Thank You God... For My Gift... Today...

Yesterday was a horrible day. I was in bed most of the day. I had a very annoying headache that lasted the entire day. My ankle was being a pain in my... well you know. I was uncontrollably horrible to my family... which I kept having to apologize for. I spent quite alot of time crying to God. Praying my heart out. Begging for his healing... pleading for his mercy and grace... wanting his comfort.

I slept all night through... fairly comfortable. When I woke this morning... I woke to what I consider to be a gift from God to me. It is raining. My windows in my house were open all night... and my house smelled as fresh as the gift that was falling from the sky. I smiled and thanked God for such a wonderful gift to me today. I don't know what it is about the rain... but it is almost like it refreshes my soul. It cleans out all of the staleness and washes my spirit.

Yesterday I felt like I was stuck. Buried deep inside of a cocoon that just kept getting tighter and tighter and thicker and thicker. I almost felt like I would never be able to break free. I pleaded to God for something that I could see with my own eyes... some sort of hope for the future that I desire deep in my heart. It is only by the grace of God that I will get to a day when I can look back and say... "Thank you Jesus... for bringing me through all of that." I do thank him today... for getting me through yesterday.

I have said that so many times in my life so far. It is only because I have had Jesus by my side that I am even here today. I know that my life and the lives of those in my family will... in God's time... be blessed beyond our wildest dreams. I also know that if I don't keep hold of what God promises in his word... that I will slide backward into the muck of despair that I have felt like I was in so many times. I don't like being there. Satan is too close when I am there... and personally... I don't like Satan... and he knows it.

So... I do what I can do. I take each day for what it is. I hope every minute of every day... for the blessings God has in store for me. I eagerly await my healing... and until then... his grace brings me through the pain. I reach out to Jesus for the comfort of his hand when we are in distress. I am thankful for all that I have during the times that I don't have enough... and I praise him now for the day we will have MORE than enough.

"Blesses are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3-10

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Any why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:25-34

My personal word from God today is...

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22

That's should be easy... shouldn't it. Believe it... and you will receive it. It does not say... you MIGHT receive it... it says... you WILL receive it......... but... you have got to believe it first!

Today is a better day. I am going to go outside and enjoy my gift! (It's still raining!)

:)