September 12, 2012 - The ABC's of a Great Day

Sometimes don't you miss the simplicity of being a child - not BEING a child - but how simple things were. Your responsibilities.....don't bite, share your toys, be good for mom, don't create a mess, be potty trained early. LIFE WAS EASY. Then with each passing year, life changes. It's supposed to, but sometimes I feel we make things a lot harder than they should be. The older I get, the more I value peace. There are times to make a stand, fight a battle, wage war. I can do it with the best of them! But then there are times where it's okay for me to say, "this battle is not worth the energy." That's wisdom. The older I get, the more simple I see things. I can't allow myself to get stirred up about everything. I need my sleep. :) Today I want us to slow down enough to see, with God's perspective, those areas in our lives where we are spinning out of control. In the arena of our health, there are the boundaries. YES! They are radically different than most of us were used to. YES! But instead of always being stirred and frustrated with life, the cost of being healthy, not getting all the water in, the scale "lying" once again (wink), let's focus on the simple ABC's of enjoying our lives and make the rest of those "strife stirrers" live within the boundaries. We control our day - make those issues LINE UP! ABC's of Having a Great Day by Kathy Hill Always try to find the good in every situation. Sometimes in a really BAD place, this is hard to do. But if nothing else, smile and remind yourself God never allows us to be tempted beyond what we can endure. He also sets boundaries and HE must feel we are strong enough to live on the edge of that boundary. Be slow to speak and react! Consider your words carefully for once they are in the air waves, they never dissolve! Care for others more than you care for yourself. This initiates the sowing and reaping principle. We don't care for others in order to get anything.....but in doing so our harvest is being established. Treating others as we want to be treated and becoming the servant of all takes a willingness to not always be first, right, or in charge. It's okay to let someone else get the glory on this side. God claps His hands at the things we do in secret where no one, except HIM, knows the truth. :) Those are basic, simple statements..........but oh how much easier life would be if we could pause long enough to utilize them. Praying for your health today, PK