Another Day - Another Discovery!

Good morning! As I was reading my devotions this morning once again I was drawn to the words of yesterday - wisdom & knowledge! I believe He's trying to tell me something don't you??! I have decided that in order for me to change the journey of my life, I must submerge myself in learning, reading, praying and with an open heart because even though I have learned the definitions of wisdom and understanding, I must learn how to apply them to my life and I must be open and eager each day to learn and grow from my hopes, dreams, aspirations and even my mistakes! I must keep adding and building my life from the ground up so that I am exactly where God needs me to be!

I will most likely not make it a habbit to post my daily Spirit of Prophecy bullitins but once again, this one is speaking directly to me and goes hand-in-hand with what we have been talking about so hopefully you won't mind if I share today's bullitin with you!

Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns - March 20, 2008: Prepare to be stretched as you encounter challenging opportunities. Do not despair when you have no idea how to respond to situations that present themselves to you. When you need wisdom ask! I will give it. I will show you what to do and how to do it. But, you must ask in faith and wait for my direction. Keep moving ahead with confidence, and remember that My strength is made perfect in your weakness. You may not feel up to the task, but I will do through you all that is necessary, says the Lord.

Wow! I wasn't joking was I?! Yep, speaking directly to me! You might say that it is speaking to you and that's ok, I'll share! :) I never realized before that although our "paths" may not be the same and the circumstances of our lives may not be the same we all share a common hope if you will, of a better life, happiness, love & a personal realationship with God. In order for me to apply what I am learning to my life I must fully understand what I am reading. In Marsha's devotional she talks about not having despair when we have no idea how to respond to the circumstances in our lives and to have faith in asking for God's direction and yes, WISDOM!

I looked up the words despair, faith and hope in the Webster's online dictionary and here is what I found:

Despair: to be hopeless, to have no hope, to give up all hope or expectations, utter hopelessness, complete despondency.

Faith: allegiance to duty or a person, fidelity to one's promises, sincerity of intentions, belief and trust in and loyalty to God, firm belief in something for which there is no proof, complete trust.

Hope: to cherish a desire with anticipation, to desire with expectation of obtainment, to expect with confidence.

Isn't it amazing how these words go hand in hand? Without hope there would be despair and without faith we would have no hope! No hope for a better life, no hope for things to come, no hope that our dreams and aspirations and our children's dreams and aspiration would ever be obtainable! Without hope we would surely wither up and die just as the beautiful flowers that bloom so beautiful in the Spring and into the Summer and then just simply because Fall/Winter is at hand it must wither and die. However, just as the flower must wither and die, it is left with the promise that the seeds have been planted and come Spring it will flourish again! There have been many seeds planted in my life over the years and I just want those of you who have taken the time to plant those seeds to know that your work has not been for naught. It may have taken a while but I am working diligently at cultivating those seeds and growing them so that I can become the person God has always intended me to be!

I'm not saying that the dark days of despair are forever gone, I pray that they are but I also know that I am human and very imperfect but the difference between those dark days and now is that I UNDERSTAND that I have HOPE and FAITH and that everyday I am striving for the WISDOM and KNOWLEDGE that I need to carry me through the journey of life!

I don't know if any of you are struggling with anything today but I just wanted to encourage you to have FAITH & HOPE and TRUST. Trust, well, that's a BIG ONE! I promise to do some research on trust and how to apply it to my life tomorrow!

Hope everyone is well and having a WONDERFUL day!

Until tomorrow,
Beth