It has been steadily raining this morning. As I have said before, I love rainy days. I have the back door open. The cool breeze is gently blowing in and the sound of the pitter-pattering rain can be heard. It is actually quite relaxing. Which after this past busy weekend, it is nice to relax. Jack's birthday was Saturday so we had family over for dinner and cupcakes. With all the preparing I do to make everything just "perfect" when family comes over, I am usually exhausted afterwards. This weekend was no exception. Of course, I am still recuperating from my surgery, so I seem to wear out a little bit easier than normal. But, it was fun to make it special for Jack.
Sunday morning I went to church. It seems like it has been forever since I went before I had my surgery. It was refreshing. The teaching, preaching and worship brings "life" back into my spirit. Yesterday evening we saw a commercial about IKEA. It stated that IKEA was the most important place to be. Kalynn pipes up, "Mommy, that is not true! Church is the most important place to be!" You know, she is right. Being in the presence of the Lord is the most important place anyone could ever be. It is in His presence that I find answers to questions and deliverance from oppression. It is in His presence that I find hope, peace, comfort and joy to help me through the days ahead.
Psalm 16:11 says, "Thou wilt shew me the path of life,; in thy presence in fullness of joy, at thy right hand are pleasures forevermore". And, as usual a song comes to my mind..."In His presence, there's fullness of joy. At His right hand, are pleasures forevermore. Oh what fellowship divine. I am His and He is mine. In the presence of the Lord, there's fullness of joy". Whether it is at church or in my personal prayer time, in His presence a divine fellowship is created. The interconnection is divine, the very best kind of companionship. It is in His presence that I can experience joy that is full, abounding and complete. There are pleasures (pleasant and beautiful blessings) forevermore. And, if I follow the path of life that he has shown me, I can live in His presence. Yes, I may still have valleys to go through on this path of life, but in His presence I can learn to be content whatever the circumstance may be. In Philippians 4:11, the Apostle Paul states that He has learned to be content no matter what the circumstance. What does it mean to be content? The good ol' Merriam-Webster Dictionary says that to be content means to be glad, satisfied, joyful, happy or feeling that your needs have been met. Now I understand that I may look at certain circumstances and wonder how on earth I can be content in how things have turned out. But, He is in control of my life. And, He has a reason for everything. And believe it or not, I know He CAN take the undesirable circumstances and turn them around. Even the death of a loved one. When my sister-in-law passed away this past November I thought how can this be a blessing? I cannot change the fact that the Lord decided it was time for her to "go home". But, through this circumstance, our family has drawn closer together. Yes I still miss Michele and think of her often, but I have tried to accept that the Lord will use this as a pathway to a peace that passes ALL understanding.
To wrap up my thoughts for now, I am ending it with a well-known poem by Reinhold Niebuhr.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;Sunday morning I went to church. It seems like it has been forever since I went before I had my surgery. It was refreshing. The teaching, preaching and worship brings "life" back into my spirit. Yesterday evening we saw a commercial about IKEA. It stated that IKEA was the most important place to be. Kalynn pipes up, "Mommy, that is not true! Church is the most important place to be!" You know, she is right. Being in the presence of the Lord is the most important place anyone could ever be. It is in His presence that I find answers to questions and deliverance from oppression. It is in His presence that I find hope, peace, comfort and joy to help me through the days ahead.
Psalm 16:11 says, "Thou wilt shew me the path of life,; in thy presence in fullness of joy, at thy right hand are pleasures forevermore". And, as usual a song comes to my mind..."In His presence, there's fullness of joy. At His right hand, are pleasures forevermore. Oh what fellowship divine. I am His and He is mine. In the presence of the Lord, there's fullness of joy". Whether it is at church or in my personal prayer time, in His presence a divine fellowship is created. The interconnection is divine, the very best kind of companionship. It is in His presence that I can experience joy that is full, abounding and complete. There are pleasures (pleasant and beautiful blessings) forevermore. And, if I follow the path of life that he has shown me, I can live in His presence. Yes, I may still have valleys to go through on this path of life, but in His presence I can learn to be content whatever the circumstance may be. In Philippians 4:11, the Apostle Paul states that He has learned to be content no matter what the circumstance. What does it mean to be content? The good ol' Merriam-Webster Dictionary says that to be content means to be glad, satisfied, joyful, happy or feeling that your needs have been met. Now I understand that I may look at certain circumstances and wonder how on earth I can be content in how things have turned out. But, He is in control of my life. And, He has a reason for everything. And believe it or not, I know He CAN take the undesirable circumstances and turn them around. Even the death of a loved one. When my sister-in-law passed away this past November I thought how can this be a blessing? I cannot change the fact that the Lord decided it was time for her to "go home". But, through this circumstance, our family has drawn closer together. Yes I still miss Michele and think of her often, but I have tried to accept that the Lord will use this as a pathway to a peace that passes ALL understanding.
To wrap up my thoughts for now, I am ending it with a well-known poem by Reinhold Niebuhr.
God grant me the serenity
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
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