Living in the present has proven invaluable to me. It helps to shed a lot of worry - something I had not realized until today has been a constant companion. Anything that takes your focus off of God and puts it on a/the situation IS worry.
I also recently realized that I had allowed pride to seep in. When I went job hunting initially, I was quick to make sure everyone knew that I had a Masters degree and that I was not going to settle for just any rue-da-poo job. After all, I AM a child of the King! What I failed to realize is that the same rue-da-poo job might be what God would have me to do. My place of reference - a starting point. Failing to be led by the Spirit of God is a sure fire condition for failure. Once I got quiet - or shall I say quieted myself - I realized that God was indeed calling me to FCC again. Once I accepted that, a peace that passed all understanding overtook me...and joy! I am so excited to get started again! I am not sure of how long I will be doing FCC - I just know for right now, this is where GOD has me at. I choose to rest in today - to focus on today and take it one day at a time!
"But I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead"
(Philippians 3:13).
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon closed door that we do not see the one which has opened to us" (Alexander Graham Bell).
"Its only a two-letter word, but that little word - "if" - stalls our growth and holds us back. When we "if" our lives away, we are giving away our power"
("Stress Less and Enjoy Each Day").
"When we have a iffy perspective on life, we choose to ride down a road filled with stop signs rather than enjoying our present. You are stopped and can't move forward when 'if only' starts [or ends] our day"
("Choosing Contentment" - David Zerfoss).
I also recently realized that I had allowed pride to seep in. When I went job hunting initially, I was quick to make sure everyone knew that I had a Masters degree and that I was not going to settle for just any rue-da-poo job. After all, I AM a child of the King! What I failed to realize is that the same rue-da-poo job might be what God would have me to do. My place of reference - a starting point. Failing to be led by the Spirit of God is a sure fire condition for failure. Once I got quiet - or shall I say quieted myself - I realized that God was indeed calling me to FCC again. Once I accepted that, a peace that passed all understanding overtook me...and joy! I am so excited to get started again! I am not sure of how long I will be doing FCC - I just know for right now, this is where GOD has me at. I choose to rest in today - to focus on today and take it one day at a time!
"But I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead"
(Philippians 3:13).
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon closed door that we do not see the one which has opened to us" (Alexander Graham Bell).
"Its only a two-letter word, but that little word - "if" - stalls our growth and holds us back. When we "if" our lives away, we are giving away our power"
("Stress Less and Enjoy Each Day").
"When we have a iffy perspective on life, we choose to ride down a road filled with stop signs rather than enjoying our present. You are stopped and can't move forward when 'if only' starts [or ends] our day"
("Choosing Contentment" - David Zerfoss).