No Doubts

Well known words of scripture:
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Psalm 23:6)

It would have been so much easier if instead of "Surely" these words had read "most days" or "sometimes", but it doesn't. It promises God's presence with us all day, every day of our lives. This doesn't mean we'll not have any day when we suffer or be upset, but instead means we can be assured that God will be with us through the good days and the bad days, the days when when we're ill or well, the days where we suffer grief or when we feel great happiness.

God promised he'd be with us always. there is no doubt of this this. God is the most reliable person there is so there is no reason why we should doubt Him when he says "surely". we grow in faith and trust each day we allow God to lead us, no matter it be through a dark valley or over hills of sunshine.

We can't have a world without clouds but we can ensure we have a heart full of sunshine!

Sunshine

For the last few days, we've been enjoying some beautiful sunny weather. Not only has it been sunny, it's been warm too! Unfortunately other than last weekend, many of us will have been unable to make to most of the good weather, as we've been stuck in an office all day.

It was commented to me today that everything always looks better when it's sunny. It's true though isn't it? The bright sunny weather seems to lift everyone's spirits and make dull, drab places look brighter and more appealing. The same can be said for things which may be worrying/concerning us - When the world around us is brighter and lifts our spirits, it often helps us to see our problems in a different light, which in turn helps put them in perspective, easing our worries.

It's not just us humans who enjoy the sunshine though, our cat, called Tigger, loves sunbathing on our window sill. Though once he's been lying there a wee while he usually disappears through to the kitchen to hang out the kitchen window and get some fresh air.

Use this time of good weather to lift your spirits. Look at problems from a different perspective, they often aren't as bad as we think when we' re in a more positive frame of mind.

Let's hope the good weather continues. Enjoy the sunshine. :)