Thoughts I Be Thinkin'

They say the difference between those that are happy and those that are not, is that the happy ones focus on what they do have, while the unhappy ones focus on what they don't have.

Makes sense. This is one of those glass half empty/full lectures, and currently I feel like I need to give one to myself.

I'm going to go ahead and state the obvious here by saying life is far from perfect, and certainly my own is a prime example of imperfection. I work for pennies an hour, it looks like I won't be able to pursue my career dreams for a while, Nathan won't be graduating school for two more years than we had originally thought, we might never be able to afford babies, haven't been able to ride horses for far too long.. blah blah blah blah blah.

I could go on and list the not so perfect things in my life that I'd like to change, but that would make for an extremely mopey, undesirable, ungrateful, practically unreadable post, wouldn't it? Besides that's not the point I'm trying to get across anyway. I mean it's Thanksgiving for heaven's sake.

So here, I am going to attack you with an assortment of inspirational pictures to make myself (and you, the reader, for that matter) feel good about life.

 

 

A fact that I know to be absolutely true is that God is quite aware of you. He knows your hopes, your dreams and your fears. I don't know how religious you are, and perhaps you are rolling your eyes currently, dreading the thought of reading something of that sort, but I can testify that when you obey God's commandments and when you are striving to build a relationship with Him, he will bless you and honestly your dreams will come true, and they do come true, and you find yourself quite happy and content with your life, even among times of struggle and strife.

 

I can think of a time a while back while I was living in the most lovely mid-western state of Kansas. Living with my auntie and trying desperately to find a job. I searched and searched and would honestly say yes to any offer. However there was one job that I had applied for that I so longed for. It was a position inside of a flower shop. The thought of getting that job was such a marvelous one. How wonderful that would be, I thought. Without counting on it I searched on at other places, applying and interviewing and such and such. Then a few days later a call came, a lady calling about the floral position! I was so excited I could hardly stand it. I went in for the interview and was hired on the spot!

 

The moral of the story is that God loves His children and wants to grant their wishes and dreams and desires. I was searching for a job, trying really hard to get one actually. I honestly didn't care which one I got, but God knew that I really would love that job at the flower shop, it was a dream, a desire, a wish, but not my any means a necessity. I would have been grateful for any place that would give me a paycheck in exchange for work. That was what I had been praying for, is just some work, but God blessed me with that and more. He didn't just give me what I needed, but also what I really wanted. It was a time in my life that I felt really close to my Father in Heaven. A time where I had built a strong relationship with Him.

 

I've been a slacker lately. I have been lazy about my relationship with God and I deserve a good swift kick in the butt for it. Perhaps that is why I have been feeling helpless and like none of my dreams will ever come true. I have become too preoccupied with myself and how much I don't have instead of remembering how much God has actually blessed me with and how much he loves and cares about me and wants to help me achieve the things I want and desire.

 

Time to get back on track, I suppose.