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Praise Him!!!

15 Jan 2010 by sypace

Ya’ll, I just have to share my heart and shout a HUGE praise to my Jesus.  For years I have struggled with having a less than positive view of things in life.  I am so thrilled to say that as I read and have embraced Proverbs 17:22 this week, life has been so precious and wonderful.  All the things that normally drive me nuts seemed so insignificant.  I can’t even begin to tell you how freeing this has been.  This has not been an easy week.  There are some circumstances that could have made this week daunting.  And yet . . . I have smiled through it and looked at my life for what it is . . . a precious gift from God as well as an opportunity to praise Him.  I am not naive enough to think that I will never have a negative thought again, but what I do know is that when those thoughts creep in, God’s word provides the support that I need, to see that my outlook on life is a choice.  I just want to say “Thank you” to a Great God who showed me that truth through my devotions this week.

I promise you that I am going to share the scripture that God is directing me to in regards to my family.  It makes me almost giddy thinking about those words and the potential for blessings in them.  I want so much to share them with you, but it’s going to take a while and I want to have plenty of time to share my heart without having to rush through it.

I have another prayer request for you.  My Dad is currently in Belize on a Missions trip and my Mom will be joining him on Saturday.  Please pray for the team from First Baptist Church of Marion, NC.  I know they would appreciate it.  Here is a link where you can keep up with them as they work. http://fbc-belize.blogspot.com/

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A Cheerful Heart.

12 Jan 2010 by sypace

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22. I have a confession to make.  I am not generally a cheerful person.  My husband is one of the most positive people I have ever met.  When anything happens in our lives that is, (in my opinion) less than wonderful, my approach is generally to see all the negatives of the situation.  Barry, on the other hand, sees those situations as opportunities for something better.  In the past it has made me so mad.  Invariably he will tell me that I have a choice whether to be unhappy about something or not and my very immature and ego-centric response has been to tell him in no uncertain terms that happiness in not a choice and for him to keep his chipper little attitude to himself; makes me cringe just to confess those words to you.  God has really been working on me about making some changes in my life as this new year begins.  There is something that He is asking me to do with my family that is extremely difficult.  (I intend to post the two verses sometime this week.)  But I have realized over the last two days that It is impossible to do what He is asking if I first do not embrace Proverbs 17:22.

Knowing that I cannot do what He desires without having a complete and total change of heart is daunting.  For so many years I have lived with my emotions and heart directing me to view life a certain way.  I know without a shadow of a doubt that God is telling me that it is time to change that viewpoint and that a “cheerful heart” is a choice.  I know that living life as a pessimist is no longer an option.  I also know that it is not possible for me to become an optimist on my own.  So pray for me.  I’m going to need it.

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