As I sit, and I ponder, my mind explores many topics.
Like, what needs to get done this evening, what am I doing tomorrow, and then - oh no! The next day is Monday, which means work! Ack. Heh, it's not worth the stress. Really.
God didn't call me to be worried about what's happening tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. That's what the Word says.
Notice how people are frantic these days? I myself are guilty of such at times. Chaotic, scatter brained, whatever you would like to call it. Can America just calm down?
Does yoga need to be a universal free service or something? ....... Or maybe, just maybe, the world needs a lot more of Jesus.
Look at all the GOOD things that He is, and what He stands for. Oh man, I get chills just thinking of His greatness! (Or maybe it's just cold in here....) Anyway.
Christians need to be praying for God's people. We pray for family, friends, and even at times our crazy co workers, but what about the other billions of people that God created? They're important too, are they not? Even our leaders in this great nation, they need prayer. Next year we'll be voting for our next president.
These past eight years have been quite the roller coaster. It pains me to watch the nightly news. However, it is good to know what is happening, so I must be strong about it.
Now, I'm not an Obama hater. Let's make that clear. I don't think that God told His believers to bash a president that they don't agree with on the internet.
That just isn't right, and that makes us (as Christians) look just like the world.
When I voted for the president in 2012, I was 20 years old. For some reason, my mind wasn't quite wired like it is now (imagine that).
I wasn't properly educated on politics and government. I honestly disliked history and government in school with a flaming passion, so that may explain my poor judgments.
This year I will more than likely be praying for this country, and for the candidates. I know it is my civil duty to vote, so I will approach things a bit more seriously this time around.
In the mean time, this is serious stuff, people. What we are speaking from our own mouths determines the future of our very lives. God SPOKE. Things HAPPENED when He spoke.
The same goes for us, things happen when we open our mouths. Out of the mouth the heart speaks. I seem to keep this quote very close to me.
I constantly have to remember that the things I am speaking, are coming from my heart. And if those words aren't Godly, my heart needs an adjustment.
To make this post a bit more realistic, I am not a perfect Christian at all. God is still working on me each day.
Sometimes I take steps backward, when I really should have been moving forward. Being a believer has it's challenges. We have a devil in our midst, seeking whom he may devour.
The enemy does not care where you are in life, he wants to steal everything from you. Isn't that crazy?
You wouldn't leave the door to your home unlocked if you knew an armed robber was walking down the street, would you? Wouldn't you do everything you could to stay safe?
The devil is like that armed robber. He's close by. But yet the people on that street seem to let him walk into their house. Through media, through arguments, through disbelief.
We give the enemy opportunities almost all the time to steal from us. But yet we're not seeing it, until it is too late.
God is so gracious. And He wants to give back what has been stolen. He wants you to recover from the storm that may have hit your life last year. He wants you to be fully restored.
(I just take a long sigh from that, it's so good knowing that God wants that for me, and everyone I so dearly care about.)
Don't give up. Press on. Stay strong, and be courageous. If you become weak, ask God for strength.
If you're sad, ask God to fill you with joy.
You are a cup that is meant to overflow.
I hope this post touched someone's heart today. I'll be writing again soon.
~Alyssa
