Think on these things ...

I must admit, my mind is all cluttery lately. So much swirling around up there! And to be truly honest, I must further admit, I've felt anxious and worried. Yuck. Double yuck. So much change on the horizon for us. A move back to the States ... a new job for my hubby that entails significant time away from us ... a decision to homeschool my girls beginning in January ... and even more "junk" I won't even take the time to go in to! Then, to top it off, I hurt my knee. I don't know what I did and I don't even know exactly when I did it. What I do know is my running is being seriouly affected, and it is making me mad! I've had to really cut back -- and this week, I'm actually taking some days off. I even made an appointment with the physical therapy clinic here to see what in the world is going on ....

But enough about that. All to say, it's been a weird few days in my head. This morning, I woke up and said, "Enough is enough!" I sat down with my Bible and got serious about kicking the thoughts of doubt, fear, frustration, etc to the CURB. Thankfully, God remains an ever faithful constant in my life. No doubt He's just waited patiently for me to run to Him and lay my burdens at the Cross!

I quickly opened my Bible to Philippians 4:8. This is a verse I know well. In fact, a few months ago, I helped my girls memorize it. However, I needed to read it again. And write it down ... again. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things ... and the God of Peace will be with you. I then turned to Matthew. Read some more in Philippians (God promises us the SAME power He used to raise His Son from the grave, WOW). Thank you, Lord, for pouring truth into my life! For helping me move beyond myself to understand the hope, peace and strength you have available for me! Today, I'm focusing on true, noble, right, pure and lovely thoughts ... and trusting HIM for resurrection power to face each new day. Hope you can do the same!