It had been a few weeks since we had been at church. My spirit was craving the fellowship. With giddy hands, I applied my mascara and finished up by applying some pink gloss on my lips. It felt so good to get back to church. So good.

Until my husband said these words, “On second thought, I am going to head into work and get some much needed paper work done. It will make my day easier on Monday. Y’all go ahead and I will meet you back at home later.

And just like that….my little happy bubble was busted. All over the bathroom floor were my feelings of sadness and resentment.

I muttered something under my breath…then immediately regretted it. Thankfully, he didn’t hear me.

My mood went from happy to disappointed in about 2 seconds flat.

Ugh.

“Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then, the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9

As I came across these words of Paul, my mind jolted back to something I read many years ago. It was a book on marriage.

The author said, “Whatever you practice in your daily life is what you will eventually become.”

She was teaching on the kind of attitude we have towards our spouses. If we practice bitterness, we will become bitter older women. If we practice laziness, we will become lazy.

So, here, I see Paul in the book of Philippians telling us to put into practice these things that we have been taught through God’s Word.

I shared with you a few months ago that I had begun to journal my gratitude as soon as I roll out of bed each day. Grabbing my notebook and pen, I write down things that I am thankful for before I even have time to wipe the sleep from my eyes.

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!

The post to follow is from April 8th of this year. It was posted on the old blog, and I wanted to transfer it here.

Many of us are in need of a miracle. An answer to prayer. A Word from God. Anything.

Many of our spirits are dry and in desperate need of nourishment. Our faith teeters at best and we need to be reminded of God’s Faithfulness. His Presence at all times. His attention to us and His attention to the tiniest of details in our lives.

I pray, as I write, this post will strengthen you, re-ignite your prayer life. Refuel your faith.

It sure did mine.