The good news is that God doesn't call you and I because we have the skills to do the job. No, He calls us because we are willing. We are obedient to surrendering to His will and His way. We don't like the changes going on inside us because it feels like there is a roller coaster ride happening inside.
Yet, God is up to something and he's making all things new in His time.

~ Be encouraged my friend.  God is up to something and it is all good.

Missed Opportunities

I am reading a small book titled "Life's Little Instruction Book" which has 511 suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.  Before I read the introduction, I was taken back by some of the instructions that were in it. Here are a few:
#18 * Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford, #23 * Floss your teeth, and # 38* Keep Secrets.  I learned that a father was writing this list of thoughts for his son that was going off to college; therefore, it made since to me.  Then I came across one that really touched me and made me think about so many missed opportunities.  It is number 41 *Don't postpone joy.  Out of all of the ones I read, this one sticks out the most.

How many times did we get mad at someone saying one bad word towards us? We gave our joy away.
But this says "Don't postpone joy." We have the opportunity minute by minute to make a choice to be filled with joy. We can receive the bad words spoken to us and become grumpy or we can put our hand up and not receive those toxic words. Once we put our hand up, we don't allow for the joy to be diminished by someone else.
Have you seen people smile, but the smile appeared fake or like they weren't "feeling" happy or joy?  It saddens my heart for they do not have the joy of the Lord.

Don't postpone your joy; even count it all joy when you have trials too. Your joy will come in the morning.

~ Be encouraged Butter Baby not giving your joy away or postponing running into it. Your day will be better for it.