I Choose to Trust

Often I find myself in situations where I am torn between trusting God or trying to "fix it" myself." I hate to admit it but usually I fall on the side of trying to fix it. The problem with that is that rarely can I "fix it." Consequently I find myself "stuck" and unable to move forward. Well today I am choosing to trust. I know that battle is not over, but today I rolled the people and the situations that I can't fix over to God. I know I will have to do it again and again, but for now it feels good to trust and to know that He cares about the people and the situations that I care about even more than what I care about them.

5 "Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Psalm 37:5,6

Don't Worry Be Happy - Nature's Sunshine Employees Lip-Sync

Feeling blue and missing nature's sunshine? Then enjoy Nature's Sunshine employees lip sync rendition of Don't Worry, Be Happy. The 80s hairstyles and clothes alone should make you happy. Only 25 days till Spring!! Don't Worry - Be Happy!

Living in the Now

Well, today is the first day of school. What I remember about school is watching the clock and wanting it to be 3:30 p.m. We went to school a lot longer back then! That’s probably why we are so much smarter than kids today J Anyway if I’m not careful I do the same thing today. I get started with something and I just want it to be over. I’m watching tv, reading a book, watching a soccer game, or even in a conversation and rather than living in the moment, I’m thinking about what’s next. I even did that on vacation this year. Rather than stop and smell the roses, or in this case the seaweed (that's what's surrounding me in this picture), I found myself wondering and worrying about the things facing me at home.

Don’t tell me you don’t do that, because I bet you do. Truth is, we only have the moment. I love that about Abraham. Look at what he said in response to God’s call to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice. “Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied.” Genesis 22:1 Look at that again. He said, “Here I am” or in other words he was saying to God, “I am here in the present listening to whatever you want me to do at this moment.” The moment is all we have. Don’t let the successes of the past or the fear of the future keep you from living in the now!