Well, I have been doing really well until yesterday. I had something happen eariler this week that I probably took too personally, but it hurt. Sometimes the hurts of past experiences can come back within the moment of least expectancy. I really didn't want to spend my day or week feeling the way I did, but I made it through. I believe God will continue to help me fight this battle of the mind that Satan tries to influence me. I have to remember that God is in control, and I need to put on the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the sandels of peace, and, most of all, the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. If I can do this, Satan has no control over me.
I have also determined to remember that I have a job to do. God has given me the job of being a homemaker for my family. He has equipped me to do this job to the best of my ability, but He has also given me a responsibility - a responsibility that I have never really thought about until now. The Bible says God gives us things and wants to see how well me manage those things. If we manage them well, He will reward us with more. If we manage them poorly, He will take from us that which he gave. In the parable of the talents, God gave the talents - one 5, one 3, and one 1. The one with 5 hid them. God has given me responsibility to take that which He has given me and do what I am required to do with it. He has given me more than I could have ever imagined, but if I don't manage it well, He can also take it away. My prayer this day is to be found worthy of what God has given me by managing it to the best of my ability. I want to find favor in His sight!
