It's All About Perspective!!!!

Way back when.... I was probably a freshman or a sophmore in high school.... we would sing this song in chapel or maybe at a youth retreat...not really sure!!! Shows my age, huh? anyway... its always been one of my all time favorites and its taken from Lamentations 3: 40 . "LET US SEARCH, AND TRY OUR WAYS... AND TURN AGAIN TO THE LORD... LET US LIFT UP OUR HEARTS WITH OUR HANDS.... LIFT OUR HEARTS, WITH OUR HANDS,UNTO GOD IN THE HEAVENS.... LET US TURN ... AGAIN TO THE LORD!!!!"
I thought of this song tonight as I read the verse in Psalms 139:23 "Search me O God and know my heart: test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting!".
Thats a pretty humbling verse when you've been mad at your husband of almost 27 years!!! I'm not at liberty to go into all of the details... (Jim does like SOME privacy!!!) but I will tell you that we are both under ALOT of stress and need and covet your prayers!! Its times like these that Satan seeks to destroy and devour a marriage that is is devoted to Him and to each other!!! Why do we let the little things build up so much??? Why is it so hard to talk to the one you love more than your own life?? and yet, why?? why?? is it so easy to stay mad at each other for an entire day??? I'm EXHAUSTED!!!!! I've always heard the expression, "It takes alot more energy to frown than it does to smile!" Now I believe it!!!! I'm not even going to write much on this topic because I'm not sure I've totally forgiven and forgotten... I'm just going to say that its not worth harping on the petty stuff in life!!!! Life is way too short to not enjoy the one that God gave you and to treasure each moment that you have together!!!!
As we start a new phase of our life together, I look forward to growing closer to Jim BECAUSE of the new difficulties that will be arising!!! Even if I view change as negative... I know that God doesn't put anything in our path that He doesn't intend for our good!!! ITS ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE!!!!! I wish I had known this early on in our marriage!!!! but then, there wouldn't have been alot of makeup sessions as Jim calls them!!!! :)
Thank You, Lord.... "And to God Almighty, the Author of Life--- who has for now, blessed me with these" KKingsbury