God will meet our needs.

God is soooo good. He has answered my prayer through His word. I had been praying about my stress lately and asking Him to help me manage the stress better. Then I read Matthew 6:25-34. Vs 33-34 says "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." I am amazed at the simplicity. I need to SEEK him and He will take care of me. What do I have to be anxious about? God, my God will care for my family.

Did you know that a high percentage of what we worry about never comes to pass? That means we are spending alot of time worrying about what might happen, the what ifs. Those what ifs are robbing us of the present moments. Do I believe we should plan ahead? Yes, we need to plan so we can care for our family. We need to be wise managers or stewards of our finances and our time. We need to be faithful to what God has called us to and what God has given us charge of but we do not need to worry. Worry is actually a sin, we are telling God that we don't trust Him to care for our future. WOW! I don't want to be guilty of thinking God can't take care of my family. God is faithful, God is good, God is all knowing, God is all powerful, God is mighty, God is strong, God is loving, God is aware of me and my needs. God does not always give us our wants. We will have times of sacrifice and times of struggle. He uses those times to draw us near to Him. So in this time of economic hardship are you choosing to trust that God will provide and drawing near to Him or are you choosing to try and carry the load on your own shoulders? Think about it...your shoulders or God's infinite strength....Hmm...I choose God. How about you?

My New Years Resolutions alittle bit late.... (Influenced by my recent dentist appt)

I had a rough day yesterday at the dentist. I found out I need to have some cavities filled to the tune of 1400 dollars! Times like this make me glad that I have found Dave Ramsey and am debt free except the house. I can't imagine having car payments and such AND having a bill at the dentist this large. I would probably be panicked instead of just sad that I am spending money on my teeth instead of buying something fun or saving for some future purchase. I was also informed that I have to take better care of my gums. I researched on the internet after my dentist appointment and found that stress can do a real number on your gums. I am definitely stressed, so yesterday I decided to make some real changes to my routine. I knew I should be exercising but I had chosen to catch up on sleep while Jocee was napping. Now I have chosen to hit the treadmill. The only thing I haven't figured out is what to do on the days when I am working. I want to stay disciplined and walk but haven't decided if I should do that after work or make myself get up at 5:30 am..... Any suggestions???? Another habit I need to break is my pop fix. I have been having a pop a day but I am not a chug it and leave it gal. I sip on it which is VERY bad for your teeth. So I am going to have to say good-bye to my Diet Dr. Pepper :( A small thing in the whole scope of my life but right now that was my stress reliever and I get to replace it with exercise! It is kinda hard to retrain your brain that exercise is a treat....