"Happies"

Well...I don't really have any epiphony or interesting topic to write about at the moment. ( However, I have begun studying the book of Job and have already found some super awesome "nuggets" that I seem to have overlooked in the past..more on that to come later) Anyway, I have realized today that I have been focusing on the negative things in my life lately...in other terms I have been focusing on the cons of my current life situation (yeah, I am a pro/con list maker) and been stuck in a "woe is me" slump (which is so incredibly stupid!) Therefore, I have decided to list  a few things/situations/people that I have termed "happies" ( pretty sure I stole this term from my former roomie Leandra ( one of my happy ppl), but I don't think she would mind me using it ) Writing out this list is solely self-serving in order to help me get over my stupid slump and I realize it's probably my weirdest post yet ( or close to it)....Here goes ( btw this isn't an all inclusive list) : God's grace!, the back-up camera in my car, greek yogurt, that moment right before I completely go to sleep, unexpected bear hugs, when ppl randomly tell me they have been praying for me lately, when my pts call me "babydoll" "honey" "sweetheart" ( the sweet elderly pts that is), snow on tree limbs, when my friends randomly call/text/fb me ( or even better when they drive 5 hours to come see me), wrapping up in my soft "teddy bear" pjs, talking with the kids in my sunday school class and realizing they understand the lesson, listening to folk rock, not having to spend hours doing homework, singing at the top of my lungs in my car,  my dad rinsing off my car in cold weather because he knows I hate the salt residue, my mom taking me to see a movie mid-week to cheer me up....yep, the glass is half full again :)

I am weak but You are strong

"Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong"

Although it is  a song that even little children can understand..sometimes I forget that this is true. I forget I don't have to be anxious about tomorrow or carry my burdens alone. I forget how BIG God is and that he not only notices me, but KNOWS me. I serve a God that not only knows my flawed self, but He gave up His very life for me...and LOVES me. Lately, I have been so torn between only seeing the day each grueling moment at a time and living in a longing for the future ( something better than the present) that I have lost sight of what is truly important. I have been so busy trying to just get through the day that I forget that every moment I live, everything I do, should be done for the glory of God...that I should consciously make an effort to glorify God in my work, my relationships, in every facet of my life. My purpose in this life isn't just to get through the day and "do it all myself"..my purpose is to give it all to Him and seek to honor Him in the process of being completely sold out to the work of Christ. ( & yes I do believe that all the patient visits, time on the road, charting, documentation, monotony etc can be used to glorify God)