I know not a great title, but I have a feeling I may touch on more than just "one" thing so let's just call it thinking part 2. We leave tomorrow for home and I must say despite the head cold that has tried to come and the sinus pressure headache I've dealt with each day, this has been the best winter trip thus far. The weather has been SIMPLY amazing! You know though there is a lesson in that. How many times do we let those feelings keep us from doing something we want? Those times when we use the excuse "I don't feel like it". I could have let the headache dictate my trip, but with the view and a schedule-less week why let something like that get me down. You can do what you want to do, regardless of how you feel. That being said, I am all for doing for other people (some times a little too much), but a new thought for 2012, do what you can to make people happy but not at the cost of losing yourself. Be who God created you to be and you will be happy. Does that mean things will always go your way? Sadly no, but you can smile even when it doesn't. Eventually if you keep smiling, your heart will catch up.
A new year is almost here....walk into 2012 with your head held high and with no regrets. Leave in 2011 what God wants left. Don't drag your same mess that God set you free from this year into next year. Walk in that freedom and enjoy the next stage of your journey. Think of it like this, yesterday is the fuel you put into your vehicle called today on this journey/travel to a set destination(tomorrow). Is that fuel going to keep you on empty? In other words going no where because you are stuck on what you didn't do, what you should have done, what you wish you could change aka as regrets, or is that fuel going to be what drives you into today? Is it going to be the force that helps you make the change you need to, that makes you a better you, if nothing more than to slow down and say wow God!
Watching the sunset again tonight, those colors were simply amazing! Only God could paint the colors like He did and only God could put you together the way He did. He made you to be you. He knows what drives you, what hurts you, what warms your heart, and what keeps you going. If He had wanted you to act and think like someone else, He wouldn't have made us unique. There are things that only you can do, problems that only you can solve, and people that only you can touch. Make the most of this thing called today, it's His gift to you. (and if you mess up, He gives you a second chance called tomorrow).
Looking out over the ocean again tonight, I was reminded of just how much He loves us. His love has no end, just like the ocean. I couldn't see where it ended, can you? One ocean flows into another and it just keeps going, just like His love flows into each of us and we keep passing it along.
So to sum it all up......Make the most of each day. Make it count and make a difference(even if only you and God know that you did). Remember His smile and approval is all that counts. When you find out who you are in Him, your do starts to flow out. He has a plan/journey that only He could dream up for you His princesses(or prince), enjoy it...He promised the pieces would all come together for your good in the end(His timing not ours). Sometimes what really matters is not a to do list. Care for others, love as much as you can, give it all you have got, and trust Him to take care of you! Pour back into yourself so that you can pour out to others and watch the overflow start to happen. When our priorities start to line up with His, amazing things happen. Love yourself like He loves you and be happy with the you that you are! Trust me if He wants you to change, He'll let you know ;-) Believe in yourself and others will too. Walk through the doors He opens and be okay with the doors that stay closed(even if you can see through the window and have an opinion on the matter)...it's all about His timing and His purpose. That window you are looking through, even though you can fix it and do a better job, may not be in His plan. It's the difference in good things vs. God things. For me, He knows I not only need the door closed I need it locked from the inside.
Thank you for an amazing 2011! More to come in 2012! God's started something and I'm excited. Thank you for all letting me share my heart on paper. He knows where to go from here, and I'm praying for Him to open the doors because I can see through the windows now ;-) Until then I'll see you in blog land as often as He wants to write.
Be blessed in 2012 and walk into it full of victory and faith! The best is still to come!!
~Until next time
Melissa
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