Quote for each and every day, "the opposite of more, is enough." I recently read or heard this quote and I don't remember where but it really struck a chord with me. It is so easy to get caught up in wanting more, more of this or that, instead of being content with the 'enough' that we already have. It came to me the other day when I was thinking about what to eat and what if I run out.
In the Lord's prayer it says, 'give us this day our daily bread', that daily bread is 'enough'. We are not to worry but fight fear with faith. I am not immune to attacks of fear and anxiety, it is something I pray about daily. The evil one wants to crush our faith, to see us cower in fear. Standing in faith in God, we are strong. He gives us His peace.
If I should die from this virus, I will be instantly with Jesus, no more fears, sickness, no more sin, all will be well. A beautiful translation of scripture found in Psalm 62:6-8 for living each day is this:
For he alone is my safe place.
His wrap-around presence always protects me
as my champion defender.
There’s no risk of failure with God!
So why would I let worry paralyze me,
even when troubles multiply around me?
God’s glory is all around me!
His wrap-around presence is all I need,
for the Lord is my Savior, my hero,
and my life-giving strength.
His wrap-around presence always protects me
as my champion defender.
There’s no risk of failure with God!
So why would I let worry paralyze me,
even when troubles multiply around me?
God’s glory is all around me!
His wrap-around presence is all I need,
for the Lord is my Savior, my hero,
and my life-giving strength.
The phrase that really touches my heart is this ~ 'wrap-around presence'. We are talking about Jesus, who is God in the flesh, the Creator of the universe, who loves us so much He gave His perfect life for our sinful life, to save us from everlasting hell. He wraps His loving presence around us in every circumstance of our lives. He cares deeply about every thing, little or big that we go through. He never promised that bad things wouldn't happen, but He has promised that He will be with us 'through' it all, good and bad. May we learn and grow through this rough time in history.
This world wide situation is one that calls us to draw close or closer to God. We all need a Savior and he paid the price once and for all so that we can live forever with Him in glorious wonderfulness now and forever.
Below are some blessings of beauty from the past couple of days including this morning. No descriptions again as there are so many pics.
Ok, that's it for now. My right fingers are cramping up from so much time spent on editing pics and writing up this post. No more pics to share anyway. Also time for lunch.
Love, hugs and prayers for all ~ FlowerLady
