My birthday was in April, and it was the hardest day I have experienced in a long time. It was the first time I didn’t have Mama to call and sing “Happy Birthday” to me. Sound silly to you? Well, in a way it did to the logical side of me as well. At the same time, I found myself crying on and off all day for it really made me miss Mama even more. I also realized how much it meant to me that she did that every year. Just a simple phone call and her singing to me. When I was working and she couldn’t reach me, she would still sing “Happy Birthday” on my answering machine at home or voice mail on my cell. Another hard lesson in how much the little things in life really do matter—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted.
Many times over I have heard girls speak of the expensive gifts their boyfriend / husband got them. When I was asked why I married Peter, my answer was, “He brings me coffee in bed.” On the days I’m in extreme pain, he gets me an ice pack and moves my heat pad to the living room so I can at least lie on the couch and watch TV. He may despise some of the little things he has to do when I’m laid up, but sooner or later he will get to it. So many little things day after day that seem to go unnoticed, and probably do once in a while; it’s these little things we need to remember when times get hard.
Recently, everything that could go wrong has. The enemy has been attacking us from every direction, from health to finances. It’s time to remember the little things that God has always done for us during these times. For example, the many times He calmed my storms when I have been close to a seizure, the many times He has provided financially at the last minute, the time He sent an officer to help us out of a ditch we slid into on an icy road, and the list goes on and on. Every day, God blesses each of our lives, but because it’s not a major burning-bush experience, we tend not to pay attention to the little things He is doing and working in our favor.
I want to take the time to urge you to STOP! Stop worrying and start praying and praising. Take the time to remember when He has been there for you to help you through the times you are going through now.
Start living in faith instead of talking about having faith.
This is DeVaughn ~ bringing it home.
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