Presence

I can’t text her until Sunday evening. 

That is what I have been telling myself this week. 

I can’t text her until Sunday evening. 

The fall months are my busy season with housesitting. This month alone I have four jobs-currently I am sitting in house #3. It is so easy for me to go from thinking about what I need to do here to my next job. There is nothing wrong with be prepared. I have caught myself many times making a mental packing list. I have to stop and remind myself to be present where I am. I need to stay present right here before I jump to thinking of there. 

“Be where your feet are.” 

It means to be present where you are. Not striving for the next thing. 

I  can’t text her until Sunday evening. 

The her I am referring to is the homeowner of #4. Be where your feet are. Live today before worrying about tomorrow. 

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”-Matthew 6:34 ESV

Pennies from Heaven

I have been on an eating plan for a few weeks now. I have lost some weight, I can tell. My shirts are looser and I need suspenders to wear my jeans. I got on the scale the other night and it didn’t say the number I thought it would. I was a little disappointed as I stepped off the scale. It wasn’t long until God whispered over my heart,

“You’re worth comes from me. Not a number on a scale, but what I say.”

He says that I am altogether beautiful, that there is no flaw in me (Song of Solomon 4:7). He doesn’t shake His head at the couple pounds I might have gained. Or the fact that I have scars from pimples on my face (thank you mask-wearing).

                        My worth isn’t found in a number.

It is found in what my Heavenly Father thinks about me. He says that I am worth more than sparrows (Matthew 10:31). In the Biblical era, sparrows were sold for a copper coin, that didn’t have a lot of value. Think of a penny; they are copper and don’t have much value (1/10^th of a dollar). Now take all the pennies in the world and that doesn’t even come close to what your worth is in God’s eyes.

It is easy to get sucked into the trap of if I don’t weigh the right amount I won’t be accepted.

 To those of you striving to be accepted, stop. The only acceptance letter you need is from above and girls, just eat the bread!!

Your worth should come from a Source not a scale.

“ So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.”-Matthew 10:31 AMP