Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Hope Renewed
I've spent a lot of time on strengths, weaknesses, fears. I need to think about what I'm thankful for, and dreams. As I do, I know that the future will have pitfalls and I'm not an eternal optimist. Life will not always be rosy. I'm not confused about that. But I can put aside some of that more than I have been and focus on the good things.
What do I have to be thankful for? Hope itself. Not in anything specific, but realizing that in most things there can be something to be hopeful about.
God has given me abilities that I must learn to appreciate. I could begin to focus more on the attributes and not the drawbacks that come with them. God has given me family, for which I'm grateful. And he has given me sustenance through different phases in my life. He has been constant, as I permit Him to be. Maybe more accurately, as I keep my relationship and communication with Him open.
What do I dream of? To
- let go in stages...of the hold of the past/present.
- Joy. That's a big one. To feel the gift of laughter cruising through me on a regular basis.
- To nurture loved ones. I miss the ministry that happens in contact with others.
- To be active in music as an expression of my soul to God. Lose myself in its breath.
- To do something simple, like bring my camera more places.
These things aren't hard to do, nor do they demand time. It means a shift in outlook and attitude. Maybe I'm up for that...most days.
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior...
(Titus 3:4-6)
What do I have to be thankful for? Hope itself. Not in anything specific, but realizing that in most things there can be something to be hopeful about.
God has given me abilities that I must learn to appreciate. I could begin to focus more on the attributes and not the drawbacks that come with them. God has given me family, for which I'm grateful. And he has given me sustenance through different phases in my life. He has been constant, as I permit Him to be. Maybe more accurately, as I keep my relationship and communication with Him open.
What do I dream of? To
- let go in stages...of the hold of the past/present.
- Joy. That's a big one. To feel the gift of laughter cruising through me on a regular basis.
- To nurture loved ones. I miss the ministry that happens in contact with others.
- To be active in music as an expression of my soul to God. Lose myself in its breath.
- To do something simple, like bring my camera more places.
These things aren't hard to do, nor do they demand time. It means a shift in outlook and attitude. Maybe I'm up for that...most days.
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior...
(Titus 3:4-6)
// posted by Annette @ 1:39 p.m. 