Good morning/afternoon and happy Friday. I hate gettin old. I love the wisdom gained from failed trials and things gone through but the old things like aches, pains and poor vision, I can do without them. But this morning all I wanted to do was see. My eyes were tired and the little dogs were in my lap and I couldn't read or watch a movie. My eyes just wanted to close. And while they were open they couldn't focus enough to see very good at all. Most days the inevitable would have happened, take a nap. But I have things to do today and really need to get going. So I made myself go get in the shower. Man there is something to be said for the refreshing feel of water. Then God showed up, now that I can "see". I think we can find ourselves in the same thing with God. So tired and run down, that as we try to see Him we can't focus, not even able try really. We get that way because of satan. And he does not want you to get that rest. Not tonight or any other night. Loving God and following God are two different things. Loving Him is easier than following Him. It takes work and rest in Him to make it. Sometimes we have to make ourselves move to Him. Sometimes we have to be washed by the water. Move toward Him today. Get as close as you can. There you will find rest and focus. In love always. <><

Good morning and happy Tuesday. So, everything worked out. The trial you're going through is behind you and you've seen God do His thing. He's the one you prayed to and asked others to do the same on your behalf. Everyone has gone to relax mode because the crisis is over. The prayer hotline has cooled back down. All is good. God is good. So what changed? Why do we stop praying and giving thanks and celebrating our Lord? Why are we so quick to forget what just happened? How do we forget where we were, what we went through and, with knowing who saved the day, slip back into a place of complacency? Christians point out the EC ( Easter, Christmas ; emergency crisis )Christians all time, but are we any different when we are not acknowledging Him everyday with all we are. Love the Lord your God with all heart, with all your soul, with all your strength Deut 6:5. It's not just when it's good for us, it's all the time. All the time. I believe a lot of trials we go through are of our own making because we take a little time for ourselves and forget about God for a little while. He brings us around through a reminder of how we can not do anything apart from Him. Try as we may, we can not, as the world will have and is teaching us to believe, do this life on our own as our own. We have to lose our sense of self. That we can do it alone and without help. The fact we know God should be enough to take care of that, yet we fall down. Self reliance is futile. The world wants us to stand on that. When we do, the world, commonly known as satan, wins a battle of the souls. He's not getting mine and I hope He's not getting yours. I'm not going to fall for his trap again, yeah right. So this is a daily, hourly, by the minute, second choice for us. Stay as vigil as you did when going through the last time you fell. All the time, always. Don't let the devil win another time. In love always. <><