Lots of thoughts today! I had said in my last post that I do falter in my faith and have doubts. Summer is a difficult time for me as I am a ten month employee. Although I had put money aside for this summer, it is all gone and I am having a difficult time trying to pay for everything that comes our way. Definitely a lot of prayer on this. But it makes me anxious too. I worry about certain things and certain bills. I have friends and/or pastors who remind me of what God says in scripture; "Do not be anxious about Anything (I underlined this as I need to remember this), but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6:25 says; "Do not worry about your life, what you will wear or drink; or about your body, what you will wear, is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Whenever I read this verse, I wonder about the author. Although we are not to worry, we do whether we are on our own or whether we are married, have a family or not. I do worry when I know I do not have enough to perhaps buy a few groceries or pay a bill. I regret spending money on things I do not really need and all the "schemes" I have gotten into. I do pray that this anxiety will be eased and I will have the assurance that things will be fine. In my heart, I know they will.
Ruth Bell Graham says this; Lord, when my soul is weary and my heart is tired and sore, and I have that failing feeling that I can't take it any more; then let me know the freshening found in simple, childlike prayer, when the kneeling soul knows surely that a listening Lord is there.
This is also my prayer today.
Blessings,
Sharon Rose