When you woke up this morning, what did you tell yourself? Did you tell yourself that your body was achy and sore? Did you get up grumbling about how your head hurt, or how bad you feel? And how did that affect your morning? What if you stopped right now, and told yourself a different story? What if you created a story in your mind that you may be achy and sore when you get up, but once you start moving you are feeling great! You will find that when you tell yourself a positive story, that a load of heaviness will fall off your shoulders. What if we started waking up with an outlook that "I'm alive to face a new day, praise God!" (after all, what is the alternative?) and thank Him for awakening you!
John 10:10 (ESV): The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Oh the devil is always at work, trying to hurt us, to destroy us, to take from us. As I was preparing the type that scripture - I kid you not - my mouse went flying off my try and onto the floor, where I would have to put the computer off my lap and get up out of my chair to get it! And, my phone fell off the side of the chair next to the wastebasket! I'm telling you, Satan doesn't want you to know how evil he is! He doesn't want you to see his hand in destroying hope, destroying relationships, destroying marriages, destroying homes. Don't stop believing in Jesus - the One who is greater in you than he who is in the world!
I'm speaking at the RV park here in town this morning. I went through the message again yesterday, and have already again this morning. It's a different type of message than I usually do, but I feel that God is wanting it spoken. Perhaps He is wanting it spoken in my own life, for I can see how I can use this message as well. And so can you. So what is it about? I probably shared in a previous post, but it is about reframing the stories we tell ourself. And I don't know about you, but I have told myself some pretty powerful stories - and they weren't positive or good ones. It doesn't mean what happens to us didn't happen, but sometimes, just sometimes, it helps when we know why.
Ok - that's the second time I erased my paragraph and I don't have that much time this morning so guess I will just 'move along'.
Needles of Hope was good yesterday. We meet at Panera and twice one of the employees came over to talk to us, and she even prayed with us at the end, when we pray over the shawls, blankets, booties and hats that we have to donate. From there I went to get my hair done. He cut it a bit shorter than I would want, but it will grow back. It's darker than I want, but it will fade out and be just what I want as I wash it. But my white around the edges is gone. :-) I really don't care, but I do get a lot of compliments when I have my hair colored. Something else that will go by the wayside once and if I ever retire. I'm still flip-flopping on that.
Coming home, since I was next to El Pollo Loco, I picked us up a bucket of chicken for dinner. We ate while it was hot and then just kind of chilled. Hubby finished watching whatever he watching and I worked on the message for this morning. I was slipping into a nap when Ms. Vicky called and asked if I could come over and visit - so I did. Back home about an hour later, I was able to get a couple chapters read in 'Velvet Jesus' by Rob Bell. Interesting book. Not a novel, but a lot of abstract words. Enough to keep interest, but difficult to get through at times. Only through two chapters before going to bed. Maybe I can get a bit more read this afternoon - except I do need to work on my part of the taxes. It would be nice if I could get them done today. Will see. I do need to focus on that. I have definitely been a procrastinator in pulling that information together. Surprisingly, hubby didn't even mention me getting on it last night, but let me do some reading.
So that is how my day will be spent today. Church at the RV park, and you know hubby will want to go for breakfast after. Then home, and I might take a nap. Then the rest of the day on tax stuff. Oh joy, right? One has to do what one has to do!
So since I have nothing else to write about, and I do need to figure out what I'm wearing today and do something with this hair, I'm going to get off here. Hope that you have an amazing day. Tell yourself a good story, a true story, about what is going on around you. Don't let the devil tear you down with his stories. They are nothing but lies.
Blessings!
