"Your Heavenly Father Knows Best" ~Naomi Knox

I sit and look out beyond where my life is now …
There are some dreams, and then some questions in my heart.
What could tomorrow bring? Why are we here?
Where will the road which we’re now on take us?
I sometimes find myself consumed in sadness,
Yet … it brings no peace to my heart .
Our dreams of yesterday, some came true ….
Many of which seemed to vanish into thin air,
Some of which happened and taught us lessons.
Yet I know that though my heart seems to struggle,
And even though my dreams are my dreams …
I have to always look back over my past and realize
That those things which I once dreamed for ….
Which never came into fruition, although I thought they should,
Those things, as I look back upon my life,
Would have NEVER have worked out, had they happened …
Nor would they have made me the person that I am today.
I believe that there is an 'old saying' which my dearest Momma often said to me,
'Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow isn’t here yet …
And our tomorrows may never come …
So take your life and live it the very best you can today!'
And that is absolutely the solid truth to life …
Take your past, with all of it's goods and bads, and use it as a “tool” in your life.
Take your future and let your hopes and dreams plan …
But don’t invest all of yourself in your hopes and dreams …
Because they are not always what reality has in store for you.
Plan, but always remember …. We only see the beginning,
“YET ~~ God sees the beginning ‘from the end’” …
And He sees and knows the very best for your life!
He sees all of the in between of your life,
And how that will bring triumph or turmoil to life’s end.
So take your dreams and place them in your Maker’s Hands
And you will have that deep settled Peace within your soul,
…. because your Heavenly Father Knows Best!

I’m resting in You, Dearest Lord ~ thank You for all of the yesterdays, todays, and the tomorrows which You may allow in my life. May I be quiet and looking for You in all that I do, think, and say. May I do my very best to always bring that loving smile to Your Face, and when I don't, may my heart feel that prick of Your Holy Spirit. Abba Father, Amen & Amen. }*>
**All of PSALM 90**
**Psalm 90:13~17**

May Is Here ... And There Is Hope!!!

Today has been chilly, in fact the whole week has been in the 40*'s ... which is really different for our valley. We have begun to long for some beautful spring weather to stay in the 60*s-70*s and bring out the climate for the garden plants to flourish, not freeze. : (

With the type of weather we've been having ~ the gorgeous tubular clouds are here, and they have just taken my breath away at times. My hopes are that our climate year will bring many days of the beautiful tubular clouds, they are my favorite.

I think what amazes me most is the way that God's creations work hand in hand, and yet there are allowances for them to work against each other, at times. For example, wind ... it can blow away impurities, which then cleanses our air. Yet, if there is a fire, winds can be treacherous, causing the fires to spread. Yet, over all, once the earth experiences a fire, it is actually enabling the ground to be refreshed. the ashes fertilize and bring richness back into the soil. So even through the painfulness which nature may bring, some good will come out of it in the end.

All of that to say this, in everything that happens, God's infinite wisdom will take it and make it for the good. It all has a purpose!

So ..... yes, I am tired of the chill in the air ... but if everything was the same all the time, life wouldn't be so exciting! So I'll take last week's warm weather, and the chilling winds of this week .... and I will live in great expectation and yet wonder of what tomorrow may bring. And whatever life brings my way ... I will continue to praise my Heavenly Father God, because He knows what is best for my life!

"HOPE CAN SEE HEAVEN THROUGH THE THICKEST CLOUDS." --Thomas Benton Brooks

"THE HOPES OF GOOD PEOPLE LEAD TO JOY, BUT WICKED PEOPLE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO NOTHING."
--PROVERBS 10:28

"THERE REALLY IS HOPE FOR YOU TOMORROW." PROVERBS 23:18

This verse has been my strength since the Lord gave it to me in 1985 right before I had my brain surgery, and it will forever continue to be a strength to my daily life.

**Jeremiah 32:27 "Behold, I AM the LORD, the GOD of all mankind. Is there anything too hard for me?"

Absolutely not!!! Nothing is too hard for our Father God. All we need is that "childlike faith," a prayerful heart, ... and He will do the rest!!!

Anyone can count the seeds in an apple ....
but only God can count the apples in a seed!