Mistreated and overlooked?

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God Is My Cake

        Here is one of the hardest lessons I've had to learn but now that I've learned it, it is the most rewarding.

God is my cake

At Least I Have Cake

People will always fail you at some time or another..... even the best are imperfect..... so don't be surprised when it happens.   Because it WILL happen!!!

Now life is like cake.  God is my cake...  I get to enjoy cake everyday.  No matter what is going on in my life... I always have cake.  Everything else is icing or whatever else you want on top of your cake. 

There are days when all you will eat is cake.... but that alone is enough.  Then... there will be days when extra things happen.... that is the icing in life.  Maybe it is a phone call from a friend.  Maybe it is something nice that a complete stranger does for you.  Maybe it is a good movie.  Perhaps it is a memory of a fun time you had years ago.  Icing typically does not come every day.  Sometimes you can go weeks without icing.  But.... YOU ALWAYS HAVE CAKE!  

So.. on a day.. when you are feeling lonely, unneeded or unappreciated... go enjoy yourself some cake.  Realize that tomorrow there might be icing.  Or just go ahead and make your own icing.  Make a list of things you really like.  A TV show, a book, a country drive, call a friend, relive a happy moment.  Make it happen, and apply that icing to your own cake.  

But... remember... you ALWAYS HAVE CAKE!  

People are like sprinkles or... the icing...... they're  not always there...... but when they are..... it's a special treat..... but I still have the cake to enjoy!

This has been the hardest thing I have had to learn.  It has taken me so long to learn... even a 15 year nightmare excursion in the desert that about killed me... but I finally got it!!!  I am a happier, better person because of this lesson.....just wish I wasn't so darn slow! :-)

Addendum 11/18/21  I believe one if the reasons why the drug epidemic is so bad is because people are looking for sprinkles and cherries and candies on their cake every day.

God's got this

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God's renewing presence

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There's A Chink In My Armor

Are you aware of some weakness in your life?  Does there seem to be some area that always catches you off guard? That is like the "chink in one's armor". 
    Don't just ignore that weakness. Don't just accept that it's just "who you are"! Repair those areas.  Fix them before you are delivered a deadly blow. 
     In fact, be thankful for those weak areas... the fact that they are exposed gives you the opportunity to fix them so you are not vulnerable in future attacks.

     Several years ago there were some "chinks in my armor" that enabled the   enemy to take me down.  The wounds were so severe I wanted to die.  Overtime, the wounds healed. But, my armor still wasn't fixed.  I was determined to not let another life threatening blow be dealt. I started noticing the little stabs here and there. I didn't get mad at the attacker or my weaknesses..  I became thankful... because, as they were exposed,  I could work on those weak areas in my armor.

     Today, I am so much stronger. I am so much healthier. I am so much happier because those "chinks" were exposed and fixed.  You can be too!

Be blessed!

A smile opens your soul

This is a thought that I have been thinking on for the last week. I really don't have time right now to develop this thought but I thought I would throw down a few ideas and then finish the entry at a later date.

I have always been a fan of the smile. Many times I purposely put on a smile and I have noticed that it always makes me feel better. I know that just a simple smile from someone else can make me feel better and lift my spirits as well.
The other day I fought what does let your light shine mean. What is the most evident sign of someone letting their light shine? It would have to be the smile that they place on their face. Look at the smiling face on a baby. Isn't that as fresh as the sun coming up in the morning. Isn't that as encouraging as light being shown in the darkness?
I think, that as we smile that that pulls on the strings of our soul and our spirit and just causes it to open up and let the abundance of Christ in the love of Christ flow out of us into the lives of other people.

 So, let your light shine today. Share a smile with someone.

The many layers of victory

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Some victories are quick and decisive. Others are achieved with mundane repetition of consistency and discovery.

I think at my age.. most of the things that are just going to "drop off"  have.  It seems now.. the issues I have to deal with are there because of many years of believing the wrong things.  It seems the process is now to unravel those many layers of wrong thinking.  Sometimes the things we face are not new issues... but just another layer working our way to freedom.