Oh beautiful day…

Yesterday I was griping about how cold the weather was and today the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and it’s not to chilly outside.  Right now, I am at home, eating lunch, typing on here on my computer, enjoying the time off, OK, the 1/2 day I have every Friday, and I’m going to start back into reading my book.  I read some of the book by Anne Rice last night.  So far it’s kind of cool to read about Jesus as a 7 year old boy.  I’m going to get back into it.

So anyway, tonight we have our Group Leadership Community at church.  We’re supposed to have pizza, salad, and dessert, but since Brian and I are trying to watch what we eat, I’m going to make us fish and mashed cauliflower.  It will be good though. 

We both really have a lot of weight to get off of us.  I would love to be on The Biggest Loser and have Bob or Jillian kick my butt into shape.  I know it would be very hard to do, but I would be willing to do it.  I’ve done it once, but for some reason, I just don’t have the will power right now.  Then again, it doesn’t help that there is a candy bowl on the front desk of the office and who sits at the front desk?  Me!!!

Today’s Verse from the New Living Translation

“To the faithful you show yourself faithful;     to those with integrity you show integrity. To the pure you show yourself pure,     but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.” 2 Samuel 22:26–27

Encouragement for Today

Our perception of God and what he’s like is colored by our own character. God doesn’t change, but our ability to perceive his character is linked to who we are. Perhaps this is why God wants us to become more and more like him: so we can know him more fully. Jesus said eternal life is to know God truly. How do you experience God? What does that say about you at this moment? What in your own character might you want to work on prayerfully? (For instance, if you struggle with his goodness, how good are you?)

Have a blessed day and keep pressing into Jesus!!!  Love, love!!!  XOXOXO