God's love overwhelms my overwhelmed heart

During my struggles with worry and fear, the Lord has led me to many verses to comfort my weary soul. Several come from the Psalms such as Psalm 61: "Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer, From the end of the earth I will cry to You when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I..." and Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." ( I have Matthew 6 underlined and double "starred"!) The last 15 years or so has been an exercise in TRULY learning to trust God with all aspects of my life. I am thankful how He has grown me but I have a long way to go! Thank you Lord for your patience with me!
GOD'S LOVE OVERWHELMS MY OVERWHELMED HEART!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Being thankful

                                                           God paints beautiful pictures

I recently was given a wonderful book by a dear friend (Melanie!) called "1000 Gifts" by Ann Voskamp.  The book has had a profound impact on me.  The author was challenged to write down 1000 things she is thankful for and during this process her life was altered in a mighty way.  A few key points that really resonated with me were:  (not exact wording)  Anxiety and stress cannot co-exist with thankfulness.  Giving thanks precedes the miracle (Jesus gave thanks for the loaves and fish before they were multiplied).  Being thankful for the moment "slows down time" (I tend to be always looking ahead at what needs to be done, what might happen etc!)  Anyway, I am in the process of writing down what I am thankful for each day (from the large to the small)  (I believe I am on #602).  It has been a wonderful exercise and truly has deepened my walk with the Lord!  One example in the book:  instead of complaining about the laundry to be thankful for the people in your life who wear those clothes!        www.aholyexperience.com
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  1. MelanieMarch 20, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    You have wrote about all of my favorite parts of the book. So AWESOME. I think I am on my 4th read. I do not want to forget what I have learned.

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