TGFT

Why do we spend so much time wishing our days away? It dawned on me today, as a few of us joked about "hump day" and how we couldn't wait until the weekend, that it is a very disheartening to think of our lives that way. With so much talk of living like there is no tomorrow or having a fulfilling life....why do we keep wishing for the week to pass just to get to the weekend? Whether it is a hectic work life, crazy schedules with kids or family commitments we all do it...TGIF!! I don't want to look back and regret wishing the days would pass quicker. I wish all the time that my kids would stop growing up too quickly, that I wouldn't get any older, that my parents wouldn't age, and that some how time could stand still. One of the classic "want our cake and eat it too" dilemmas...Good stuff stay forever and bad stuff go away.
God promises to be with us thru all the trials of life and our journey with Him grows each day. I imagine He gets pretty frustrated with our whining about our awful lot in life considering all He has given us. So, how do we change our attitudes toward this endless cycle? Find joy in the Lord....focus on His plan, even though we may not know what it is. He has us on a path and every day, every encounter, every bad thing that goes wrong during that day is part of that plan. Look for Him in everything. He is there...we just have to acknowledge Him and listen!!! It's easier to whine than push ourselves thru the tough stuff believing that God will guide us. So, I'm aiming for every day is Thank God for Today...everyday. TGFT

Phillipians 4:6-8 The Message
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me.