Tuesday, July 19th

Personal Note: Rangers Win over the Yankees 2-1!

My quiet time today was over Psalm 77:10-20

10 Then I thought, "To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High."
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
13 Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.
15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
16 The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water, the skies resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
19 Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

In this, I see how by turning to God, I can go from being depressed to feeling joyful. We are given miracles, but do we choose to see them? My son is an absolute miracle, that is easy to see. How about other things? My addiction, maybe? Most people would choose to see that as a curse, and in a sense, it is, but I choose to see the glass as half full. I was choosen by God to have this affliction, this thorn in my side, and I can take it a number of ways. I can look at it as a "wo-is-me" attitude, or as something to grow from and help others with the same affliction. Many wallow in their pity, and I have been guilty of that in the past. It is so easy to do. I think it is our nature to blow up our short-comings and turn them into a mountain. But Jesus said that with a mustard seed of faith, we can move that mountain. That is what I am going to do. Any thoughts, drop a line. Laterz.