Life is beautiful, dress accordingly.

Life is beautiful.  I am constantly reminded of this fact.  Life is also hard.  The hard times outweigh the beautiful ones.  I am called to call out the beautiful.  Last night was hard.  I had a customer treat me very badly and then complain to my company about me although I had done nothing wrong.  Although it was and still is hard, I must bring out the beautiful.

How do I do that? It's not going to be because of me.  It's going to be because of God.  Because He is perfect. And He is beautiful.  I am not.  The way to beautiful is through the cross.  I am reminded of that today.

It's hard to manage my daily thoughts and stress.  The fact that my young husband is very sick and cannot do a lot of things that a young man should be able to do.  The fact that I can't help him emotionally if I can't help myself emotionally and what that means.  The fact that he is working although he is still very sick just to provide for us and that he might pass out at work.  The fact that we have been living on my income alone for 4 months and not all the bills will get paid right now.  The fact that I do not feel as though I am ministering fully to my whole potential because of the mess my life is right now.  The fact that I am letting these things get in the way instead of letting God use them! How selfish I've been.  I pray and hope that God uses me today, despite my own weakness.  Everything that is happening to me, he can and will use for his purpose and glory.

Life is beautiful.  Thank you God.