DAILY OM....Giving The Gift Of You

 

Serving Your Community

To live harmoniously, we need to be supportive and helpful to all people, creatures, and plant life that share this earth with us. While "being of service" is part of being a good citizen of the world, it also feels good to help others. When we do something for others in service, without the expectation of anything in return, we are turning our actions into offerings.

There are many ways to be of service to our community. There are the obvious and much needed volunteer opportunities, such as serving Thanksgiving dinner at a shelter, mentoring our youth, or cleaning up a beach. Then, there is the kind of service that we may not even think of as being acts of service.

Learning a new language (perhaps sign language) so that you can talk to more people is a way to reach out to others. Inviting someone who isn’t motivated enough to exercise on their own to join you on your daily walk is a way to give of yourself.

Sharing flowers or vegetables from your garden, organizing a poetry reading, offering to babysit for a busy parent, or donating pet food to an animal shelter all are simple ways to offer your services to your community.

There are many ways that you can serve the world. Imagine the impact we would have on the environment if we picked up one piece of trash off the street everyday and chose not to drive our car once a week. Even gardening tactics such as throwing wildflower seeds onto a vacant lot can brighten the lives of others – including the lives of birds and insects.

Everyday, you can do something to make this world a better place. During meditation, ask for guidance on what you can do to be of service. This can be a wonderful way to start your day. Smiling at a stranger who looks down in the dumps or teaching your neighborhood kids how to whistle will impact someone’s day or even their life.

Giving of yourself is the best gift that you can give.

What do you think?

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

 

KINDNESS

Proverbs 11:25 - The generous person will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 19:22 - What is desirable in a person is kindness, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

Matthew 6:21 - Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:34a - Do not be anxious for tomorrow; tomorrow will care for itself.

Luke 6:27-31 - Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:36-38 - Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. And do not judge and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.

I Corinthians 13:4-8a, 13 - Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. Now abide faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Philippians 2:3-7 - Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

Hebrews 13:1-2 - Let love of the brethren continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

 

 

Today’s story about Kindness comes from  1 Kings 17:10.  In this book we read the story about a man named Elijah. Elijah loved God very much and spent all of his time telling people about God. One day Elijah met a woman. He asked her to make him some bread because he was very hungry. The woman told Elijah that she had very little food since she was very poor. She would use the last of her supplies to make bread for Elijah.

The woman was showing kindness to Elijah. God was glad that she showed kindness. In fact God made sure that the woman was not hungry by performing a miracle. The woman’s food supply would not run out. Whenever she needed food she had enough grain and oil to make bread. God met her needs because she was kind. I am glad the woman was kind to Elijah

 

 

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Love is saying 'I feel differently' instead of 'You're wrong.'

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To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

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expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."

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Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."

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Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see"

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You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!"

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Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most"

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Spread love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house... let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness."

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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses"

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

MARRIAGE

Happiness In marriage--Proverbs - Chapter 5:18-19

18. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19. A loving doe, a graceful deer--may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Proverbs - Chapter 19:14.......14. Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

 

Marriage in Heaven--Matthew - Chapter 22:30.......30. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven

Purpose of Marriage--Genesis - Chapter 1:27-30........

27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

Ephesians - Chapter 5:31-33

31. As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one."
32. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
33. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Genesis - Chapter 2:20-25

20. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
22. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man."
24. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

 

Perfect Love--The First letter of John - Chapter 4 :7-12......

7. Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
10. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12. No-one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

 

What is Love?--The First Letter of John - Chapter 4:18-19......18. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The man who fears is not made perfect in love.
19. We love because he first loved us.

 

First Corinthians - Chapter 13:4-8

4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8. Love never fails.

 

Strong Families---Deuteronomy - Chapter 6:1-9......

1. These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,
2. so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I will give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.
3. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you.
4. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
5. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
7. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9. Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates.
Ephesians - Chapter 4:25-32

25. Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
26. In your anger do not sin; do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27. and do not give the devil a foothold.
28. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
29. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

First Thessalonians - Chapter 5:15

15. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

Ephesians - Chapter 6:16-18

16. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Hebrews - Chapter 13:5-6

5. Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never forsake you."
6. That is why we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"

First Peter - Chapter 3:8-13.....

8. Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.
9. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
10. For whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
12. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the lord is against those who do evil.

 

 

 

 

      Lately, I am always excited about what I will be inspired to talk about in these Sunday inspirations. As we know, the Bible talks about Marriage, as being spiritually, and romantically fulfilling.

I have been dreaming alot lately. About everything. My dreams have always been very vivid. This morning, I should say, because I got up writing, I had a series of dreams about marriage.

In one part of my dream, I was lost in this city, and out of nowhere, I was asked by this guy I have known from kindergarten, to marry him. He was very handsome in the dream, as he came to me, while I was in a department store, in front of sooo many people. He was dressed like a Prince, as he walked up to me, got down on one knee, pledged his everlasting love to me. I said yes, looking at everyone around me. Everyone in the crowd were wooing, and from that minute on, wherever I went, I was very respected, and people I didn't know would come up to me, congratulating me, and asking me about love.

The second dream, started like in the middle of the dream, with my first girlfriend. We had already been in a relationship, and she was coming back to me. We were looking about the house to see what things we had to fix, and what we had to buy to bring our home up to date. As we listed stuff, I wrote it down, and was telling her...let's go get it then

I feel in and out of both of these dreams, because there is more to the first one.

Anyway, when I woke up, I was lying in bed...half sleep, and half woke...and something spoke to me, and said "Will you marry me?' A calm came over me, and I likened it to the spirit of the Lord, saying, "I can make you happier than they can. I can give you all the love you want--real love. Marry me, and we can live happily ever after. I will never disappoint you, never leave you, never forsake you. I will honor you. I can fulfill all your dreams. Let me love you. "

I thought about all those proposals. The first, accepting a proposal by someone others approved of, and I think about the lost city, as people who don't even know me, but approved of what they were used to, and in that I was popular. I thought about the second dream, in that my heart and soul was connected to this person, and even though I did it for me, and there was a kind of darkness around me, I was happy, and it was where everything in me wanted to be...... and then, I thought about the ultimate proposal, from Jesus, asking me to marry Him. In His proposal, there was no doubt, no darkness around me, and it was only Him, and I present...and my soul said.... Yes. And I got up to write...

 

 

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

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Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

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All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest--never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.

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The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves and to all their circle of acquaintance and of activity; but for this type of friendship both a rare man and a rare woman are needed. Perhaps it should be added that either the man or the woman thus deeply bound in lifelong friendship who seeks marriage must find a still rarer man or woman to wed, to make such a three cornered comradeship a permanent success.

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It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

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One of the first things a relationship therapist learns is that couples argue to burn up energy that could be used for something else. In fact, arguments often serve the purpose of using up energy, so that the couple do not have to take the courageous, creative leap into an unknown they fear. Arguing serves the function of being a zone of familiarity into which you can retreat when you are afraid of making a creative breakthrough.

DAILY OM....In Line With Spirit

Staying On Track

 

In a world where we have routines for nearly everything—our route to work, our physical fitness regimen, and our weekday schedule—it’s amazing how many people forget to create a routine for meeting their spiritual needs. We run around in an attempt to be at our many appointments on time and meet our many obligations.

In our efforts to be as productive as possible, however, our spiritual needs tend to take a backseat. After all, taking care of our spiritual needs doesn’t directly pay the bills or tone our abdominal muscles. We may even wonder who has time to meditate or write in their journal when there are more pressing matters to see to.

The truth is that nurturing ourselves spiritually is what gives us the energy and grounding that we need to make sure that our lives stay on track.

How you choose to nurture yourself spiritually is a personal choice. For some people, meditating once a day may be what they need to stay centered.

While spending 10-20 minutes with your eyes closed and your brain devoid of thought may seem like a lot of time doing nothing, this state of nothingness actually allows you to stay calm and focused so you can be as productive as possible. Writing in your journal everyday lets you stay in touch with yourself so that you are always tuned in to your feelings.

Repeating affirmations for success, happiness, and well-being on a regular basis can help you live with optimism and enthusiasm and create what you want in life.

Having a routine for nurturing your spirit that you do each day lets you feed energy to your soul and can serve you well if your life suddenly takes an unexpected turn into a difficult period. This kind of routine grounds your spirit in your body so that you stay anchored in yourself as you move through each day.

Nurturing yourself spiritually allows you to not only stay on track in your life, but it allows for your life to stay on track with what your spirit wants.

 

What do you think?

DAILY OM......Permission To Feel

 

Pushing Away Emotions

 

Throughout our lives, we may experience emotions that disturb or distress us. Often, our first reaction is to push our feelings away. We may say, “I don’t want to think about that right now, I’ll think about it later” and we bury our emotions, deny the validity of our feelings, or distract ourselves with other concerns. But the diverse emotions you experience are neither good nor bad—they are simply a part being human.

Choosing not to experience pain, anger, or other intense feelings could cause those feelings to become buried deep into your physical body. There, they may linger unresolved and unable to emerge, even as they affect the way you experience the world.

Allowing yourself to experience all of your emotions rather than push the more painful ones away can help you come to terms with your feelings so you can experience them and then move on.

It is possible to bring forth the old feelings you have pushed aside and experience them in a safe and enriching way. It may sound silly to set aside time to feel your old wounds that you haven’t dealt with, but this can be a very beneficial healing experience.

Find a safe place and pick a time when you can be alone. Make sure that you feel secure and comfortable in your surroundings. Bring to mind the circumstances that originally triggered the emotions you’ve been pushing away. You may need to revisit these circumstances by reading relevant entries in your journal or using visualization to relive your past.

Once you have triggered your long-denied emotions, let yourself feel your feelings, and try not to judge your reactions. Cry or sound your emotions if you need to, and don’t block the flow of your feelings.

Allow any thoughts that are connected to your emotions to surface. As you release the feelings you have pushed inside of you, you will find yourself healing from ! the experience associated with these emotions.

When you deal with your feelings directly, they can move through you rather than staying stopped up in your body as emotional blocks that can sometimes turn into disease. Acknowledging your emotions, instead of pushing them away, allows you to stay emotionally healthy and in touch with your feelings.

What do you think?

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

 

HEALING

 

2 Chronicles 7:14 ) "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

(Psalms 6:2 ) Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

(Psalms 107:20) He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions

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(Psalms 147:3 ) He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

(James 5:14-16) Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. {15} And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. {16} Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

(Revelation 22:2 ) In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

(Luke 8:48 ) And He said to her, "Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

(Acts 3:12) So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

(Matthew 8:13 ) Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour

.(Matthew 12:22 ) Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

(Matthew 10:1 ) And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

 

 

GIFT OF LOVE

O our Mother the Earth, O our Father the Sky,

Your children are we, and with tired backs

We bring you the gifts of love.

Then weave for us a garment of brightness;

May the warp be the bright light of morning,

May the weft be the red light of evening,

May the fringes be the falling rain,

May the border be the standing rainbow.

Thus weave for us a garment of brightness,

That we may walk fittingly where birds sing,

That we may walk fittingly where grass is green,

O our Mother the Earth, O our Father the sky.

 

 

 

"Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is."

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"Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To prevent disease, you may have to change how you live."

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" Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star."

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"We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places."

DAILY OM....The Energy of Embrace

The Energy of an Embrace
Hugs

The need to touch and be touched is established early in our lives, as we develop and grow in the omnipresent embrace of our mother’s womb. Once we are born, separated from that sanctuary of connectivity, we begin to crave the physical embrace of our parents. As we age, we become more independent.

Yet during times of triumph or trouble and during those moments when we are in need of reassurance, we can’t help but long for a hug.

Because a hug requires two active participants, each individual taking part in the embrace experiences the pleasure of being embraced and the joy that comes from hugging someone. As both individuals wrap their arms around one another, their energy blends together, and they experience a tangible feeling of togetherness that lingers long after physical contact has been broken.

A heart hug is when you put your left arm over someone’s shoulder and your right arm around their waist.

As they do the same to you, your hearts become aligned with one another other and loving, comforting energy flows between the two of you to flood your souls with feelings of love, caring, and compassion.

A hug is a pleasurable way to share your feelings with someone who is important to you. Depending on your relationship with the other person and the kind of message you wish to send to them, a hug can communicate love, friendship, romance, congratulations, support, greeting, and any other sentiment you wish to convey. A hug communicates to others that you are there for them in a positive way.

In an instant, a hug can reestablish a bond between long lost friends and comfort those in pain. The next time you hug someone, focus all of your energy into the embrace.

 You will create a profound connection that infuses your feelings and sentiments into a single beautiful gesture.

 

What do you think?  How important is touching, or hugging to you?  How does it make you feel to want, and not have them; to have them, and not appreciate them, or to have one just when you need it? 

Questions, Borrowed from Justb41

 

How do you feel when the person you like talks about their exes?


What was the last thing you laughed really hard about? 


Have u done anything you regret this week?


How has 2009 been for you so far?



The person you have feelings for shows up at your house, what do you do?


What part of life stresses you out regularly?


How do you feel today, emotionally?


Anything you have to say to the first person on your friends list? The fifth?  The 10th?


What are your plans for the weekend?


Is there a chance of you going out to the movies soon?  What ahve you seen?  What do you want to see?


What have you done positive today? 


Recall the last time you liked someone a lot, and explain the feeling in 20 words or less.


When was the last time you cried? And why?


Do you wish someone was with you right now?
 

Are you taller, or shorter than most?


When was the last time you were told you were unreasonable? comforting? sexy? romantic?
 

Did you kiss or hug anyone today?


Do you remember what you were doing a year ago?


Why did your last relationship end?


Are you friends with your last ex?
 

Are any of your exes on your friends list?


Who will you never forget?


Have you ever questioned your sexuality?


How did you meet the last person you kissed?


Have you ever kissed anyone on your friends list?


Are you having a birthday party this year?


Is there something you do to help you sleep? Or something you cuddle with?


What is your favorite song at this time?


What was the last song you listened to, and how did it make you feel?


Is there someone you want to confront?


What are you wearing right now?


Who is the sexiest person on your friends list?


Who is the most intellectual person on your friends list?


Who is the funniest person on your friends list?


If you could pick any 4 people....which 4 people would you like to have dinner with on your friends list?


Who would you like to talk to on your friends list? 

 

is there a question you would like to ask me?  If so..what?  

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AQUARIUS DAILY OM.....VALUING lIFE

Valuing Life

Your mind-set may be a practical one today. Since you might be more pragmatic when it comes to making decisions today, you could feel a greater sense of confidence about the direction that your life is taking. With this feeling of security and well-being, you may be feeling more grounded. Today may be a good time to appreciate the gifts you have been given.

Perhaps you could take time out and create a list of the things in life that you are grateful for. Valuing your blessings by making a gratitude list is a great way to let the universe know that you are thankful for everything it has given you.

When you recognize the value of what you have been given in your life, you are more able to make sound choices.

Being grateful allows you to truly accept everything you have received from the universe. As you begin to realize the gifts you have, you begin to value what you have in life. You are more able to respond to life from a place of strength and practicality, and the decisions you make begin to come from a position of security and conscientiousness.

Be grateful today for the good in your life, and you will find that you will make wise and conscientious decisions.

 

.........Just a reminder, to all of us, that we have sooo much to be grateful for.  Waiting until we need God, or waiting until we lose something should not be the time to take stock of the blessings we have everyday...

Sundays With Joyce

 

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!

—Psalm 37:7

 

I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.

—Psalm 40:1

 

for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

—Proverbs 24:16

 

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.

—Isaiah 40:31

 

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

—Romans 5:3-5

 

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

—Romans 8:25

 

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

—Hebrews 10:35-36

 

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

—James 1:2-4

 

 

 

 

 

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 

 

Patience is the art of caring slowly.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle.
Every day you need to work on it.

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience."

 

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

 

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All thing pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing:God alone suffices."

 

Patience and fortitude conquer all things

 

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope."