Little Visits

My computer has been down.  A bit frustrating.  It's amazing how attached we become to these little boxes of plastic and wires and whatever else they are made of!!  So I have a series of visits to share, this entry being some dashes of encouragement our Father sent into my day.

You all know the struggles I have at work.  I battle negativity, bitterness and anger on a daily basis.  I've chronicled my ups and downs here, my successes, my failures and the wonderful patience and love shown me by Jesus through it all.

A few nights ago was no exception.  The same things went on at work.  And the same frustrations were welling up inside me.  So I prayed.  I prayed that anger and bitterness would not overtake me.  That my mouth would not be a discredit to the Lord.  On and on it went in my head, back and forth, praying and pleading, complaints and resentments. Ugh.  So I took a break.  I had to get away from it all and just breath.  And that is when I saw this.

What does the Lord tell us to do?  James 4:7  Therefore, submit to God.  Resist the devil and he will flee from you.  So I resisted.  And I resisted some more. And more. And still am.  But I have to say, since that day it has gotten a little easier. And I am so grateful.  At just the right time, God sent just the right word to encourage and strengthen.  He is so good to me.  And I know I have prayer warrior sisters on my side.  And I am grateful for that as well.

On to the second little word of inspiration.  I have been trying to change my eating habits.  An ongoing battle for some of us.  My husband has no such problem.  He eats pretty good, doesn't gain weight and enjoys the occasional snack...ugh.  Me, not so much in any of that, lets just say that any time of the day is an occasion to snack for me.  So I got up one morning....just wanting to eat junk and carbs and fat....bagel, cheese, butter.....you know, nothing like a healthy smoothie I should be having.  But I prayed.  And I resisted (yaaay me!! yaaay God!!).  I make my healthy drink (which really are good, but still not that  bready, buttery bagel with melted, yummy cheese) and am on my way to my day.  I turn on the radio and there is a teaching on.  I don't know who this teacher was, but I sat a listened for a few minutes.  And what was he saying?   Oh things like God wants us to use self control.  He wants us to take care of our bodies, eat right, get some exercise, and be healthy.  WOW.  Exact timing!!  Just what I needed to hear right that very minute.  (even if I didn't want to LOL)  Talk about a word in due season.

God is so good.  He has His eye on each of us and if we could just see all the times He sends us little bits of His presence and care. well that would be so awesome.  And that is what I want this blog to remind us all of.  That He is watching and caring and loving on us.  He is involved with our day, our life.  I am praying for each of us that we would be more open, more aware of Him in our lives.

Thank You Lord.