Song of a Sparrow

This is not the first time i have thought of this quote, but it gets me every time and here is why: When I bought flowers for myself today I could not wipe this grin off my face, even as i walked all the way home. Completely alone... buying myself flowers... I felt like a million bucks! Every single girl or guy should treat themselves once inawhile. It started to rain on me as I walked home and my only care was for my flowers. Today's rain felt like God was being romantic and made my flowers more beautiful as little raindrops fell upon the petals. The same Word that left home with me has come back to me again today: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?" Matthew 6:28b-30 While I...

Today was a perfect day at the Farmer's Market! My housemate had to go to a soccer game so I went by myself and listened to worship music on the way. I bought my favorite honey crisp apples and the best sweet corn in the world!! Then I decided I would buy myself a flower. I saw another woman passing me on the way to the market and she had done that so I said "why not?!" Then I saw the gerber daisies and they looked so autumn-esque and my sister Erin loves gerber daisies. Even though she is miles away I bought them with her in mind. I got hungry so I bought a strawberry/ chocolate crepe and sat down by the dock with it and just enjoyed the gray windy day. God made this all and He said "it is good."

I'm learning more and more that God will continue to allow me to walk into situations in life that humble me until I get the message.  My only message to others who feel that strain is do not let it knock you down.  God means for us to be humbled because He is the only one with the power to lift us up.  In our weakness He is stronger. That is no small cliche.  That is a fact, a promise, a truth which we can lift up to Him in our times of weakness.  "I lift my eyes to the hills.  Where does my help come from?" says the psalmist in Ps. 121:1  We would be wise to answer as King David did "My help comes from the Lord."  Rather than beat yourself up with regret, look to the lesson God has taught in this time and turn around and praise Him for His goodness and grace. Isaiah 51:6 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens,      and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke,      the earth will wear...