Daily Choice

Sitting in the still of early morning,
everything awakens.
Birds sing.
Flowers blossom.
Grass grows.
Trees sway.
Neighbors start their day.
All have a choice.
A. To make it a good day
B. To ignore life's troubles.
C. To seek a deeper layer of peace.
D. To grow closer to God.
E. To extend His love to others.
F. None of the above.
G. All of the above.
Did you choose All of the above?
Good. Me too.
One more thing. You must choose again tomorrow and the next day, and the day after that, and...well you get the picture.
How you live is a daily choice.
DO WHAT YOU MUST.
LOVE ALL YOU CAN DO.
BE ALL YOU CAN BE.
NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF MIRACLES AND HOPE!

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It's easy to psyche myself up when things go smoothly but at the first sign of difficulty, I buckle like a cardboard house in the rain. We have all heard it said, "Into every one's life a little rain must fall." We must remember our faith will help us withstand the floods. We never  have to sink or swim. God is always our lifesaver. Let him be that. He wants to. He will never leave us. If he is missing the we moved and left no forwarding address. Running away is a coward's way. With God's power and strength we have NO reason to be fearful or lose hope. God is our everything.

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Positive messages are easy to find but hard to believe and follow. By releasing fears and worries to God we find a strength we never realized we had. He does the heavy lifting and all we have to do is offer the baggage. God will always get it moved and help us to never have to bear the weight again.