We are one in the Spirit

What causes so much confusion to us as Christians is that we are one in the Spirit and yet we still struggle so much here on Earth! We can't seem to get a long and yet we are supposed to be one in the Spirit! I was praying for wisdom on this topic and the Lord spoke to me through a song. In the song "We are one in the Spirit," one part says this....And we pray that all unity will one day be restored. That would indicate it is not restored as yet and that we should trust Him where we are really trying for unity and there is still division.

Don't be too serious

There are so many things in life we should take seriously. Yet, we need to take some time off and just relax, being ourselves with family and friends and laughing a little. Every night my anxieties come out in my dreams. I dream of all kinds of crazy, unusual things and there is a lot of creativity in those dreams. I have to laugh because it is really bizarre! I get up sometimes stressed and insecure, praying that God will help me through the day. Finally, after a long week of much work and little sleep, I got up with the usual anxieties. After a few moments of trying to organize my mind, I opened the dish towel drawer in my kitchen and found a perfectly laid out pair of my under wear staring back at me! Oh, the Lord does have a sense of humor and it is marvelous! Shortly after that, I had a waffle making fiasco when the waffle batter went all over the poor waffle iron! I remembered all the episodes of Green Acres I had watched where her husband had made fun of her waffles!! Every time I wake up and think this is the day I will do things right, within the first hour disaster is sure to occur! What can I say? We are living on Earth! We are not in heaven yet!

Things aren't always the way they should be

Things are no always they way they "should" be. This
> Sunday we are singing a song about resting in the
> Lord, and finding peace in Him alone. The name of the song is "Till They Rest In You." I have been having
> trouble sleeping so last night I took my natural sleep
> aids and went to bed. At 2 in the morning there
> was a very loud scratching sound in the attic. I think
> it was a rat! I woke Kev up scared. He said it
> was just a rat. Then he went back to sleep and had a
> nightmare and was yelling in his sleep. Then I had to
> wake him up! So much for resting in the Lord!
> Then I went back to sleep and dreamed Kev bought an
> automatic cat food can opener and it just kept opening can's
> of cat food we didn't need. There were thirty cans of cat
> food all piled up and no place to put them! I was
> frustrated and asked Kev why on earth we needed that
> machine! The contrasts in life are so true......how
> things should be a certain way, but often they aren't. We are singing the song Sunday
> and it has a great message.

His opportunities

Every time I hear the familiar voices in my head about how awful I am because I am not perfect, God rewards me with wonderful opportunities to share my faith with others. I work at a Special Needs School and yesterday, I was able to share my faith with one girl, who shortly after, I found out was a Christian and one lady who said her father had a special friend before he died....it turned out to be our pastor. Today, I spoke with an Indian lady about Indian cooking and a man from Afganistan. I invited him to church. What a feeling of sheer delight as I walked away from the store where he worked, knowing I had done what I could to invite him to church. He said he would check it out. Another man from another store was grateful I stopped him and asked about his job and his future. I certainly will pray for all these folks, but most of all I love Jesus and the way He leads me each day when I trust in Him, despite the obstacles.