I was browsing through my feed the other day, trying to catch up on steemit friends. When I started reading a blog from @Alimamasstory, a fellow #steemitmama, she was doing this #7daypositivitychallenge and nominated me to write along. So here I am! And let me just be honest, she couldn't have picked a better time for me to focus on the positive. It's been a real struggle lately, probably ever since April if I'm going to be truly honest with myself, but here recently if it's not one thing, it's another!
In the above photo, Psalm 23 was my dads favorite verse. I remember before he passed away he would get his bible out and share this scripture with me. It always brings comfort to my heart when I see it.
Today I have decided to focus my positivity on... my Bible!
The past two years or so I've really been digging deep in reading and doing daily devotionals.
These are some of my devotionals I've been using to help me through this challenging time. I've had to reread them going on twice because the first time was such a fog, I didn't feel like I should move on quite yet.
I felt like I was so full and going strong, then wam bam! That devil played a good card. It knocked me down and just when I thought I was slowly making progress on getting back on the right track... BAM again and now I'm feeling like I'm drowning. But I refuse to put my reading aside, even on the those hard days because I know my God is bigger and he will bring me through this storm!! As an old preacher's wife of mine told me this past Tuesday, “Remember when the waves are over your head, they're under His feet!” I've sat on those words since she's shared them... and I feel like it's light a small flame inside of me that I haven't felt in so long. I was actually able to sit down today and read some verses, that were just flowing and I came across one of my favorite verses!
Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -KJV
I'm thankful for the little lights that shine through this dark time. I'm striving everyday to get the light to burst again. The bible is one of my ways to help change my mindset when I really need it. So thanks to my husband who picked this one out and had my name engraved on it, since I've lost my first bible between moves.
One of my favorite books and it's even my favorite color! The hubs did good on picking it out.
Thanks for stopping by and taking time to read my blog for the day! I hope there's something in your day that sheds light on it and you're able to use it to push through the grind. Remember there's always a light at the end of the tunnel! We just have to keep truckin til we get there!
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