On a Different Subject

Do you ever feel like there are so many things going on in your life that they are overwhelming you? Loss of job, death of a family member or of a friend, illness, loneliness, debt, uncertainty and the list goes on. I know as the stock market was free falling today, many of you felt panic.

I talked to my Mom today, she has Alzheimer’s with no short term memory, she can never remember when I come to see her, or if I call her. My brother and I took her to visit my favorite Uncle last weekend; her brother who has days left from lung cancer and she won’t remember. My husband and I have just come thru job loss, financial struggles and uncertainty. I know there is more to come.

We all face daily challenges and fears, but facing them is easier when you take life one day at a time, knowing some of our fears are imagined and will never come to pass. Even more than that is knowing that God is in charge of all things.

You don’t know that God is in charge or you don’t care? He created this world and all that is in it, every person is important and He knows every hair on our heads. He knows us before we are conceived and He knows the day of our death. There are those that don’t believe it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. God is always on time, sometimes He is just waiting on us to ask Him.

So are you living in fear, or giving thanks for every good thing in your life and trusting God for the rest. It is a battle to remember today is the day, yesterday is gone, and we aren’t promised tomorrow. Give thanks, ask and you will be heard, take time to care for those around you and your problems and fears will not be all you see.

A grateful heart is a happy heart.

Blessings!