Hi, everybody!! I know, I know, it's been a few months since my last post, but I've been a little busy. My boys and I recently moved from Conway to Greenville,SC. We went from the awe inspiring ocean, to the awe inspiring mountains.
Thanks to the web and all of it's useful tools, you can take your own virtual tour through Google. The satellite view is nothing, compared to the street view. Check it out, it's absolutely beautiful!
Anyway, I've been doing some soul searching lately, about what my next post would be about. And late last night, it came to me.But before I get to that, I want you all to understand the comparison I am going to use, to get my point across.
I'm sure you all have had the opportunity , at one time or another,to play with a yo-yo. Just be patient, you will understand. When you play with a yo-yo, it starts at one place, and no matter what you want to do with it, the yo-yo always, always, has to go back to the place it started, before you can do anything else.
So with that image in your mind, now I will tell you my story.
There are so many people, places, and things in our life, that distract us from what is really important. Our families, our jobs, our finances, and so on.
But no matter what situation we have to face every morning when our feet first hit the floor, we have to focus on, what we are going to do, to deal with it. What are we going to feel, think, or say, to keep the craziness, from consuming us.
The solution is the same for all of us. We always have to go back to where we started. No matter what it is we have to do, or what it is we have to deal with, we can't do anything, until we go back to where we started. Much like the yo-yo.
That is where, no matter what or who you believe in, you have to go back to that. The beginning of our life on this earth, is what must always be the starting place, for everything.
Just for my reference, my beginning was God. So, when I have anything come across my path, He is what I go back to. I have programmed my life, my thoughts, and my emotions, to always, go back to that place.
It may be hard at first, but once you do it a few times, it becomes second-nature. It becomes a part of your day-to-day life.
This is where my faith solely lies. It doesn't lie in my car, my bank, my job, or any of those things, because God is in control of every one of those things. So I have to put my faith, where it is most important. And as I put my faith in Him, He will deal with the rest of those situations for me. As long as I obey His commandments and His laws, as stated in The Bible, I will receive the blessings, that He has had for me, from before I was ever born.
Have you lost your job; are you stuck in traffic and late for an appointment; have you lost your entire savings, or is your health suffering right now?
Go back to the beginning! Get in a quiet place, where there are no interruptions, and talk to God, and then just listen. He will tell you what, if anything, you are supposed to do or feel, in this moment.
I have certain things placed in key places throughout the house, as reminders. I have my Bible and 3 other inspirational booklets, by my computer. I have several other inspirational books, by my bed. I have a little notebook, with positive quotes, from famous people, next to me, and I have my mp3 player, with songs that I associate with God, and podcasts from Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer on it.
So no matter where I go or what I do, I always have a reminder, that I have to go back to the beginning, to get my answers, or the comfort I need.
I even write things on colored index cards, so I can take them in my car, as a reminder there too.
My point is, don't ever, ever let yourself get too far from where you came from, and who you really are. Other peoples' opinions of us mean absolutely noting, compared to what our God thinks of us.
He is just waiting to talk to you and bless you, if you just let Him.
And one way I can prove this to you, is this. Continue fo the next week, just as you have been, caught up in the advice the world has to offer. But next week, change where you go for that same advice.
God is communicating to you already, through newspaper headlines, billboards, street signs, and any other way He can. You just have to train yourself to look for the signs. They've been there the whole time, you just haven't been looking in the right place.
Try it. I can guarantee that He won't let you down, and you will see it. It's only 1 week, and it could change the course of your entire life. I know it has changed mine.
All of you are always in my prayers, and I will be talking to you all, very soon.God Bless!
