Blessings and Curses

Have you ever noticed that we as human's look for the biggest blessings or maybe our brains jump to the worst possible cases. I have heard it said time and time again, well that is just the way our brains work, it is human nature. Or is it something that we have grown to except and to look for in everything.

When our kids, our spouses or whom ever else does something wrong it is easy to point it out, but what if God did that to all of us, what if we were always reminded of our past, how we were liars, cheaters, manipulators and more? But God doesn't do that, He loves us despite the things we have done wrong and do wrong. He points us to a new way to do it, He gives us hope, He gives us joy. Isn't it time to start asking God to change our thoughts, ask Him to help us think before we react, think before we say something stupid. Jesus came to teach us how to love, He came to teach us how to be and in Him we can find the hope we need to do this the right way.

Yesterday I was brought up short. I failed this very thing. I got an e-mail with a question in it and I reacted to the question. My brain jumped to the worst possible thing. I reacted because of my past, but this isn't my past this is now. God dealt with me and showed me that true love is so much greater then reacting, it is taking the time to see God working in everything. I had to go back to my girlfriend and confess my sin and ask for forgiveness, because I failed to react the right way.

I have also heard it said, but Geoff it is to hard to change, to hard to look at the positive, to hard to change my perspective. You are right it is hard, but things that are easy aren't worth it. Things that you want to last take work and if you want to change it is possible, because what isn't possible with God? He is in us to will and to do His good pleasure, why are we so quick to say we can't change, but God is wanting us to change. He is with us, He never leaves us or forsakes us, He never gives us a task to big that we can't do it. Why then do we say it is impossible to change our thinking then?

What has God been calling you to do? What mountain have you been around over and over again while God teaches you the lesson again. I have been around many mountains over and over again and God has been faithful through them all. He will be faithful to you too.

My pray today:

Lord I lay down my life for you, I am weak and you are strong, you have gone before me every single moment of my day. You continue to teach me, to help me and to love me and I thank you for another day to walk with you. May I continue to surrender my own wants to you so that I may see the small blessings and praise you in everything, even the storms. May my life be an example of your love, your patience in every single way. May you touch me and show me the area's in which you want me to change. I thank you and I praise you for going before me and teaching me. Lord help me to love without boundaries and as you have called me to. I thank you for your unchanging love, your example that you set for me and I thank you for teaching me who I need to be and being patient with me even as I fail. Thank you for all you do. Help me to change my perspective and to see it through your eyes. Thank you Lord for the storms to remind me that staying grounded in you the solid Rock. I pray this in your mighty name Amen.