A Journal for your kids

Yesterday I started a journal for Miracle. My goal is to periodically write about her and the things we have done together. I plan to give that journal to her, maybe when she graduates. I heard of this idea and I think it's a good one. I thought I'd pass it on!

Leave it at the office!

I struggle with "leaving it at the office." If we have a problem (Many of us think that problems are bad. I don't. I have come to the conclusion that if there weren't any problems I wouldn't have a job. I am a professional problem solver. And so are you) at church, I can tend to take it home with me and Stew over it. As a result, I can be home physically, but not mentally. However, I have found something that helps me. When I go home, I pray a prayer that goes:

God, my shift is up. I have this problem. Would you work on it tonight and tell me what to do in the morning. After all Lord, it's your church!

Mooved my office

I am sitting in Pastor Sue's old office. Looking out the window as I write, enjoying the sunshine. For the last year and a half, I had my office up stairs. I hated it. I felt like I was in a dark dungeon. I missed the light. Thank God I am back in the light again.

I don't know about you, but I am excited about spring and summer. It has been a long winter. But that is just going to make spring that much more sweeter!

Reverse Worrying!

Are you a good worrier? If so, think about this. When you are worrying what are you doing? You are practicing NEGATIVE "What if" thinking.

What if I loose my job and can't pay the bills? What if I make that speech and choke? What if I talk to that person and they reject me?

Notice that you are imagining the worst case scenario. What if you where to imagine the best case scenario?

What if I lose my job and God has something better in store? What if I make that speech and it touches someone's life for eternity? What if I talk to that person and they become a life long friend?

Why not try "reverse worrying." When you find yourself worrying about the worst, why not switch that around and think about the best case scenario?

I like what David said in 2 Samuel 12:22. He imagines the best. He says, " Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live."

Inferiority Complex

Do you struggle with a inferiority complex? Many people do. Where does this come from? I am not sure. But I was reading this week and I found a good quote.

I am not inferior.

I am not superior.

I just am.

In other words, many times we think we have to live up the "standards" of others. We have to look like them. We have to dress like them. We have to have their personaility. Wrong. God hasn't asked you to be them. He's asked you to be you.

Be you, all else is sin.