LET GOD'S LOVE FLOW OUTWARD

I found myself getting all self-bound yesterday over a conversation I had with a friend...I said something that came out a tish convoluted. Last evening I got all up in my head trying to fix it without saying anything else because how could I be sure my friend had even heard convoluted, and what if, and she'll think, and why can't, and and and....

I was blessedly reminded that God uses my hands, my feet, my mouth and my brain, and he doesn't use those just for doing nothing but sweet, kind, considerate, loveable and generous things. If it is true that God lives within me and does indeed speak through my mouth, then he knew what I was saying before I said it, and it came out the way he intended for it to come out. I need to be grateful not regretful.

So I do need to get all up in my head but only for the purpose of upgrading my thinking.  As my friend Sandy used to say, changing his mind was like turning the Queen Mary...it takes conscious effort and time...lots of time.

I'm guessing that is the secret to living life on life's terms...the willingness to change our mind, to upgrade our thinking. It is fairly easy to give all credit to God when something good happens through us...easy because we get the kudos plus credit for humble into the bargain which is hard to hate.

Think about that, though. Isn't that akin to believing a dear friend will be there for us when we don't really need her...when we're all "Look at me, I'm shining like a star here." But when we get a little mud on our tires, and others are looking askance, our friend is nowhere to be found...or is with the looking askance crowd.

No. God is with us, within us, and every word we speak, every act we take, God is aware of...he does not stop us, that's why he gave us free will...but he is with us and when we turn to him in utter defeat, he perfects that which is given us to do. He pulls our bacon out of the fire in plain words.

It is the humbling admission of utter defeat that is the key that unlocks our self, opening the door that lets God's love flow out...over us, through us, for us. Always and all ways.

Thank you.