Well today was another delightful day! At work I found out that I am getting a larger raise than I had expected and I got a great coupon to my favorite restaurant in my email! BONUS! This coupon happens to be the favorite restaurant of my best friend in the valley too, so I will entice her with it to hang out this weekend :o)--& no, I don't always have to bribe my friends to hang out with me....just sometimes. :o) (p.s. did I spell restaurant correctly? I am too lazy to look it up right now & also too lazy to figure out if there is spell check on this blog thing) Anyways....Floyd, the kids, and I went out to the track tonight which is always fun. Malaki loves to tear around the track and especially sprint around kicking his soccer ball. I can't wait to sign him up for some soccer lessons w/other little tots in a few months. Tonight since I didn't cook dinner I decided to bake M&M cookies....I am pretty sure they were way better than any dinner I could have cooked....so I ate 3.
Today's reading for me was Colossians which offered many many topics one could delve into, but I am way tired tonight cuz I haven't been sleeping much this week so I will just highlight my two favorite verses.
3:6 "Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others." I would like to think of myself as a forgiving person, but I think I have certain lines that when crossed (especially repeatedly), make it more difficult for me to be forgiving. I know it's a very normal thing, but still I need to keep in mind that some of the very things I do are probably offensive to others and certaintly offensive to God, but he still forgives me as many times as I need it.
Then there was 4:6&7 "Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversations be gracious and attractive..." It's just a reminder to myself that I am a witness at all times to those around me and that my every day actions and words are going to speak volumes about myself and about the one I am serving. It also struck me that it says to make the most of every opportunity....if I don't look for opportunities or if I shy away from them, they are going to pass me by. This blog was a start because I do have many non-believing friends and even those who are believers it's just hard for me to talk about my relationship with God because it was so different up until recently. This blog is a start for me to seize the opportunities I have....some may say it's not that bold, but for me it is & I do plan to become even more bold. One step at a time.
May God's Grace be with you.
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