Psalm 16:11

God has used several messages and events during the past two weeks to place in my heart a burning desire for time with Him each morning.  I have not had a consistent period of devotions for years, of which I am ashamed.  I try to blame it on being tired, but in reality I am just plain lazy.  Getting out of bed is hard, but I am a morning person once I get up and rub the sleep out of my eyes.  I am craving that time with God so much that now is the time to do something about it.  A relationship is a two-way street; I can't go on expecting God to fill me when I don't make an effort to be filled.

One of my all-time favorite verses is Psalm 16:11--Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.  God used this verse to continually sustain me through a very difficult time in my recent past.  He reminded me that I had nowhere to turn but to Him for true comfort and healing.  But I need His presence for more than the trials I go through in life.  Being in His presence each morning is vital to getting through each day.  The world throws so many curve balls at me that I have to have somewhere to turn for stability.  I find all of that in the presence of my God.  He is so good, and I need Him so much.  Today marks the beginning of my commitment to spending a minimum of 7 minutes every morning in the Word and in prayer.  A special thank you to Mrs. Bobbi Cook for her words of wisdom in this area.  May God give me the strength to follow through with this commitment.  I will need His strength to get up out of that bed tomorrow!

God in the Little Things

I had an essay to turn in for one of my classes last week.  Due to poor time management, I finished it about three minutes before the beginning of class.  I had no time to print it from my computer before class started, and during break, I realized that I had forgotten my flash drive and my student ID, which I needed to print my essay from the library at school. I didn't have any money with me to buy a print card either, so basically I was stuck.  It was the last day to turn in the essay--I would have a zero for it if I didn't turn it in soon after class.

Well, I was more than a little flustered, but I stopped a moment, took a deep breath, and silently asked God to take charge of the situation.  And He did.  My classmate showed me how to use Dropbox to send my essay to a computer at the library, and at the end of class, he lent me his print card, which had the exact amount I needed to print my four pages.

God is so good to me even though I don't deserve it.  He cares about the little things, and He cares enough for me to work the little things out for my good when I trust Him.  My next step of faith is to trust God to help me with time management!  I know He will. :)

The Changing Times

My previous blog was titled, Living the Christ Life 24/7.  But I decided that I needed a fresh start.  So, now I have a blog titled It's A Wonderful Christ-Life.  And that's really what the Christ life is--wonderful!
Welcome ... I hope you enjoy my humble attempts at being humorous and inspirational.  I will probably fail to be either of those, but hey, at least I'm setting high goals from the beginning!  Thanks for reading. :)