WHAT'S WRONG WITH US?

Do you have bills you cannot pay? Is your washing machine broken and you can't afford a new one? Is your husband working long hours and you are looking after the children all by yourself? Is your husband out of work and things are really tough? You feel overwhelmed with all your little ones around you. These situations happen to us all at different times. But, what do you do? Do you grumble and complain? Get into a self-pity trip?

The memory verse in our home this last week is Habakkuk 3:17-18, "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Wow, that's a total wipe out! And yet the writer STILL REJOICES IN THE LORD!

What a challenge! It sure is to me! What is wrong with us? We gripe and groan over the slightest little problem. We have no fortitude or backbone. We don't know what is ahead of us in the future. It may not be as easy as it is currently. Let's get into the habit NOW of rejoicing in the Lord, no matter what is going wrong. Rejoice in the small "difficult" things that happen in your life now. You'll then be able to continue rejoicing even if everything falls down around you (Isaiah 32:18-19; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

Let's get practicing.

Love from Nancy Campbell