My New Homestead Learning To Live A Simple Life, With God's Help

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. A lot of thinking. I've also noticed that God is really speaking to me about something.

We all know that things aren't great in the economical part of our lives. Markets are falling, banks are being bought out, mortgages are being called in, jobs are being lost, and the list goes on and on and on.

It's pretty scary stuff isn't it? It can make a person want to hide under a blanket and never come out. If we dwell on it, if we allow that fear to take over, we will destroy ourselves.

We need to trust God. We need to understand and accept that He will take care of us. That's not to say that He's going to let you sit at home and He'll pay your bills for you. Not at all. But if we trust Him, he will bring us through.

I've noticed too that a lot of people are feeling very negative. Understandable, but not helpful. We tend to start acting the way we are thinking. Instead of being the positive, filled with joy Christians we should be, we start to preach the doom and gloom that everyone else is feeling.

It's our job to be light in darkness. To help others to see that even though things are tough and may get a bit tougher, that all is not lost. Those who are unsaved need to see the joy of the Lord shining through us regardless of the situation.

We need to remember to be thankful for what we have, not begrudge the things we don't. If you woke up this morning, then thank the Good Lord that you still have breath in your lungs! If you're eating tonight, thank the Lord that there is food on the table. Just because it's not sirloin steak, doesn't mean it won't nourish us.

I volunteer at a local Mission. Every Saturday we cook and serve a nutritious well balanced meals to the disadvantaged in our area. Some weeks we have more people there than others, but generally speaking we serve about 50 a week. I leave there thankful and joyful that I have a house to come home to, with food in my fridge to eat.

What we think always ends up showing on the outside. If we are thinking negative thoughts, we will act negatively in our lives. We need to think positive uplifting thoughts. We need to thank God for what we have. We need to ensure that we are following God's will for our lives.

We need to trust that God is caring for us. That He will keep us safe no matter what storms rage in the "real" world.

Stop grumbling about what we don't have. Stop predicting doom and gloom. Start with a smile on your face. Have a peace in your life that will make others wonder what you have that they don't. Show the love of Jesus in your life.

Trust me, you'll feel better if you do. ;)