Yes, I have much for which to be thankful with the past holiday. However, I let distractions keep me busy. Being sick, the worst in the last week, kept me very distracted with getting better, managing a home, and preparing for Thanksgiving.
So, I finally sat quietly with my journal and prayer yesterday morning....no kids...cup of coffee....journal...God...devotional...and prayer.
My friend and assistant came to help me mail and catch up a bit from being down and sick. We had discovered after my open house from a customer of mine that her package had not arrived. It had been mailed a week earlier. I thought, wow, haven't lost a package of product in the mail in some time, so I am fortunate. The cost to replace the package was not large but still hated too lose it. I thought, "Oh well...it is a write off. I will replace it to the customer."
I had asked Tina, my assistant if she mailed it, and of course she had. When she came in to help Tuesday she had found the receipt. It HAD a tracking number and Tina informed me that it was insured! So excited because we rarely insure a package but the Post office said it was best because it had a perfume. We didn't use our regular post office and even that is a God Wink!!
I had asked Tina, my assistant if she mailed it, and of course she had. When she came in to help Tuesday she had found the receipt. It HAD a tracking number and Tina informed me that it was insured! So excited because we rarely insure a package but the Post office said it was best because it had a perfume. We didn't use our regular post office and even that is a God Wink!!
Yeh God...it was covered. We had a tracking number and the post office is working to find it or reimburse me. God winks in a tracking number we normally would not have done. Grateful!!
What have you allowed to distract you....sick children, decorating..., maybe you are sick...worried...just getting through the days...recovering from Thanksgiving, getting ready for Christmas?
Whatever it is that distracts you, I urge you to get quiet, even if for just a few minutes, and LISTEN to what God wants to say. Open your eyes to what God wants to show you....He will!
Praying your eyes are open to what God wants to show you over this precious Christmas season!! Don't let the busyness of the days and the worries of tomorrow steal the joy of seeing God's hand.
How will you get quiet today even if for just a minute or two?
How will you get quiet today even if for just a minute or two?
How do you keep your priorities in check when life hits...sickness...busyness of sport schedules...life with kids...work?
Let me know how you manage to hear God in the midst of life?
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| By Joni Ormsbee |
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