September 12, 2014
Throughout our lives we face many challenges….sickness,
tragedy, disappointments, failures, hurts.
That is just part of life on this earth.
What we need to always remember and hold tight in our heart during these
times of struggle is the other fact of life that we also have great moments of
happiness, love, success, joy, elation, fun and laughter. The love of our God, through His son, Jesus,
has made it possible for me to walk through all of the ups and downs that life
throws at me.
I can do everything by
the power of Christ.
He gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13
New International Reader's Version
(NIRV)
I am so blessed to have the love of the Lord on my
side. Looking back over my life events thus
far, I can see how He has always been there to get me past the dark times and
back to the sunny side of life. Jesus
keeps me sunny side up! All that we travel through in life has a
purpose. God has planned our life so
that all things work together for good.
And we know that for
those who love God, that is,
for those who are called according to his purpose,
all things are working together for good.
Romans 8:28
International Standard Version
(ISV)
That doesn't mean that all things are good or all things
will be easy, we are going to struggle with quite a bit of this life here on
earth, however, whilst I am here I truly want to live in the sunshine. I am going to allow God to be present in all
of my moments. I know it is possible
with Jesus in my heart to have a permanent smile on my face. There are going to be more times when He will
have to carry me to get through a season, but, during those seasons I will
always have my heart filled with His love, hope, faith….and most of all His
sunshine!! My heavenly Father’s Son will
always shine on me.
Serve God While You Are Young
Sunshine is sweet;
it is good to see the light of day.
People ought to enjoy every day of their lives,
no matter how long they live.
But they should also remember this:
You will be dead a long time.
Everything that happens then is useless.
it is good to see the light of day.
People ought to enjoy every day of their lives,
no matter how long they live.
But they should also remember this:
You will be dead a long time.
Everything that happens then is useless.
Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
New Century Version
(NCV)
I pray to live my life “Sunny Side Up”, filling each day
with God’s everlasting love, reaching my full potential of happiness, whilst
sharing His limitless joy to all others that He has placed along my path for me
to shine upon.
Written by
Kelly Dobyns
Ah yes...the best advice of all is to keep your sunny side up no matter what. That is not so easy but when we FROG...Fully Rely On God...we can put the difficult times in His loving arms and He will see us through. That might not mean that he changes the times or challenges. However, He will uphold us and bring us out of the darkness to the sunny side of the street once again,
ReplyDeleteGod bless