Little Things

I have had this little nugget on my heart for several days now. From the moment I read it I had to ask myself, am I really willing to do the little things? Am I willing to do whatever God has called me to do, even the most menial of tasks? And am I willing to forgo the credit? To give the recognition to Him and Him alone?

 It's a big question. I hope that the answer is "Yes". At this moment it is. This moment, when I am giving conscious thought to the question. My hope is that the answer will still be yes when there is not time for thought, only for action. What will my answer be then?


Lord,
 I pray that I will be ready to answer your call and willing to do whatever you ask, even the smallest of tasks. I pray that my heart and mind will be ready. But I am human Lord and my will is weak. Walk with me through this day and direct my steps. Keep my mind open to the opportunities to share your love with this world. Keep my heart soft to the call of your children. Let your love work in me.
Amen.

Sunday thoughts and pictures

Breathe on me

Holy Ghost power

Breathe on me

Yesterday's gone

Today I'm in need

Holy Ghost power 

Breathe on me

This is one of the praise and worship songs we sang this morning in church. It has been sticking with me all day. Especially this line: "Yesterday's gone, Today I'm in need". This could be my daily prayer. Today I am in need. Everyday I am in need. Breathe your mercy, your love, your grace, your forgiveness, and your strength on me. Let me be consumed by your presence. Today, tomorrow, and always.

I have been playing around with putting up and "about me" page on this blog. But I am not sure exactly what I want to say. I am a work in progress. When I started this blog I had no plan for where I was headed with it, but I had a vague notion, and this wasn't it. I never expected to talk about some of the things I have shared here. Like my bad days. Sometimes I worry that I am undermining my confession of faith by sharing so much of my darkness. But I feel compelled at times. I can only think that someone out there needs to know that you can believe and still struggle with depression and anxiety. You can still walk in faith, even when fear dogs your steps. I don't know, maybe I just wrote it. What do you think? 

I found this somewhere online. Wish I could remember where....

This quote too, though the picture is mine, taken on my cell phone

I found this quote over at Inside a Rooth-less Mind:  “No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.”― Eleanor Roosevelt

Signs of spring

That's all I have for today. Stay tuned this week for my next post on dreaming, where I finally take a stab at actually putting something in my dream jar. :)

Until then, go be blessed and a blessing!

My favorite quotation (today)

This is actually NaBloPoMo writing prompt that I really liked but had not used yet. This is because I have trouble picking a favorite quote. I could probably write about a new quote everyday for a year and still have something to share.
I love words. Words of inspiration, words of comfort, peace; humorous words, words that make me think. My journal is full of quotations that I have picked up from Twitter and Facebook, from the Bible or whatever random book I happen to be reading. I have been know to pause the TV and back it up 1/2  a dozen times to get one of those quotes they use at the beginning and end of Criminal Minds episodes.I do the same thing with music. I will listen to the same song over and over just because a certain verse spoke to me (thank goodness for ear buds).

So to pick an absolute favorite is almost impossible. But I can give you a favorite. One that is attributed to one of my favorite authors, C.S. Lewis:

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell"

This comforts me. Nothing I do, nothing that anyone does will change the essence of God. He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever. No matter how crazy life is, no matter how overwhelming my day to day problems seem, no matter what I think, God is still God. And what even more amazing, He loves me. Through all my doubts and fears, through all my wanderings, He loves me. Why would I ever want to refuse Him, to live in that cell full of darkness? The God of all creation, the author and finisher of ALL things loves me.

Yeah, that comforts and inspires me. It fills my heart with joy. I hope it does the same for you.