Well hello...
Indeed it has been awhile since I have written.
I do wish you all have been well and had copious amounts of tea whilst I've been away.
* If you may have noticed from my speech, I have just watched part of the enticing story of Downtown abbey for any single who delights in romance.
An so on I go with my reason for writing. Today whilst walking to collect my cup of coffee from Patrick, I noticed two birds. One was bathing in a puddle of water and the other bird was merely inspecting it. If you know me by now you'll know that my mind started to wonder of the significance of this random happening. I thought about how one bird was having so much fun in the water and the other not. I noted how the water which initially looked clean was really a dirty mix of water and soil. I then thought about my own life and how sometimes I too try to clean myself with that which is really 'dirty'. Before you think I'm into porn or something let me state that I mean things that are really not that helpful to me such as excessive amounts of TV as an example.
This made me think about how so often we try to clean ourselves by only dirtying ourselves. Then my encouragement would be to do the things that clear one's mind and soul. I'm talking about healthy thinking and healthy living. A gym session does wonders for the mind and relieves stress and anxiety.
Firstly, this life will dirty us with all its filth. There is so much nonsense to fill our minds, we merely need to open the newspaper or turn on the radio. Or maybe its just me cos I live in SA but I don't think so. Its only normal (if you live in the world) for dirt to pile up ones skin. Daily the news is filled of murders, rapes, hi-jacks, break ins, theft, stabbings, abuse the list goes on. We need to find ways to deal with all this negativity.
Let me take this to a personal level. My friend has come across such hardship. Unexpected hardship. She has come across a group of people accusing and condemning her for things that are not true about her character or heart. I know her well enough to say that these are false accusations. People have tried to put dirt on her and dig up dirt that was long buried. She has had the option to believe these lies and fall back or to stand firm in who she is. She has had the opportunity to allow her view on life be tainted on a whole, which she hasn't done. She has kept a positive outlook, only by the grace of God.
She could have so easily have slipped away from people who she loves, turned away from a organisation, turned on the tv, become immersed in the things of this world.
I have the same option everyday. I could decide that one loss is going to cause me to never get close to anyone again. I could chose to sink into my own negative thinking as a tactic of protection but will actually do me more harm.
We have a choice, everyday.
If you have had a bad day that seems to have put dirt on you, run straight to the one who washes you clean: Jesus.
lots of love,
Sarah ***
This is a broach that I made myself of a tweeting bird. It perched on my light denim top all day singing me peaceful songs and didn't fly away.
Firstly, this life will dirty us with all its filth. There is so much nonsense to fill our minds, we merely need to open the newspaper or turn on the radio. Or maybe its just me cos I live in SA but I don't think so. Its only normal (if you live in the world) for dirt to pile up ones skin. Daily the news is filled of murders, rapes, hi-jacks, break ins, theft, stabbings, abuse the list goes on. We need to find ways to deal with all this negativity.
Let me take this to a personal level. My friend has come across such hardship. Unexpected hardship. She has come across a group of people accusing and condemning her for things that are not true about her character or heart. I know her well enough to say that these are false accusations. People have tried to put dirt on her and dig up dirt that was long buried. She has had the option to believe these lies and fall back or to stand firm in who she is. She has had the opportunity to allow her view on life be tainted on a whole, which she hasn't done. She has kept a positive outlook, only by the grace of God.
She could have so easily have slipped away from people who she loves, turned away from a organisation, turned on the tv, become immersed in the things of this world.
I have the same option everyday. I could decide that one loss is going to cause me to never get close to anyone again. I could chose to sink into my own negative thinking as a tactic of protection but will actually do me more harm.
We have a choice, everyday.
If you have had a bad day that seems to have put dirt on you, run straight to the one who washes you clean: Jesus.
lots of love,
Sarah ***
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