Joy! :):) July 14, 12 #16

Joy! :):) July 14, 12 #16

Published July 14, 2012

As I sit here and muse about the last few weeks of life, I realise that joy can be felt in any circumstance.     It is not dependent on what I have, or how I feel or who is with me… rather is is dependent on the fact that God is in control and I can trust Him in ANYTHING!

He is the One who leads me and allows things to happen in my life so that He can mould me to be more like Him. He uses all circumstances to smooth off rough edges and to make me more like HIM! Full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  So when my dog chooses to pull and lead and I am trying to teach her and I find irritation coming into my heart, I do not need to give into that but simply realise that God is using this to file off those rough edges of ungentleness and then make me to be more like HIM… gentle… kind.

I also think of how God cares about the smallest thing… listen to this… a friend of mind has been wanting a dishwasher and was blessed with one for FREE! BUT… it stank of cigarette smoke and so much so, even after cleaning it with vinegar and baking soda, that she wanted to give it away! I laughed and told her that she should pray about it and kind of forgot about it after that. Then I was sitting last night, just a few hours later, and answered the phone to guess what? My dishwasher does not stink anymore! Praise the Lord. He sure does care about us. As long as we are willing to obey Him and seek Him He loves to help us out even on the smallest detail. He is so wonderful.  Want to know Jesus? Read the Bible, start with the book of John and ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Or you could phone me or email me and I will be glad to share with you.

My happy little dog. She teaches me so much of what  talked about earlier. (I have tried to get in a picture but will have to work on it!

Till next time… B