I'm soooo thankful right now:

For good, hard, dirty, sweaty work that makes you feel the good kind of proud, gives you a sense of accomplishment, takes care of any steam building up inside, and makes you feel worthwhile.

For weedwackers--you want a power rush? Rev it up. :)

For iced capps after good, hard, dirty, sweaty work.

For long walks into the sunset ... and walking into the sunset means that you're the hero in the western!

For God's Word, and how it is helping my friends to do what's right and encourage other people--me included. Big-time.

For God Himself, and His awesome way of being in charge always, and trustworthy.

For Mark Harris' song "When We're Together." :)

Smiling,
Jenn

God, thanks for sending those special people along that do the perfect thing that makes my day amazing. (Sentence structure ...? Ah, never mind, I know what I'm talking about. :)

Smiling,
Jenn

One of my friends is very strong on knowing God's peace. For her, it's a big way of knowing whether a specific thing is God's will or not. Always kinda been jealous of her. I mean, I've only truly known God's peace once in my life; ironically, before the situation blew up in my face.

So we were talking about it, and it was bugging me. I asked myself, "Okay, what am I doing wrong? Why is God's peace so elusive to me? Is it because of my crazy, up-and-down personality?" (I'm not the peaceful, steady type. :)

Then God used my sis (thank You for her, again) when she quoted a verse to me, one of those that I know by heart, my mum quotes to me all the time, but apparently I didn't stop and think about what it actually says:

"Be careful for nothing," (i.e. don't worry about stuff)--

When a problem jumps out at me, I usually think it to death; chew it over until a solution comes to mind. But when my little human brain can't think up a solution ... then it turns into worrying. Chronically. Embarrassing; it's supposed to be for old people in rocking chairs who can't clamber onto their roofs to nail down a loose shingle before a bad storm.

--"but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God." And then the awesome promise: "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Well, I did it--gave my humanly unsolvable problems to God in prayer, with thanksgiving. And not only that, but left them with Him, another hard thing to do.  And it worked! Wow, God's promise worked when I kept my part of the bargain. What a shock. lol

Only one problem: that was a month ago. Silly me already forgot the concept.

Right then, let's try it again today, shall we?

Shaking my head over my stupidity and thanking God for His patience,
Jenn

PS.
The Isaacs obession has struck again, so why not share the joy, eh? :)

"Stand Still"

"Thank You" 

"There will be grace--grace to make it through this trial.
There will be strength--strength to walk another mile.
There will be hope, when I've done all I can.
I'm glad to know it's in the Saviour's hands."

Trying to trust,
Jenn

This prayer ... scares me. God, give me the courage to pray it, and mean it with all my heart.

Challenged,
Jenn