Another Beautiful Day! I am so thankful for a retreat from the cold weather back in MN. This year everywhere seems to be getting hit with the colder weather, freezing rain and/or snow...
Paul and I are taking our yearly trip to visit Tim and Connie and to go to the the Gem, Mineral and Bead show in Tucson. Something both Paul and I enjoy doing...
We bring my mom with so see can visit also.
As I am sitting here this morning, the AZ temperature is at 47 degrees with highs today hitting 80 degrees. :-). My kind of weather...
I just received yet another winter weather advisory for MN on my phone with snowfall from 4 to 6 inches possible today. :-( Yuck
Yesterday, I brought my mom, grandma Faye, to get her hair done and while she got her hair done I went for a manicure. While I was sitting there visiting with this person our convention went to keeping our thought positive...she told me about her uncle, he got lung cancer and would continue to tell everyone he was going to die...three months later he died. Research shows that if you keep a positive attitude, it helps you heal faster and it keep your body and mind stronger.
Oh, how I know the difference it makes to keep that positive attitude...I continue to look up for my help also...ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE THAT TRUST GOD
This morning I was up at 1:00am with my ongoing cough. I decided to come out to the living room to sleep. I slept for a couple more hours. I will try to lay back down this afternoon after we get back from the Gem show...
Paul has been coughing a lot also. I think he got it back from me. He had one earlier but never completely got rid of it.
I picked up a cold or cough right before we left to come out here so it's been hanging on for awhile. Taking the prednisone doesn't help. I going to pick up some different cold medication today to try to stop this cough... Ugh
I received a newsletter from the Mysitis Foundation and saw they had some business sized cards that I can give out to those that don't understand what it is I have...the cards are for 3 different forms of Mysitis and DM is one of them...
I am so thankful for all I can do...
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Today's Bible Study
When Fear Grips Us
Read | Isaiah 41:10
All throughout the Scriptures, the Lord encourages us not to be afraid or anxious. As His children, we have no basis for fear. Of course, there are reasons for us to be extremely cautious about what we do and where we go, but God’s people are not to live in a state of anxiety.
If you think about it, you can identify at least six anxieties that are basic to all mankind. They are the fear of criticism, illness, old age, death, poverty, and losing a loved one. Although these are universal worries, they are in reality symptoms of something deep inside that feeds our fears.
Some of the root causes are:
A basic sense of inadequacy. Because of distorted thinking, we frequently feel incompetent to tackle certain challenges or tasks that should be possible for us to accomplish.
The tendency to set unrealistic standards for ourselves. We can go through life trying to measure up to lofty expectations that are self-imposed rather than goals set by God.
An innate sense of unworthiness. It’s amazing how many people will not succeed in life because they just don’t feel they deserve it.
In the midst of our fears and anxieties, we need to remember God’s promise in today’s passage. He reassures us, “Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” It is important that we look up at Him and not around at our circumstances.
Looking forward to another great day...
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