3/19/2011 Birthday Thought.....

Well I am another year older and hopefully wiser :).  It is such a privelage to be alive this long on this earth, it truly is.  To be giving another day to glorify God and learn about his love is undescribable.  I am greatly enjoying my journey with the Lord and learning so much each day.  I love to get the opportunity to be able to share what I know with others, and learn from others.  The Lord pours out so many blessings and sometimes we can miss them and take them for granted.  It is so important to be appreciative for what you do have.  I am finally with the "2011" crowd now, and by saying this, I am saying that i finally updated my ipod to an ipod touch and i am very excited about this because I can now listen  to chrisitan podcasts.  I want to keep hearing inspiration and bible scripture throughout the day.  I was listening to my first podcast and it was amazing and i learned that we need to get up each day and ask God for his Will to be done, but also to ask for suffering.  Now when I first heard this, it really caught my attention because I always stay positive and hope for a good day.  But we are supposed to ask God for a great day, his will to be done, and to endure suffering each day and this is so we can glorify him and have our faith strengthened.  I loved this and owned this when i first heard it.  I love it love it love it :)  Eachday there are going to be things that are not going to go our way and it is up to us on how to handle them and they should be for the glory of God.  It really makes a difference to the people you associate with, the music you listen to, and how often you converse with God.  We all want all the blessings, but whenever the trials come along, we lose it and want to run and hide. That is the time we should stand even more strong with the Lord.  I am greatly working on this myself and I have Hope that I will one day get there.  i will never have it all together, but I am going to try and give it all I got, while I am alive on this earth.  We have to practice what we preach.  So a little extra thought for you......what do you think your gift from God is? What do you think his will is for you?  if you have an idea try to explore it really in depth this week and see if you can see God give you a great sense of direction to let you know you are on the right path!!!   God Bless, katy Rose