HEY everyone. So it has been a while since my last post. A lot has gone on between now and the last blog, BUT as I like to say I AM GOOD, ALL is well. We are experiencing some tough times as a nation. There are a lot of people out of work and those who are working most of them feel like they never have enough to do what they need to do nor what they would like to do. My husband and I are not immune to the state of the world right now. You know I think that some people think that because I don't complain and don't walk around talking about my problems all the time that I don't have any. That is far from the truth. My husband and I we have issues that arise in our lives. We have things that come up in our finances, in the church with members, in our marriage, with our loved ones. We have problems, it's just I have LEARNED to be content. I have learned to be appreciative for what I have and the good that God is doing in my life. That is a simple truth but such a LIFE CHANGING one.
I was thinking today about grace, and honestly grace hasn't changed my financial picture. We still have times where we are short and don't have enough, where we don't know how something is going to get paid. That used to happen prior to me knowing about grace. So I can't say grace changed that......but what I can say is grace changed ME. I am different now when I experience times like that. I am not saying that I don't have times where I feel over whelmed BUT they don't last long. I have learned how to not worry and keep living and enjoying life in spite of my challenges. That makes such a difference in my life. We can't do anything about situations by worrying. It doesn't help or change anything. All it does is make us sick and look older :-). Stress brings on all kinds of sickness and truthfully we have a lot that we can stress over. Everybody has some problem or issue that can cause them to worry and live in fear. We all have problems, we all have cares. Life is hard sometimes and it will zap and drain all your joy if you let it. It has a way of knocking you down BUT through it all GOD IS ALWAYS THERE.....and it is so important that you realize that. He is ALWAYS doing something in your life. If you examine your life you have plenty to be thankful for.
That is what contentment is........ being grateful and satisfied with what you have. Taking the time to ENJOY what you have. So many of us let what we don't have stop us from enjoying what we DO have....and that is a miserable way to live. Focusing on the bad in everything will cause you to be depressed and angry all the time........ AND it doesn't change ANYTHING. God will still keep you but you will be one miserable kept person. That is no way to live. That isn't living at all. It is better to allow God to keep you and you enjoy the ride along the way. The secret to a happy life is taking the time to be CONTENT.....satisfied and grateful for what you have. Paul had to learn this meaning it doesn't come naturally but as you get in the habit of doing it, it will become second nature and you will look up and find that your days of fear and worry have been replaced by days of peace and joy. ILUVMESUMU!!!!!!! Be blessed :-)
Eboni
http://www.thetotalvictoryexperience.com/
So true. Grace is changing me daily. I used to be at a point where I was positive most of the time. I fought to stay positive in my own strength, and then life kept happening and breaking down my positive outlook. It literally wore out trying to stand in my own strength. I got tired and wanted to just give up. But God is so awesome and caring He brought me back to Atlanta just in the nick of time so that I can learn of His GRACE. In all the hard times and disappointments I have had I think the past 2 years have been the hardest. I don't think I could have gotten through this period without learning and understanding what HIS GRACE really is. But then that is how Father is, He meets us at every need.
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