Living Above the Sun Ministries

"And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have." -2 Corinthians 8:10-12 I sat at the table, fumbling with emotions, words, thoughts, and a pencil that I wish could write what was so heavy on my heart. Right responses in circumstances...questions filled my mind. There is so much that scares me, what is my response supposed to be? Am I saying no to the flame that is molding and refining me? Dare my pen write these frights as thankfulness? But it does. That is the right response. I begin to write His promises and truths He says about my life. I write prayers. I cry out, I seek Him in His Word. Why am I here? I was headed for

At the end of everyday I sit and I write in my book of blessings. The things that I am thankful for, that I found joy in, and the graces given to me. I sit and recount the day, and I thank Him. Not just for the good things, but for the things that got me a little in a tizzy. #127- The mistakes I made today at work. It means I learned. It means I need grace, and Jesus. #133- A lost debit card. I am finding myself more joyful in giving thanks in all things. God inhabits the praises of His people, and I cannot praise Him enough. Being thankful keeps me afloat and focused on the mission at hand, it opens my eyes to a bigger world, and broadens my view of what God wants me to see. So much to thank Him for. So many joys. So many graces to be had. How many have you counted today? We dream and dare to live fully, and do big things. But what if we are already living the dream and living fully? What are we missing that is right in front of us? A few posts ago I mentioned Zac