Food For Thought

I am posting today on a little different note. I feel pressed in my heart to write. I begin each morning reading a few daily devotions and the bible passages that go with them. This seems to be a way I feel the Lord ministers to me daily what he would like me to take from that day. One of today's readings was based on the hunger we should live each day starving for a taste of the Lord. Wow!!! I have often felt that sense of urgency to grab a hold of him but today it was like some one had read my mail. Often I feel discouraged with the faults others feel of this world and their lives. Most proclaim to be Christ followers but yet are so empty they are sad and depressed. They do not have enough to eat or are constantly in turmoil. Today I found comfort that I should be striving toward my Lord. He has a will and a place for me and he puts me there daily. There are things I need to learn it may hurt but I am a testimony that he has Never ever left me. I sometimes think this one is too big , I don't know if I can pull through this one. Today I realized by speaking those lies I was putting God in a box. I realized today I needed to repent,. The very thing I became frustrated with hearing others "knock" my Gods abilities I had been doing. God can bring me through this day this trial and this challenge. God can cure cancer he can put marriages back together and he can bring that child home. God can provide for my every need and he cares what is on my heart. I know these things however this ready really brought to light that sometimes we fuss about our trials... however its at that time life is really the easiest. Instead of us trying to manhandle out lives and point them in the direction we think they should go and then pray for God to be in agreement with OUR decisions. He has us right where we are to be its at at that time we know we are resting in his arms. There are times we fuss over bills to pay for our cars our houses our other "things" today I was thinking some of our families best times is when the Lord had us completely broken and only relying on him. There was a time not too long ago when We lost our job. Evan was hurt and could only do certain things.We whinnied and fussed and cried and fought and almost lost our family in the mess. This went on for a little over a year.We still had a mortgage car payments children groceries etc. We were so focused on what we did not have that year that it took us until the end of that year when we filed taxes on 9,000 dollars that we realized we could have really enjoyed that time and instead chose to walk through that trial with clinched fists and dragging feet. The lesson? Fully rely on God! We a family of 4 lived on 9,000 we had a 400 a month mortgage, electric car payments and feeding everyone among other expenses. He carried us through. Here my friends is what I want to say out of all of this. Are you closer today with the Lord than you were yesterday. Are you walking through what you feel is hell right now? If so smile and know he is carrying you right now. Stop and take a moment to grab hold of your awesome savior. He can move mountains you know your problem or trial is nothing he cant handle. Hug your wife or husband and cuddle your children and pray over them right now as God has this all under control and doesn't need your help. He will take it all on his back. What are you to do in this ? Know he is God he is your all and loves your family more than you can love them. I pray the Lord blesses you and yours and I pray this small testimony of my daily ready will be light to someone. I have lived a lot of hard years floundering in my walk I am not perfect. However I have learned faith. Faith in knowing I am his and there is no one walking the face of this earth that has my best interest in mind more than he does.

Love and blessings from our family to yours!!

The Camerons