Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Day of Grace #3

  • i have friends who understand and/or accept me the way i am.
  • i can struggle and still be loved by God.
  • i don't have to achieve... anything... ever. He puts no expectation of coming through on my shoulders.
  • i don't have to complete this list, unless i want to. i'm not going to crucify myself if i don't get to it, or the gratitude does not flow easily....
  • words are not the only way of communicating. it's a good thing, because often i don't have words... especially verbally.
  • i see blue sky! :D it was snowing heavily just a little while ago....
  • i was born in just the right era for who i am... the era of computers and communication and information. of silent oppression being spoken of and recognized as unacceptable - in the church and out. of freedom of thought, and the means to do so, and ability to learn beyond what is 'state propaganda', so to speak. God knew what He was doing! :D
  • i also know that if i was not born in this era, God would have been knowing what He was doing too.... and i would have the same kind of gratefulness for various things from that era, too. my contentedness/happiness is not based on society, but on God, wherever He places me!
  • for a while i was so far down in the valley i was underwater and drowning.... now i'm on shore and can *breathe*.... phew..... everything is tolerable if it is above the lowest depths of one's pain.
  • my Papa holds the purse strings to all the wealth in the universe.... what can i lack, if He sees i need it? ....i have about $6.00 right now, milk money. if i need more, He'll provide it. therefore, if i only have $6.00 right now, it's because it's all i need right now. tomorrow i might need more... but if i do, He will provide. for now, i have ALL I NEED.... and His presence to boot.
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