How's it going in this wonderful New Year God has brought us into? I'm doing okay. I've only dumped something on our carpet TWICE already and I managed to break into pieces an angel my sister bought me for Christmas. I'm right on track..........not one thing I've done surprises anyone that knows me well. I'm the family "messy" and the family "breaker of anything."
For those of you who may be reading this and don't know this about me, here's a news flash.......I work retail. I love my job. I don't care much for the work conditions I have to work in, but I love what I do. Remember I am the blabberbox among us and I must share the experience I had this past Saturday.
I was paged to the jewelry counter for customer service. As I approached the counter I saw a frail gray haired man standing in front of the jewelry case with the sterling silver chains. I asked him if I could help him and he told me he needed a 24 inch chain. I grabbed the keys from the register and opened the sterling silver case. As I was checking for a 24 inch chain, the man took a small silver round thing out of a very small purple pouch. As we chatted he proceeded to tell me that his wife was being cremated that day and he planned to put some of her in the small silver round thing so he could have her with him everyday. The silver chain was needed to hang the silver round thing on. I was taken back a bit about the whole thing. I did offer him my sympathy on the passing of his wife. I asked if they'd been together long and he said 33 years. He cried. I felt so bad for him. We found just the right chain and I showed him how to put it on and hook it and get it unhooked. I assured him I'd say a prayer for him and his family and this dear man could not thank me enough. Only one of many opportunities I get to share in this world of retail I work in. More stories will come. I give God all praise for each opportunity.
One of my friends from work came down with that wonderful upper respiratory thing that is going around. I felt so bad for her. The cough and congestion sounds just awful. I won't see her probably until this coming Sunday, but we email a lot. What a wonderful feeling it gave me when I PRAYED FOR HER AND WITH HER thru the email. If you've never taken the time to do that.............give it a try. The peace that comes with it is amazing. My friend reports today she's doing much better.
Is this weather crazy or what! For me, it's another sign that Jesus return is not far off!
Are you having challenges? Do the days seem dark and dreary? Does it seem like when one thing gets off your plate another jumps right back on? May I please encourage you to praise your way thru!!! Habakkuk tells us in chapter 3:17-19 that even though his own situation was in the pits, no matter whether he had food or cattle or his fields were growing. No matter his circumstances, Habakkuk says, "YET I will REJOICE in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." WOW! What a verse! Take the time to read all three of them and I pray your heart and soul will be encouraged and best. The Holy Spirit directed me to Habakkuk today and I sure needed reminded of the things God spoke to me there and the things I learned from those three little verses.
Til next time................keep praising, stay in the Word,..............and accept HIS gift of peace.........Dea
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