Day 4 Daily Time Tithe

I'm at the halfway point to a full week of this new challenge. I am loving it! And this blogging thing is really easy..no wonder so many of you do it! LOL

So today I didn't read anything but did a lot of praying and talking to Jesus. I have a half hour commute to and from work so today that was my quiet time. I sang a little praise but chose to just talk to my savior today. He is such a great listener. He never interrupts or talks too much. He is just there, all ears!

My focus today was gratitude. I am so thankful for God's grace and to just be where I am today. I am truly blessed. I thought back over my past (and believe me it's not a pretty one) alot and then I heard one of my favorite songs by Britt Nicole. If I were to have a song theme song this would be one in the top 5 Britt Nicole-All This Time. I truly believe God controls the radio because I've heard songs at just the right moment that were just what I needed to hear.

So I thought about my past mistakes and saw them in a completely different light. I can see the stupidity of my choices and decisions and felt a few pangs of regret. But I went thru them for a reason. I now see them as lessons learned and as examples for my children, and even others to know what NOT to do. I also now view them sort of as a measuring stick, and wow have I come a LONG way! I've grown in ways that were once unimaginable. And Jesus was there silently loving me the whole time.

If you feel like you are alone and that no one understands, you are wrong. Jesus is there, all the time. He will never say, "Whoa, this is too much for me to deal with, I'm outta here!" He patiently waits for us to call on, or in some cases even cry out to Him.

I am very thankful that I came thru the fire and now being molded and polished into a bright and beautiful creation in Jesus! Friends, you may be hard to see it yourselves but YOU ARE TOO! God will bring you thru a murky past and make you clean looking like new!

Daddy Jesus-Thank you for the lessons learned, and for always being there for me. Please keep me and my family safe and healthy, and please bless everyone reading this blog! In Jesus' name-Amen!

Shine on friends!
Peace, Love & Blessings!
Nikki