I am relaxing on my porch-my heaven on earth spot, watching the sweet little birds. We have had a heat wave of upper 90’s with humidity putting us at 120! I find I can’t breathe in the thick grey air, it seems to suffocate me and put my brain in a fog. I am definitely a sweater weather girl!!
This Saturday morning God has blessed me with a light breeze, the kind that just nudges the trees a bit, like my grandmother with a paper fan in church. My deepest thanks Lord. I am longing for the companionship of fall and all it’s crisp cool colorful splendor.
Another nudge and the trees glisten for me as the morning sun peeks through the leaves. Awwwww- sweet life. This is my special time with God, the priceless moments of solitude and prayer that get me through each day. Before my feet touch the floor I thank Him for the day before me and ask that I be a blessing to others throughout the day. Then it is downstairs to make my famous fresh brewed coffee, then Joyce Meyer on TV, and off to my sanctuary. The way I see it is this life is beyond hard and my personal trial has gone on for years and the only way I can possibly keep going is with my God time. Me and God hashing things out over coffee and raisin toast and the sounds of nature. Yep, that’s my morning ritual and I’m sticking to it, cause it works! I figure this gives me what His Holy Bible says is “the covering shield of saving faith.”
I lift up my shield of faith during the day when my trial gets tough and just hold it up high and stand my ground. I call out, “I am a child of the most high God, I will not be shaken!”
Isaiah 12:2 says, “I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord God is my strength and song.”
Yippeeeee for me God is my strength all day long! This is a dark world and I have to start my day close to God to be able to go through each day, and if I need Him I close my eyes and call His name.
So, now, I am off to work armed and ready for my day, carrying my faith with me and thanking Him all the day long!
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