Growing Deeper

 There is a picture in my mind, as I read a story in the news about a person jumping in a lake off a boat to save someone who is drowning... I have heard that when a person is drowning, and someone is trying to help them, they struggle profusely, fighting the person who is actually trying to SAVE their life. It is a natural response in the victim, because they are in the middle of sinking and trying to stay afloat.  I thought about this and then I also thought about how many times I have, in a different ways struggled with God while He is trying to lift me "out of the deep waters" of myself. I sometimes feel like I am drowning in situations that I am trying to stay afloat in.    The first time that I was drowning was 49 years ago.  I was barely hanging on, barely breathing, taking on lots of "water" due to a deep ocean of self preservation, that actually wasn't working at all!   God jumped into my life and all He asked me to do was, relax, and Trust Him, to...

 It's Monday🫣  ...And we are opening our eyes🤗 to a new work week, and of family with various needs. Bless God! Look around to all the wonder and blessings we DO have. Whether they are of health, food, a good job, or those you share your life with.  Yes, it's Monday, a lot of how we view this day will have to do with our perspectives.  Life is good for many, but maybe your life today is not "good. Life in general can be hard to manage, especially with the economy right now.     We live in a fallen world. Life is NOT perfect, but we don't have to succumb to feelings of despair. Even though some are battling sickness, financial issues, loss, fatigue, or whatever, (you fill in the blank_____.)      Isn't it comforting to know that whatever challenge, or battle we face we do not face challenges or battles alone?   God is the Promise Keeper...  He is our refuge and strength! He will see us through and we as believers are n...