Tidbits from "Jesus Calling"

It's been a long time since I wrote my last blog - lots of things have happened in my life and I just had a hard time bringing myself to blog.  Amidst the storms of life, God does provide a ray of sunshine and I keep looking for those rays of sunshine that brighten my life and give me courage to go on.  A good friend of mine gave me the book "Jesus Calling" which has been my devotional and it has spoken tons to me and given me verses to carry me through each day.  This morning as I was reading it said...beware of seeing yourself through other people's eyes.  Then it went on to say  as if God was talking to me..."through My eyes you can see yourself as one who is deeply, eternally loved."  The tears started streaming down my cheeks - how comforting to know that my Jesus loves me and I could feel that love and it felt so good.  And then it went on to say "Rest in My loving gaze, and you will receive deep PEACE."  I could relate cause I am a visual person and when I think of Jesus face I always see his kind and loving eyes looking at me that bring a peace to my life.  Here are a couple other things that were in my Jesus Calling devotional that gave me lots to think about this week:

• The one thing you absolutely need is the one thing you can never lose: My Presence with you.
• Trust Me enough to let things happen without striving to predict or control them.  Learn to rely on Me in every situation.
• There is one thing, however, that displeases Me: your tendency to complain. Complaining to others is another matter altogether.  It opens the door to deadly sins such as self-pity and rage.  Whenever you are tempted to grumble, come to Me and talk it out.  As you open up to Me, I will put My thoughts in your mind and My song in your heart. 

I serve a great God and He has been revealing new things to me.  He has placed people in my life that have spoken truth, courage and love to me at the times when I felt I couldn't go on.  I continue to trust Him and BELIEVE that everything is possible for him who believes.