LENT 2016 Day 39 - People of Possibility

I'm really anxious and excited that there are only two more devotions to read this Lent. I haven't even opened the book yet to see what the title is. I'm also sad because this routine has been great for me. Carey asked if I was going to keep doing this forever and I said "yeah I'm going to try." I mentioned what joy and peace has occurred in my life the last several months and I believe it's because of this. I plan do read everyday, it just may not take as much time going forward. I do however plan on at least writing sometimes about what is going on and how I'm feeling about my prayer life and my faith journey. I believe there is a lot to share. Last night we barely turned the TV on.  We watched several minutes of old videos of Claire when she was a baby and she loved them. She played on her iPad and I did a puzzle. It was a nice evening. I'm looking forward to the next few days because Carey is off. Unfortunately he's working Easter Weekend. :(  At least he'll be here Easter Sunday morning to see Claire with her basket.

It IS time to rediscover Jesus. As Christians, and I've said this before, if we are just nice to people everyday, and pass it forward we can change the world. A smile goes a long way.  Assume positive intent, a friend told me. Be supportive of that person and assume they mean the best. Don't get agitated for no reason. I haven't been as successful as I had projected, however each day is a new day. If all 2 million of us Christians just start acting like Christians, life would be wonderful. The world would be like Disney World - it would be the be the happiest place on Earth.

POINT TO PONDER:
Open your heart, mind and soul to the possibilities. They are truly unimaginable. I look at my life now an am so thankful and grateful for all of the blessings that I have. I'm so lucky it's unreal. I just thank God each day for the day and the blessings. I know I'm not doing the best version of Gwen everyday, but I am trying to be positive, think about my family, give thanks to God. I'm teaching Claire the things that are important, I want her to be the best Claire she can be. I think with my faith and energy with Carey's brain-she's going to be amazing. I'm already overflowing with excitement about her future.

I'm also trying to fathom the greatness of our Father. We are supposed to ask Him to be a part of everything and I know we get all things from Him, so I'm beginning to ask for His help in ALL things, no matter how small or how big. "No height, no depth, not any other created things, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord." ROMANS 8:39


VERSE TO LIVE:

"For God all things are possible." 

MATTHEW 19:26

QUESTION TO CONSIDER: 
Have you ever tried to live Christianity wholeheartedly?
What does that really mean?  Wholeheartedly? We say it and use it but do we understand what that entails? I don't think that I've ever truly put everything that I can and have into something life changing like this. Maybe studying for Master's Degree exams/finals or maybe studying for the PHR certification, but nothing else. Perhaps I've prayed wholeheartedly when I was forced on my knees in prayer. A couple times I've fallen to the ground in tears, pleading with God to take the cross that was bearing down on me at the time. He brought me out of the turmoil and life is amazing. HE is amazing. Just imagine how amazing life can be if we tried to live like this everyday?

Wholehearted: (yes, here I go again with a definition)
                 Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm.
                     Without reserve; without reservation; "he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized."

I hope I can do this. I want to make this commitment, it will help me to be that best-version-of-myself and at the same time - make this life change.

PRAYER: 
LORD,  help me to see the possibilities.