I guess that a good blogger doesn't forget to blog. I have been in a state of not wanting to be alone with my thoughts lately. I have been remembering things from the course of this last year recently along with the memories of my mother's passing nearly one year ago now.
I have sometimes recalled that things that have happened for the very purpose of changing both my mind and my attitude. Thinking upon lots of things sometimes is not very good for ones psyche. Other times, it can be great. Most of the time for me has been spent thinking of good times, events that are noteworthy to me and the future ahead.
I am looking this year at the graduation of my second child who will be attending school North of here and also still the attendance of my oldest, who will be a junior this coming fall in the South-west.
The youngest, who is still the only young teen in the house, still has another 4 years to go before we get him all set off to doing what ever it is that will determine his future.
Time sure has a way of changing really fast. It makes me sad and lonely to have more freedom now than I have had in quite some time - years, really. I am excited to see what the future holds for all the kids and know that things have to change for the sake of each and every one of them. It is scary also. Because, what if.....Oh, the 'What ifs?'.
Well, we can not determine what lies ahead for any of us, but we can know that with God's love, grace, mercy, direction and kindness, He knows exactly what all of that looks like. We sometimes forget to just help him and go along with His plan. Let us not forget to be ever so thankful each and every day, and every moment of every day that we are His creation. Created for His purpose and His pleasures. That we are to not forget where we come from and never to forget where we are going to.
Peace and Love.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Happiness
Happiness is not all about just being physically comfortable, and excited in the moment. Happiness, is about accepting things in your life that are not what we necessarily want and moving toward acceptance to all of them.
When we think we are happy with where we are, who we are and what we are doing, we might think twice about how that thought is getting us further toward living a life that is consistent with true acceptance and forgiveness. This forgiveness is something that we learn to be more content with ourselves and not being upset about things outside of our control.
Yes, we are human and make mistakes, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't still be happy about our lives or things that we can change to make ourselves better. Sometimes, we don't know what to change about ourselves unless others in our lives open up and tell us more about ourselves that can certainly enhance things in our own lives. We also cannot have happiness or forgiveness without the love of Jesus Christ in our lives.
This past Christmas has been a time when I have reflected on all of these things. Having family around and talking, there is certainly a new 'normal' since my Mother has passed on in July. We have all been affected by her passing and for me, this has given me a new perspective on how I handle family, friends and other relationships. I find that God has truly given me a very big blessing in my immediate family (ie - my husband and children). I have also seen so many other things that have been both good and bad. I realize that nothing can change me, except me!
Things are good all around me and I have to be willing to say, "You have no reason to complain about anything. You have such a good life and things are truly OK."
Change is never easy and require a lot of work. If I am not willing to do the work, I am never going to change and things around me may just turn out to be the same or worse than if I put a little more effort into becoming a better person and just work through the pain like someone in a new training regime.
When we think we are happy with where we are, who we are and what we are doing, we might think twice about how that thought is getting us further toward living a life that is consistent with true acceptance and forgiveness. This forgiveness is something that we learn to be more content with ourselves and not being upset about things outside of our control.
Yes, we are human and make mistakes, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't still be happy about our lives or things that we can change to make ourselves better. Sometimes, we don't know what to change about ourselves unless others in our lives open up and tell us more about ourselves that can certainly enhance things in our own lives. We also cannot have happiness or forgiveness without the love of Jesus Christ in our lives.
This past Christmas has been a time when I have reflected on all of these things. Having family around and talking, there is certainly a new 'normal' since my Mother has passed on in July. We have all been affected by her passing and for me, this has given me a new perspective on how I handle family, friends and other relationships. I find that God has truly given me a very big blessing in my immediate family (ie - my husband and children). I have also seen so many other things that have been both good and bad. I realize that nothing can change me, except me!
Things are good all around me and I have to be willing to say, "You have no reason to complain about anything. You have such a good life and things are truly OK."
Change is never easy and require a lot of work. If I am not willing to do the work, I am never going to change and things around me may just turn out to be the same or worse than if I put a little more effort into becoming a better person and just work through the pain like someone in a new training regime.
Fighting, for sure!
Yes, I agree with what the authors of "The Fight of Our Lives" had to say about what is happening in the world today in regard to battle that we face each and every day as true Christians who pursue after our own relationship with Christ. If we aren't careful, we can fall into some very large traps that have been set up for us everywhere.
When Liebsohn and Williams talk about all of the different characteristics of our walk and daily trial, I realize that the things they are speaking about come directly from the Bible which should be every Christians source for looking at anything happening in the end times.
So many little things happening come from the small area of our world and we aren't even aware of all of it until someone brings them about like these two have. Thanks for getting some of this information out because we can't always trust other media sources.
When Liebsohn and Williams talk about all of the different characteristics of our walk and daily trial, I realize that the things they are speaking about come directly from the Bible which should be every Christians source for looking at anything happening in the end times.
So many little things happening come from the small area of our world and we aren't even aware of all of it until someone brings them about like these two have. Thanks for getting some of this information out because we can't always trust other media sources.
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