Listen to my testimony: I cried to God in my distress
and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears! Psalm 34:4 TPT
Have you ever felt out of sorts, but just didn’t know why? Last night as I was shoveling the deck off I was praising the Lord for healing my arm from a pinched nerve so I could shovel. I also was thanking Him for not having to throw it oveer the railing and could push it under. By the third time I was doing it I wasn’t quite as upbeat. My arm was beginning to hurt. I think from shoveling out front and having to throw the snow. I was also feeling a pull in my back, which to be honest concerned me because a few people told me to be careful the pain in my arm could be heart related. I know they were being helpful, but it planted seeds of fear in my heart and mind.
I tried to change my mind by praying for all the people stuck on 78 West and Old 22. When I went to bed they were there for 6 hours. There I was in a nice warm house with all the comforts and they were stuck in cars and trucks. Then a few other irritating things happened and when I went to bed I wasn;t feeling great, I was hurthing, I was tired, I was irritated and I just wanted to sleep. Not a good idea to ever go to bed feeling like you want to scream.
I woke up knowing I was going to have to shovel again, but I wasn’t prepared for the drifiting. Although I was thanking God that we got less snow than we expected and for the beautiful day I found myself grumbling and I didn’t know why. So I decided to praise God inpite of how I felt. His first blessing was having my neighbors son-in-law willing to plow my driveway. Then as I was shoveling the front of the driveway from the plow pushback, another plow came along. He actually backed the truck up and plowed the entrance, then said Merry Christmas early! I walked up the driveway praising Him even more for all His love and care. No blessing is too little to notice!
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