Here I Am Lord Use Me

It was a rough week last week. I haven't ever been a quitter but last week I wanted to quit. I wanted to just toss in the towel and say I give up. When life pulls you so many ways, I find it almost unbearable when there are people in your life who just want to manipulate you and control you and do anything to make what they want to happen, happen. No matter the cost. My kids were sick, I was exhausted and I kept calling on the Lord for strength to make it through each day because I didn't know how I was going to make it. Then God brought a friend in need to my attention and I invested my time thinking of someone else other than myself and my situation. Then I spent my time preparing for my brother-in-law's house warming and gave all my worries, anxieties and concerns over the situation into His hands. Then God worked. He showed me truth when I couldn't see it. He showed me that nothing about my situation was about me. It was about what He is trying to accomplish in someone else's life and He knew that I would lean into Him so that He could accomplish what He wanted and that no matter what the pain, He would be there to comfort me. I then heard Jesus Calling:

THIS IS THE DAY THAT I HAVE MADE. Rejoice and be glad in it. Begin the day with ope hands of faith, ready to receive all that I am pouring into this brief portion of your life. Be careful not to complain about anything, even the weather, since I am the Author of your circumstances. The best way to handle unwanted situations is to thank Me for them. This act of faith frees you from resentment and frees Me to work My ways into the situation, so that good emerges from it. To find joy in this day, you must live within its boundaries. I knew what I was doing when I divided time into twenty-four-hour segments. I understand human frailty, and I know that you can bear the weight of only one day at a time. Do not worry about tomorrow or get stuck in the past. There is abundant Life in My Presence today. Psalm 118:24; Phil. 3:13-14