Yep, this is how it is sometimes. One is frowning while the other is smiling! When they are both giggling at the same time and I can hear it from the other room it just warms my heart. Now on the flip side of that it does seem to happen pretty often in town that if one starts crying, here starts the other not too far behind her sister. I remember being in Target a couple of weeks ago and I was loading one into the basket and she started boo hooing because I put her in the seat and she wanted down in the basket. Well just as she is starting her howling as loud as she possibly can, my other one trips over her own feet and hurts herself and she starts crying. I felt like the circus was in town! I am a very shy person and do not like attention drawn to me so these are moments I don't get through so patiently some times. I am sure the audible sounds are far more louder to me than the passer bys but during the moment I feel like we are miked up for the whole world to hear!
I had to pick one this morning. I constantly fight with Rylan to put on a pull over in these fall mornings now because he is usually wearing shorts for the afternoon when it warms. Ugh, I just hate thinking of him getting cold. But apparently it doesn't bother him or he doesn't get as cold as I do. I am realizing he is getting older and can really start to make his own choices in things such as wearing a pull over or not. So this morning I am reminded of the picking your own battles and this one is definitely not worth fighting over! No one is getting hurt, he is not breatking rules so, son you win and if you are cold throughout the day, lesson learned!
In Exodus 17 when Joshua was fighting the Amalekites, Moses, Aaron and Hur were at the top of a hill looking down upon the battle. When Moses had his staff raised, Joshua (with the Lord) was winning the battle, but when Moses arms would get tired and lower, the Amalekites would be winning. So when Moses' hands grew tired, they (Aaron and Hur) took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up - one on each side so that his hands remained steady. We need friends and family like this, to hold us up when we are losing the battle to encourage and pray for us! To go to the battle with us and walk in prayer for us DAILY to help us win the battle, to be a prayer warrior for and with us!
Do you have a friend or group of friends that pray for you on a daily basis? I have found just today how important that really is. I have a friend that has been praying for me about how I spend money. I have discovered that when I am bored, unhappy, or mad at my husband, I like to go and spend money! Ugh.. it is an ugly thing about me as I am supposed to be wise with money. This is something I am working on and with the Lord's help, it is coming under control. This last week, some of us took a trip to Canton. I have been before and man, I spent a lot of money! There are such beautiful things for your house, spouse and man if you have a little girl, there is ton's of stuff. But all it is is stuff! More things for me to find a place for. So anyway, my friend had prayed that morning for us (me and her) to be conscious of our spending. Man it helped, I only spent about $125 including food! This is ENORMOUS for me. I spent well over $350 last trip and I only had Rylan then! So my friend at the end of the day with a smile on her face said she had prayed that morning for us. Looking back on the day, the MANY things that caught my eye, I found myself not having to REALLY talk myself out of buying. Sure I had to think about the purchase but it didn't bother me to just put it down and say not now! (there is this one certain hat I wish I had bought myself though)Then just last night I had said to her, "I don't know if you are still praying about my financial situation but it is working if you are" She shook her head and said that YES, she still was! That explains while all this week, I have not been to town once to "pick up that one item that we NEED". I am staying away from town and it is ok. I don't feel like I am missing anything! I am really content and that is because of the prayers my friend is sending up for me!
So if you don't have a close friend, someone in a group of yours that you can trust to really pray for you, I advise you get on your knees and ask the Lord to show you who you can trust to pray for your needs. Even ones that you think may be small ones! It is awesome to have someone like that in your life to encourage you and most of all PRAY FOR YOU! Thank you friend, you know who you are!
I came across this chapter today from 1 Timothy 4. It is definetly from the Lord as today is election day!
1The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
3They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5because it is consecrated by the word of God and Prayer.
6If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. 7Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales; rather, train yourself to be Godly. 8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.9This is trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance10(and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.11Command and teach these things. 12Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the belivers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
15Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and you hearers.
I pray for you and me that we ask for eyes of the Lord. That we see his truth in all things. I pray that we are not deceived from the evil one. Evil is good at talking smoothly so that you don't quite hear the truth behind the message. Look closely for God's Truth in everything. When you have questions go to the Living Word of God for counsel. If you don't understand ask God to reveal to you his truth in whatever situation you may be going through! Be sure to go to him for the little things as well as the huge things in your life!
Remember whatever happens on this election day and days in the future OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL!
