God provides

God provides the things you need, the things you want but don't really need and the things you've convinced yourself you would die without. Last night I was sent home early from work because we were over-staffed. I felt like I really needed to go home because I was so exhausted. Realistically, I could have stayed. Realistically? I could have picked up the shift today (but Rigby does have an appointment that she needs to go to.) I get myself into a mindset that I'm tired, I'm burned out, I'm exhausted, and ta-daaah! I feel tired, burned out, exhausted. I sleep the proper amount - actually probably more than the proper amount - basically every day. I have 3 days off a week, whether I pick up extra hours or not. I have rather relaxing days off. My ever-negative mindset will be the death of me, I swear it. I need to have hope - I need to trust in Christ, I need to remember the glory of salvation.

1 Peter 2:9-10 "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."

If you take this to mean God's chosen ones, the one's he has chosen to save, it's enlightening, encouraging, uplifting! Remembering the days that I was not a Christian and what a deep dark depression I suffered from, and what an empty void that I felt and couldn't seem to fill. How much richer my life is now that God has saved me from condemnation. How much mercy I have experienced. May this be the first thing to enter my mind, not... "i'm tired". Lord, thank you for your amazing grace, your amazing mercy, and for choosing a sinner like me. I pray that you would remind me of these things when I get discouraged or complain. Thank you Lord. Amen.

Love, Sara