God saw all He had made and indeed it was very good.
Why do we desire for good to be perfect?
Dear God,
Help me to see the good. It’s so easy to only see what’s wrong and never what’s right.
Amen
God saw all He had made and indeed it was very good.
Why do we desire for good to be perfect?
Dear God,
Help me to see the good. It’s so easy to only see what’s wrong and never what’s right.
Amen
Our momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them.
Knowledge of our shared wound (sin) ought to make us forgiving and compassionate.
Dear God,
Thank you that my troubles in this world are only temporary. They seem so huge, but compared to eternity, they are so small. Help me through!
Amen
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Be open to the sacred.
Dear God,
Thank you for making me a new creation. I pray that I will be open to being the person You have created me to be.
Amen
Seek the kingdom and these things will be given.
God will lift the baggage I carry from the past.
Dear God,
I know that if I seek Your kingdom, You will lift me up and carry my burdens. Thank you for loving me.
Amen
And That Was the Year That Was!
Hello, and welcome to My Cozy Corner. It’s cold outside, but the coffee is not and there is always a comfy blanket close at hand.
To say that 2022 was not the best year of my life, would be an understatement. You all know the story, so I won’t go into it. But it has also been a year of incredible growth. I have done things that I never thought I would find myself doing and making decisions that I never wanted to make.
I would be remiss if I only talked about the low points. A lot of the growth that has taken place has been, once again, recalculating who I am. After years of caregiving, I am learning to care for myself and embrace ME! I encourage you to do the same.
Two of the books that I read this year that have fed my soul are “Growing Slow” by Jennifer Dukes Lee, and “Ordinary on Purpose” by Mikala Albertson. I have made reference to these two books many times over the past few months. They have fed my soul as I worked through a tough year of growth. I recommend them, to say the least.
Remember pen pals when you were school age? Well, they are still around. I LOVE snail mail. The evenings were lonely without Mr. M. I found a Facebook group called “Silver Snail Mail Pen Pals”. It is a ladies only group and I have made several new friends who have filled my lonely evenings with conversation in reading and writing.
You all already know a lot about Miss Priss. She has been my companion since about April. She seems to know just when I need cuddles. We still don’t quite agree on the time to get up in the morning, but we are getting there!
I signed up for online classes. I am taking a writing class, an art class, and a self-help class. I am getting in touch with the creative side of me. Now that there are fewer meals to prepare and fewer toilets to clean, I can spend that time on the things I would like to accomplish in this life.
I don’t want you to think this is all about me. I share these things because I’m hoping that you can glean some little something from what has worked for me and get out there on your own fulfilling journey.
For God so loved the world—
Live with the earth, not just on the earth
Dear God,
Thank you that You love us so much that You sent Jesus. Help me to be a good steward of all that you have given me, including the earth itself.
Amen
Blessed are those who are persecuted.
Identify with losers without hating winners.
Dear God,
When we are trying to lift people up, it is so easy to hate those who are at the top. Please forgive me for that, and help me to love the winners too.
Amen
—your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Live a simple life, as Jesus lived a simple life.
Dear God,
Living a simple life in our culture is not easy. Help me to discern the difference between wants and needs.
Amen
For we are God’s handiwork.
God wants me to be myself. Rebecca Hastings
Dear God,
Some days I don’t feel adequate. Help me to know that I am the person that You made and that You love me just as I am.
Amen
—what is known about God should be plain to them because God made it plain to them.
If you are observant, you can always see traces of God at work. Christoph Fredrich Blumhardt
Dear God,
You have made yourself plain to me. Give me eyes to see.
Amen