It may come as no surprise to some when I admit this, but lately I've had quite a bit of anxiety about life...and money, in particular. I chose a career path for love (and perhaps, also, the inability to do anything else), not money. I don't regret a minute of those decisions; that is what makes me who I am. There are moments like these, however, when I wonder how wise that was. Certifiable dreamer. I'd love to just make some of that "dough" materialize, but it unfortunately doesn't work that way. And I don't get to decide how many hours/how much my paychecks will be with my "pay-the-bills jobs." (But at least I have a pay-the-bill job! Could be worse.) So if any of you know of a trust fund somewhere I can hijack... haha! (Totally kidding! I'd never do that, but I wouldn't have any problem with some of it coming my way... haha!)
Gratitude 345
Last night, I flipped open this book by Max Lucado entitled,
Grace for the Moment, and it fell to a page reading this:
"Blessed are the Focused.
Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others.
1 Peter 4:10
...Blessed are those who recognize their God-given responsibilities. Blessed are those who acknowledge that there is only one God and have quit applying for his position. Blessed are those who know what on earth they are on earth to do and set themselves about the business of doing it."
And the irony: the date of the page is September 8, my birthday. Coincidence? I think not. ;) I flipped to another page and found an entry about worry. Another page flip, and a note about when the last penny is gone before the last bill is paid. I think God is trying to tell me something... ;)
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