Friday, April 17, 2015

Five Minute Friday: Tomorrow

And here it goes - take 3 of the Five Minute Friday Challenge

What do I think of when I think of the word tomorrow? 

A verse pops into my mind - His mercies are new every morning.  I often think about that truth when I think of tomorrow.  Some days you just don’t get everything you want to get done.  Sometimes you can’t keep up emotionally with the day.  So I cling to the hope - his mercies are new every morning - tomorrow.  

Secondly I think of Christ being the same, yesterday today and tomorrow (I can still hum the tune of a Bible School song from when I was about 4 that goes with this verse). Tomorrow = forever.  The unknown days ahead.  We cannot predict what will happen tomorrow.  Yet we can trust in the one who holds tomorrow.  

Tomorrow is where our dreams, our hopes, our ambitions dwell.  When we think about tomorrow - we think about what may come.  There is a commercial on TV right now for insurance that asks people to put words they think of when they think of the future.  The words that are yellow represent positive events - the words that are blue represent negative events.  The future board on the commercial has much more yellow than the past.  As we dream about the future - we think about potential.  When we look at our past, we look at what was.  Sometimes in the past we even dwell in the what if or if only.  However, tomorrow is a blank slate and a fresh canvas.  

We can dream about tomorrow.  We can hope for tomorrow.  Tomorrow is a new day.  The possibilities are endless.  Let’s live each day living for tomorrow… for eternity...for forever.  

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I spent a few extra minutes adding links so that my thought process would make a little more sense :)

Blessings
Carolyn E Berlepsch

Friday, April 10, 2015

Five Minute Friday: Relief

When do you remember last sighing in relief? 

About a month ago, my mom mentioned that she had a routine doctor appointment that led to a biopsy. Getting the news and dwelling on it for the next few days caused me much anxiety.  I always think that the waiting game is so terrible when medical test results hang in the balance. 

So I waited and worried (even though I know I am commanded to trust in the Lord and do not be anxious about anything). I struggle with those commands a lot. I've always wrestled with an anxious spirit. I continually work with the Lord, but it is a constant challenge for me.

The truth is that in these days of waiting - I worked on entrusting the results to the Lord. It took time, thinking, processing, praying, and seeking comfort in the Lord's promises. We got great news, earlier than we expected, that revealed that my mom's results were clear. 

This my friends, is when I most recently let out a great sigh relief. 

Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 

Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the Lord with all your heart...