Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Boy, am I late today. I slept in. I ate breakfast. I started writing on my novel and realized I had not done my morning writing. I should totally be put in Time Out. Haha.
Yesterday served as another step towards my retirement. I closed out my drawer, turned in the rest of my keys, and gathered my personal belongings that I had left. Got some hugs, made some laughs, then left. Afterwards, I went to town to spend the day with my mother. No curfews of how long … just time with her. By the time I got home, it was almost as if I had worked my shift. Haha. It was fantastic.
Today is kind of like last Tuesday, a little odd, but I have one Tuesday under my belt, so it is not as odd. I am just slow today. I am thinking that I may even go for a walk today. The sun is high in the sky, and the temperature is not too bad either. Fresh air and sunshine, with no commitment… sounds pretty inviting.
How do you determine where your peace level is? I always thought I needed to be super productive and always busy. Weird, right? But in the community where I grew up, I was not expected to succeed. The times in which I lived, and the perception of my family, automatically set me in a failure category. Maybe the community did not mean for that to be the atmosphere, but it definitely was. I have always been one who felt I needed to ‘prove’ myself. Over the course of time, which dwindled a little. Becoming more of the like me or don’t. Agree or don’t. But still over the top, hard on myself when I failed. One thing my family was good at was setting an example. My parents were prime examples of hard work, good ethics, and taking care of what was important. In my interpretation of that, I took that to mean … taking care of everyone. Setting the example high, but not so high that it could not be reached. I had great examples throughout my life, and I always strove to gain their approval.
The one area in my life that I fail at every day, but I know that I have my example's approval, is my walk. I do not say that arrogantly, but humbly. I do not sin daily because I know I am forgiven, but because I am human. Daily, I have to go to Him and confess my errors. Apologize for my language. And give Him the glory for teaching me something new each time. Going to him does not get easier because I know that He will forgive me, as if it is not a big deal; going to Him gets easier because each time I do, I can feel His love even more. Just as we trust our parents to keep us on the straight and narrow, even though we mess up, I lean heavily on my Father to help me each day. The peace umbrella that I live under is Him. He bounces all the wrongs into oblivion, and I am left with His peace.
If you have not found this peace, I pray that you will seek it with all your might. It is a peace that no one fully understands. It is a peace that settles even the hardest times. You may not have the answer…but you will have the peace that the answer will come…in time.
My prayer for you today is that you will be able to manifest the courage to seek Him, sit with Him, lean on Him, and embrace His Peace.
Be blessed.
**Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in hearts. – Psalm 97:11
Boy, am I late today. I slept in. I ate breakfast. I started writing on my novel and realized I had not done my morning writing. I should totally be put in Time Out. Haha.
Yesterday served as another step towards my retirement. I closed out my drawer, turned in the rest of my keys, and gathered my personal belongings that I had left. Got some hugs, made some laughs, then left. Afterwards, I went to town to spend the day with my mother. No curfews of how long … just time with her. By the time I got home, it was almost as if I had worked my shift. Haha. It was fantastic.
Today is kind of like last Tuesday, a little odd, but I have one Tuesday under my belt, so it is not as odd. I am just slow today. I am thinking that I may even go for a walk today. The sun is high in the sky, and the temperature is not too bad either. Fresh air and sunshine, with no commitment… sounds pretty inviting.
How do you determine where your peace level is? I always thought I needed to be super productive and always busy. Weird, right? But in the community where I grew up, I was not expected to succeed. The times in which I lived, and the perception of my family, automatically set me in a failure category. Maybe the community did not mean for that to be the atmosphere, but it definitely was. I have always been one who felt I needed to ‘prove’ myself. Over the course of time, which dwindled a little. Becoming more of the like me or don’t. Agree or don’t. But still over the top, hard on myself when I failed. One thing my family was good at was setting an example. My parents were prime examples of hard work, good ethics, and taking care of what was important. In my interpretation of that, I took that to mean … taking care of everyone. Setting the example high, but not so high that it could not be reached. I had great examples throughout my life, and I always strove to gain their approval.
The one area in my life that I fail at every day, but I know that I have my example's approval, is my walk. I do not say that arrogantly, but humbly. I do not sin daily because I know I am forgiven, but because I am human. Daily, I have to go to Him and confess my errors. Apologize for my language. And give Him the glory for teaching me something new each time. Going to him does not get easier because I know that He will forgive me, as if it is not a big deal; going to Him gets easier because each time I do, I can feel His love even more. Just as we trust our parents to keep us on the straight and narrow, even though we mess up, I lean heavily on my Father to help me each day. The peace umbrella that I live under is Him. He bounces all the wrongs into oblivion, and I am left with His peace.
If you have not found this peace, I pray that you will seek it with all your might. It is a peace that no one fully understands. It is a peace that settles even the hardest times. You may not have the answer…but you will have the peace that the answer will come…in time.
My prayer for you today is that you will be able to manifest the courage to seek Him, sit with Him, lean on Him, and embrace His Peace.
Be blessed.
**Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in hearts. – Psalm 97:11
Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Boy, am I late today. I slept in. I ate breakfast. I started writing on my novel and realized I had not done my morning writing. I should totally be put in Time Out. Haha.
Yesterday served as another step towards my retirement. I closed out my drawer, turned in the rest of my keys, and gathered my personal belongings that I had left. Got some hugs, made some laughs, then left. Afterwards, I went to town to spend the day with my mother. No curfews of how long … just time with her. By the time I got home, it was almost as if I had worked my shift. Haha. It was fantastic.
Today is kind of like last Tuesday, a little odd, but I have one Tuesday under my belt, so it is not as odd. I am just slow today. I am thinking that I may even go for a walk today. The sun is high in the sky, and the temperature is not too bad either. Fresh air and sunshine, with no commitment… sounds pretty inviting.
How do you determine where your peace level is? I always thought I needed to be super productive and always busy. Weird, right? But in the community where I grew up, I was not expected to succeed. The times in which I lived, and the perception of my family, automatically set me in a failure category. Maybe the community did not mean for that to be the atmosphere, but it definitely was. I have always been one who felt I needed to ‘prove’ myself. Over the course of time, which dwindled a little. Becoming more of the like me or don’t. Agree or don’t. But still over the top, hard on myself when I failed. One thing my family was good at was setting an example. My parents were prime examples of hard work, good ethics, and taking care of what was important. In my interpretation of that, I took that to mean … taking care of everyone. Setting the example high, but not so high that it could not be reached. I had great examples throughout my life, and I always strove to gain their approval.
The one area in my life that I fail at every day, but I know that I have my example's approval, is my walk. I do not say that arrogantly, but humbly. I do not sin daily because I know I am forgiven, but because I am human. Daily, I have to go to Him and confess my errors. Apologize for my language. And give Him the glory for teaching me something new each time. Going to him does not get easier because I know that He will forgive me, as if it is not a big deal; going to Him gets easier because each time I do, I can feel His love even more. Just as we trust our parents to keep us on the straight and narrow, even though we mess up, I lean heavily on my Father to help me each day. The peace umbrella that I live under is Him. He bounces all the wrongs into oblivion, and I am left with His peace.
If you have not found this peace, I pray that you will seek it with all your might. It is a peace that no one fully understands. It is a peace that settles even the hardest times. You may not have the answer…but you will have the peace that the answer will come…in time.
My prayer for you today is that you will be able to manifest the courage to seek Him, sit with Him, lean on Him, and embrace His Peace.
Be blessed.
**Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in hearts. – Psalm 97:11
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