Acceptance

"Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end." Psalm 119:33
"Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain." Psalm 119:36

I was reading Psalm 119. I liked verse 33 but verse 36 jumped out at me. I was wondering why this and why that. Why can my siblings work full time and I can't? Why do they have more money than me? I realize they are not disabled but I am. I need to accept my situtation and make the best of it. I can write. I can knit. I can walk. I have good friends and a loving family. Thinking about the things that I can do helps a lot. All of this will be meaningless someday for me. I am waitng for the day God smiles at me. So for now, I need to focus on my daily relationship with Jesus. I have money worries but God always provides. For example, last month, I missed a couple weeks of church and on the third week, I decided to tithe for the 3 weeks. That same week I had work and it was 5 times more than what I had given. I had enough to pay some unexpected bills. What an amazing God!

Blessings

God is so very good. It hurt for me to tithe, to give 10% of my earnings but I did it anyway. You know what, God blessed me 3 times as much as I tithed! I sold a hand-knit scarf, got extra work and received gift money; all in the very same week. Praise God! I had no way of knowing how God was going to bless me. I just knew that I should give.

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8a  

©2011 Uyen Tran

Praise God

I prayed at supper this evening for more work and after I finished my dinner, I received a text from a client asking me if I was available for a week of pet sitting. Praise God Almighty.

I have another praise. God gave me financial blessings when it looked like I wouldn't have enough money to go visit my family for Thanksgiving. He used my former mother in law to bless me. She gave me a check for taking care of her dogs when she hurt her legs and couldn't move. I wasn't expecting payment. Jesus keeps surprising me. I love being close to God. He loves us so very much!

Hawaii

Oh, how I miss this place and hope to visit again. It was an awesome time visiting my brother for his wedding day. It was so wonderful to see all of my siblings and to meet my sister in law. It has been 9 years since the five of us have been together. Hawaii, Hawaii when will I see you again? God only knows.

Loving God

My three friends took the time to edit and critique a story I wrote. I feel so thankful and blessed. These ladies love God and it shows.

I asked a friend to go to church with me tomorrow and he said no. A little later I asked him again and he said yes. I am so happy.

Wilson College Walk

A friend and I went for a walk to the Equestrian Center at Wilson College. It was so beautiful this afternoon. We could feel the nice breeze. I love the cool weather! I took pictures of the horses and my friend. I love my hobby of taking pictures. God, thank you for another wonderful day!

An Autumn Afternoon

I went out to lunch with a couple of friends and then after lunch, we walked in the woods at Caledonia State Park. It was a beautiful, crisp autumn afternoon. Thank you God for your beauty and for life.