It’s after midnight.  My house is silent except for the gusting wind and the occasional pitter-patter of rain against my bedroom window. My mind whirls with thoughts brought on by a day of unbalance.  At first I feel guilt, a familiar go-to emotion, but then I’m struck by a simple thought.

What if my main focus each day became showing love to each person I encountered.  What if each chore that previously irritated ne became an open expression of love.  What if instead of relying on my own strength to accomplish my goals, I trusted in the strength of a Divine God to complete a good work within and through  me. What if I cast all my crazy aside and believed that God, as the author and finisher of my faith, would actually write my story with a grand finish, beyond what I could accomplish on my own.  What if through this all, I discovered a hidden set of God’s gifts that I’d otherwise been too blind to see?

Joy. My heart leaps with it.

So I will ponder on these things more as I drift off to sleep.

My prayer tonight is simple.

Father,  Change the way I think.  Transform my mind.  Show me who you are. Fill me with your love, to  overflowing, that everyone I encounter would leave  touched by your very essence.  Let my cup never run dry.  May all that I do be an expression of who you are. In Jesus name, Amen