With all the bad weather we've been having here in the USA and elsewhere, I've heard a lot of "fussing" lately, myself included. Then I was at a "coffee café" the other day and was hearing people complaining because they didn't have free wi-fi, some place else it was because the store didn't have the movie they were looking for, and on and on and on it went. The restaurant didn't bring their food fast enough, the parking place wasn't close enough........
Over a few days I finally realized why all this fussing was bothering me. Normally I probably wouldn't even notice. But this time it was definitely catching my attention.
We have been so accustomed to all of our conveniences that the least little inconvenience, we lose our grip on *reality*. The reality of it all is that we have it so easy!! Even with our inconveniences! Maybe I don't live in a mansion, but I have a roof over my head, a door I can lock & keep my home & myself reasonably safe, in door plumbing, a refrigerator, stove, hot running water, a comfortable bed to sleep in, heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer, a nice job working inside a secure building with ac in the summer, heat in the winter, benefits, a new car to drive me back & forth to work. a pc (obviously) on which to communicate & do research, a nice cell phone with which to communicate and do research, food in frig & cupboards, nice clothes, a puppy to comfort me & keep me company. oh yea, i have it so rough! (being sarcastic there!)
I remember my grandmother's house in Nebraska. No indoor plumbing, heated by a wood stove, a really old car. a garden for growing vegetables. a small general store for anything else. and at that time (early 60's) in a teeny tiny town, it was actually one of the nicer houses, nice big yard, and the pump for the water well was just outside the back door. she even had a gas stove!
But what about before then? Could we survive if we didn't have electricity, grocery stores, auto-mobiles with ac, heaters, radio's, blue tooth, some cars can even park themselves!!!!
My point is we have it so easy compared to even a hundred years ago, let alone 200+ years ago. We've become LAZY!! We've become WIMPS!! I know there are 3rd world countries, even today, who don't have even a tenth of what we have, they not only survive, they probably don't even realize what they don't have. I don't know maybe it's just me, but I think it's time we simplify our lives & become more realistic? How much "stuff" do we really need? I'm not talking about giving up everything we've worked so hard for, I enjoy my job & I enjoy living where I do (though I wish more of my children & grandchildren lived closer). I just look around my little apartment & think of all the stuff I have just sitting there, collecting dust. I think of all the things I've fussed about lately. There are so many advantages that I have now that my grandmother didn't have. I for one have become more aware of my purchases, my activities, my attitude. I'll admit I really have a long ways to go yet.
The point I'm trying to make is we have so much, I have so much, so many blessings in my life. It's time for me to take time out and evaluate, where I'm at in my life, what I have, where I want to go. That's not to say I don't have problems that need to be fixed. We all do. But maybe I'd have less problems, if I made better choices, fussed less, bought less, valued what I already have more, especially family and friends.
One of my favorite scriptures is Psalms 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am Elohim, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth!"
I think I need to be still more. I need to be still and focus, make some more & better choices, clean house, both literally and spiritually, emotionally, mentally, etc. I need to be still and KNOW HE IS ELOHIM!!! I need to be still and LISTEN for His voice.
(btw: my efforts to get healthier & lose some weight haven't gone as well as I'd like, maybe I need to rethink that too?)
One of the most important things I've been doing is focusing on honoring the Sabbath. not always easy, but I'm determined! My hearts desire is to honor and obey Elohim, but I have much to learn in order to do so. One of those things I've learned from all of this is to fuss less and learn to love myself (yes, it's ok to love yourself!, Yahua even instructs us it's ok in Matthew 22: 37-40. "...You shall love your neighbor as yourself..." which means we have to be able to love ourself in order to love our neighbor. this doesn't mean to think highly of yourself or be egotistical, but love yourself, don't be hateful toward yourself. You have to have love in your heart, love for Elohim first, then yourself, before you can show love to others.) Anyway, where was I going? hahahaha, I distracted myself. Oh yes, it's time for me to be still, less fussing, less negative thinking, less stuff, less chaos. MORE ELOHIM, MORE LOVE, MORE SIMPLICITY, MORE PEACE!!! (ELOHIM'S PEACE, SHALOM PEACE, HIS WAY)
SHALOM!!!
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