Giving Thanks for My Weakness!

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  2 Corinthians 12:9

Not only am I supposed to recognize and accept my limitations, but also to praise God and be thankful for them, since His power and glory is seen through it!

Boy, I sure do have a lot of weaknesses.  That's an awful lot of opportunities to praise God.

He has recently laid it on my heart to wake up in the early morning and start the day with Him.  I have been praying for more balance in my life, and searching for peace in the wrong places.  I can exercise and feel great, and then the stress and worry comes back.  I can take a few days off, but the minute I walk back into the double doors at work, the tension in my shoulders return.  I talked to my Mama Stone about it and she says I'm definitely predisposed for these hurrying and worrying habits. 

"Each morning you listen to my prayer, as I bring my requests to you and wait for your reply."  Psalm 5:3

So God wants me to not only continue my quest for healthy living, but to use the first minutes in the morning sun talking with Him.  He has given me the book of Psalms to go through daily.  Not all at once, Miss Overachiever!  He just wants me to read one Psalm each morning.  I also am using my laptop to discover some history of the scriptures.

Me, struggling with perfection, is working on not expecting instant peace and balance with this addition to my day.  If nothing comes of this but me being obedient to God, then it is successful.  I thank Him for even wanting to visit with me.

"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?"  Psalm 8:3-4

He has showed me so much already!  I don't expect to be 100% perfect in waking up these mornings.  I'm embracing my imperfection and taking it day by day as He is showing me to do with my life.

And as my Great Uncle Louis would say, I need to get outside before other people wake up and breathe all the good air!