There are at least two big problems in my life right now trying to keep my attention. When I think about them very long, they start me on a downward spiral. Today both issues demanded my attention, but today I determined to use my God given freedom to redirect my thoughts. I have the power of choice given me by God, and I can choose to think of Him whenever I would like. This morning before anyone else was up, I came to His presence and He blessed me with the reassurance that His very presence is with me. It is with me when I think about Him, and when I don't. But when I do, and do often, the blessing starts multiplying. I did think about him often in the morning, but soon the little problems piled themselves onto the big problems, and I felt snowed under. Without realizing it I became problem-focused, and forgot the Presence of God was with me. It wasn't until the evening came that I remembered to be Presence-focused again, and when I did, the joy that He knows, and that no problem is so big that it can separate me from Him, came back. He knows the path I need to go on, and He is going with me, even though the trail is full of trials. All I had to do was think of Him, how much He loves me, He'll never leave me or forsake me, He rejoices over me with singing, He knows everything about me and still loves me. Praise God! The problems are still here, but I'm not focused on them. I'm focused on the Presence of God.
I'm doing pretty good, jet lag wise for the first day. I was able to sleep until 4:45 this morning. On past visits to the island, I woke up at 2 or 3 AM and was unable to go back to sleep. I've been busy all day. We took a hike with our friends, Roger and Amy Krum, and their children Nathan and Alyssa. There is a mural at the parking area that wasn't there before. It depicts the traditional sailing boat of the Chamorro people, and the ancient latte stones. We went south on the highway, just a little ways to the viewpoint for Cetti Bay. Then across the road is the trail to Mt. Lam Lam, the highest point on the island. It was such a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the low to mid 80's and a nice breeze off the sea. The trail goes up through grassland savannas with trees and flowers along the way. We saw the Bamboo orchid that grows in the grass. There were some little blue pea family flowers and some yellow pea family flo...
Awesome thoughts to ponder as I have begun my day. To use our power of choice to "gird up the loins of my mind" Thanks for sharing!
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