One more day....

I have made 25 years and counting.... and today is one more day.
One more choice to make and one more path to walk. There is this beautiful song called "My Life Is In Your Hands".... My mother used to say "don't say things that you do not mean, do not sing songs that are not heavy on your heart, believe what you say or no one else will." Those addages seem never to register when you are young, but I have made 25 plus one more day.

When nothing seemed to go my way I was so quick to sing "My Life Is In Your Hands" as if when my voice reached the Lord He would say "Oh my blessed child... let Me bless her some more." Such a fool. He looks past the words. He searches the soul, and my soul was saying "man I am in a bind, please come bail me out." But let things go my way! The title quickly changed to "My life is in MY hands." There was no singing praises there. But I have learned that that is a hypocritical way to live. If you know me, then you know. Don't let the only time when you call me be when you need something or someone to lean on. Very few things offend me more than that. How hypocritical! I don't want you to reach out to me only when you are in need, but I only reach out to the Lord when I am in trouble?!?!?!? But another day came, and I learned. In the best times of my life, I reach out to the Lord. And in the worst times, I know that as soon as I shed a tear He will wrap His arms around me, and comfort me and bring me through it all.

See when you include people into your daily life. When you invite someone in to every part of you. When you call out to someone to share the greatest moments, then when the storm rages, they run to you. They are glad to be there. And their presence makes things so much better. People know when they are wanted and when they are being used, why should God not know the same?

Now, after one more day, I don't say what I don't mean. I don't speak out of anger. And I praise God and credit Him in my good days. I am getting better at it each day. I spend time with Him each day. And it is probably more time than I spend with anyone. But that is good. Because I want to spend all of my tomorrows in His arms.