One Day at a Time

Every day is a new day and I will seize each day like it will be my last! This is really how I would like it to be, but the truth of the matter is, at least every other day I wake up thinking that what I would really like to do is go on vacation. Hahaha! What can I say, I'm human! I'm so thankful that God has given me the life that I have and the family that I have. He is ever present in my life and my marriage, and not many people have that joy.

I'm not saying that there is no strife in my life, as a matter of fact, last night at work, I thought I was going to have a heart attack! My parents own a sport fishing boat and I work for them. I had prayed a couple of months ago that the fishing season would end with a "bang" this year for my parents. I guess, what I didn't count on, was that God would actually answer my prayer. Shame on me! Last night we went from having a few spots left on our boat to being overbooked by 5, which is a significant amount when you are dealing with finding a place for everyone to sleep not to mention what we advertised our load to be. As our surprise guests were showing up, I was trying to figure out a way to hide them from my mom, so as not to cause her anymore stress than she already had. She has had Atrial Fibrillation in the past, so I'm very conscious about trying to alleviate whatever stress I can. So, when it appeared that there was no way for me to cover it up I began to have a major panic attack, so much so, that I grabbed one of my earphones that was connected to my phone and placed it in my ear that was not visible to the customers and began listening to my music to calm me down. I relied on music to soothe me over God.

Matthew 6:34 says

"34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Not once did I stop and ask God for guidance. It just didn't occur to me. I'm trying so hard these days to put everything in His hands. And for the most part, I've done a remarkable job with putting my kids in His care. That used to be my biggest problem, but now I realize that I never really truly put everything in His hands. The minute we come to a situation where we begin to stress or feel control start slipping away, we need to hand it over to Him.

Psalm 46:1-5

"1 t
God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.

2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come

and the mountains crumble into the sea.

3 Let the oceans roar and foam.
Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude

4 A river brings joy to the city of our God,
the sacred home of the Most High.

5 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed.
From the very break of day, God will protect it."

I'm so thankful that He gives this to us! Everyday is a new day in Him and we need to choose to let Him be in control of it. I don't know about you, but I'm not equipped to handle so many of life's challenges. But, through Him, we are equipped to handle everything!