Don't Give Up

I think I am finally beginning to understand what Paul meant when he said, “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13) ~ It has been a tough lesson to go through but I can honestly say “Okay, God I’m good...I get it...let’s move on to the next one...where I’m back at the content with plenty stage”. Haha! Oh..if it only worked that way. I miss the days of blogging about all of my exciting Joyce Meyer trips where I got to meet her, Matt Redman, had front row seats and I felt like my picture was on God’s refrigerator...ya know where He puts His favorites. But these last few months have been...well let’s just say...did God take my picture down and thr

Have you ever just woke up in a bad mood or feeling sad? There isn’t an explanation for it, in fact things seem to be going okay, and then out of nowhere you feel like you are carrying the heaviest burden ever. You can’t shake it. You may say a quick prayer asking God to take it from you or maybe you try to push passed it and get on with your day. It doesn’t matter what you do the burden is still there. As the day goes on it gets heavier and heavier to the point you can’t function like you need to...productively. When we are walking with God we have to remember that He deals with us in the spiritual as well as the physical. Things are not always as they seem and sometimes the burden isn’t for us it is for a friend or loved one. That is why the quick little prayer asking God to take it from us didn’t work because it isn’t about us...just the fact that God is using us to help out someone else in the moment. I went into the church office the other day to take care of some paperwork. I