Thursday March 24 2016  A GOOD MORNING HELLO

A very short hello today.  This day is packed from one event to the next and for the most part involve other people (so I must be conscious of time). 

Scattered remnants of a trifling, insignificant snow fall dots the landscape.  It rained all day yesterday and by the afternoon there was frozen, slippery slush on the parking lot surfaces around town.  I skated carefully across the pavement when I walked to and from my car.  Last night the temperature dipped enough to turn the precipitation into snow.  Ice particles cling to all the bare branches and twigs and the evergreens are heavy with the weight of it.

It is mornings such as this that I would like sit here and write my heart out.  But it is not to be.  Not today.  The countdown is set.  Last minute details to take care of and the day culminates with a “teaching dinner” this evening.  And I’m the teacher.  So, lots to prepare and do.  I wanted to check in with my readers to let them know that all is well on our home front and I will have no other moments today in which to probe my thoughts out through my fingertips.

WORDS GIVE THOUGHTS A VOICE

By Kathleen Martens

March 24, 2016

Even when time is short

And I can’t call the shots.

No time to compose a blog

Or put together all my thoughts.

I can still say hello

And let you know I’m well.

And to thank you for reading

The little stories I tell.

And if no one reads my blog

I would still write my story.

To release all the words

That within me are warring.

Words that want to make a way

To the top of the heap.

Fighting for their meager space

As on the screen they leap.

So many words I have to say

And what I write is by choice.

Perhaps I can’t talk enough

And my writing gives thought a voice.

Though my words today are few

I send my greetings with prayer,

That God will bless you mightily,

And let you know He cares.

7 Daily Steps to Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

After all, the gift of the Holy Spirit to us believers reminds us that we can truly…

7. Rest in God’s Love

When we face a difficult world each day, we can sometimes wonder if God even cares. Why do bad things happen? Where is God when I need Him? Solomon reminds us that God never takes a break or leaves us to fend for ourselves:

“because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” (Proverbs 3:12)

Even in the midst of turmoil, God sticks with us and uses those challenges to shape us. When we understand that, our perspective completely flips. No longer do we see our setbacks as failures; we see them as moments when God, as our loving Father, works on us.

And that’s exactly why we can trust in the Lord with all our hearts. He cares for us each and every day. He gives us what we need to thrive. He pours blessing after blessing upon us.

Of course, following each of these daily steps isn’t easy. That’s why Jesus said we have to deny ourselves and follow Him (Matthew 16:24). Trusting God takes a whole-hearted commitment from dawn till dusk. But we’re never alone in it:

“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20b)

This article first appeared at BibleStudyTools.com.

MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU THIS DAY.