Taking time to enjoy the day!

My husband's first thing to this morning; I know you haven't been feeling well, let's get out of the house.  So, I take my camera and much to my delight; not too far from our home was an area with snow.  I got my camera out and enjoyed taking a few pictures.
  One of the shots was of an old hand water pump.  I started thinking how often some of us have to be pumped up to get going.  We don't even want to face the day without being pushed to do it.  Some of those old hand pumps had to be primed too.  So many times we humans need priming; whether with caffeine, a friendly push or God's word.  Then there's the picture of the old house standing there just forgotten.  Some of us feel this way!  We feel like life is passing us by and no one even cares if we exist.  But we need to know God does!  Then there's the picture of the small frozen stream, pouring down over the rocks.  It's making its way down to the main part of the stream.  Now the main stream has frozen sides but the current  is strong and has a direct course.  Just like the stream some of us face the hard part of going over the rocks in our life; we hit some snags but it gets easier when we get to the main current.  God has the small streams direction planned out and knows it will be easier once it's joins the main current.  That's how our lives are; hard times come but with perseverance holding onto God's hand we can make it.  No matter what we face in life we can be like the picture I took of looking up through the trees and know that above the trees the beauty of the sky is coming through. The woods may be shaded at times by the leaves of the trees, but the light that gives life shines through.  We all need to remember no matter what clouds or covers our lives with doubt will disappear.  We have to be confident that  God's shining light is there for us in all areas of our lives.
   I hope that today this has been encouraging to one of you!  Take time to enjoy what the day has for you!  Don't always look at the negative or your spirit will become depressed and overwhelmed.  There is too much good on our adventure in life that God blesses us with.
Hoping today finds you well and inspired!
Until next time - God Bless!   Kathy Burdette