Been awhile

I know it's been awhile since I last posted. Things have been busy. I've been sick off and on, and we've been visiting with people, which is great fun! I still haven't finished some of my unfinished projects... sigh.

I'm trying to start a regular exercise routine once again. This is easy if I do it in the morning... otherwise I tend to put it off. I'll have to work on that.

I want to get more scrapbooking done, but it is so difficult right now. I have so many pictures on my computer that I scanned from the wedding that I want to fix, but I haven't fixed them yet, and I need to do that and print them off before I can continue with my scrapbooking. I have a hard time picking page colors if I don't have the pics to look at. Sigh. I should really work on that today.

Chuck and I recently read Matthew 18 together. There is so much crammed into that chapter that means so much to me. You can read the chapter here - http://scriptures.lds.org/matt/18/18.

The first few verses are Jesus describing how we must become like a child. I love this. It describes that we need to have perfect dependance on Christ, trust in who God is, not wavering because we don't see something or because things arent going exactly as we plan... it's comforting. Perhaps we need to take a good look at our situation and see if we really are depending on God.

The last section of this chapter talks about forgiveness. I love forgiveness. It is so freeing. It's funny how many of us want to be forgiven for our sins by God, and yet have such a hard time forgiving others for what they've done to us. Why? Why can't we see that it isn't "letting go" and "dismissing" what they've done? Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is important in preventing another foothold for the devil. If we live in unforgiveness, we live in bitterness and resentment, and the devil has another foothold in our lives. But, if we forgive others for whatever they have done, we can see the situation in a different light, the way the Holy Spirit wants us to see it. We can be free. We don't have to feel miserable because of something so-and-so did at such-and-such a time. Granted, sometimes these things are difficult to forgive. However, we aren't doing ourselves any favors by holding onto these things. How often has the other person long forgotten this grievance? How often have they prayed about it or asked forgiveness for it and already been released by God for what they have done? What good are we doing by holding onto it? It is so much better to give it to God... only He knows how to deal with the situation properly, both in the heart of the person to be forgiven, and the person doing the forgiving.

Wow... a small thought sure does stretch into something much bigger!

I hope you've all had a great weekend. :)