Days of Our Lives, Part I

Sooo today I was talking to an old friend, and I realized several years ago, this same friend and I were at odds...the reason is still clear in my mind, but the frustration, anger, and all of those other emotions associated with the disagreement at the time have vanished, they are but a memory...can't even force them to come back if I wanted to...and yet in my memory, I cannot recall any one, specific thing, word, interaction that caused all the disagreement, the unforgiving spirit, the angry words, the hostile thoughts to no longer exist. However, I do remember a phrase that I would hear my Grandad say often "Time has a way of bringing about a change." And so I realized that the years have a caused a change, in this case, a change for the better...it started out one way, but as the days passed, the days turned into weeks, and as the weeks passed, the weeks turned into months, and as the months passed, the months turned into years...As we go into 2012, people want to change soooo many things and make all of these resolutions... and that's fine...even though I don't make resolutions but I focus more on goal settings and the steps required to meet those goals....but as you look forward to change and growth, make sure you focus on the days and how you will handle each day...for the days will make the year, and if you don't master the days, you won't master the year...Ephesians 5:15-16 says "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." Stop allowing your days to be stolen away with unforgiveness in your heart, anger, frustration, always complaining, always looking crazy, looking like you don't have anything to be thankful for...GET OVER IT!!! Because you will have held the foolishness in you for so many days that you will look around and it would have been years...and at the same time if something or someone needs to be fixed in your life that you have no control over...don't allow your mind to spend unnecessary time worrying yourself about them or it...let Him control it...before you know it, you will look up and it will be fixed! These are the DAYS OF YOUR LIFE...and if you are of age...there are 2 people responsible for YOUR DAYS...YOU AND GOD...nobody else!!! Look forward to every day He gives, for in each day a brand new beginning can be found!!! And just because you don't do it right on January 1, 2012 or you do it right January 1, 2012, but you don't do it right on January 10, 2012...doesn't mean you give up!!! Keep pushing!!! His mercies are brand new every day...and as for me I get excited knowing He gives me a fresh start every day...I can choose to build on what I did the day before or I can decide to change it and choose to do something different...You are a day away from a breakthrough, you are a day away from being drug free, you are a day away from being out of a bad relationship, you are a day away from owning your own successful business, you are a day away from being debt free, you are a day away from enjoying life, you are a day away from peace, you are a day away from what you would like to happen in your life as long as you TRUST HIM, and put forth the effort...WHY, YOU ASK? Because though the end result(s) may be a week away, a month away, or even YEARS away...the process, the means, the decisions start with A DAY....so these are the days of your life and the days of my life...These are the DAYS OF OUR LIVES..........

This is the first of several in a series....stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow... have a great DAY!!!