Living what I say I believe...

Well, we all have heard how historic yesterday's election was. And I agree it is a great accomplishment, but now we wait and see. There were a lot of promises made for change. I hope people are ready for the changes that really will come; they may find they are not the ones they expected.

So much of this election was decided solely on a person's words. But as I've been reminded of several times recently, saying and doing are two very different things. Actions will reveal a person's true beliefs.

The coming months and even years ahead will give the new President and us an opportunity to demonstrate beliefs through actions. As Believers, what will responses of anxiety, anger, or bitterness reveal about what we say we believe about God's sovereignty? My prayer for myself and all who know Christ is that we will be able to respond instead with a steady trust, not in a man, but in the Sovereign King, not in a party or plan for change, but in the person of Jesus Christ, who ultimately is the only One who can and will bring true change through the transforming power of the Gospel.

Aging...almost gracefully

I saw this quote and wanted to share it, partly because I love Lucy and partly because getting older has been on my mind a bit more as the end of this month approaches.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. Lucille Ball

I doubt I'm the only one who becomes introspective because of birthdays. This year's isn't a milestone by any means, yet it does bring me that much closer to one. So I start dwelling on the choices I've made and, of course, on my future plans too. Am I where I expected I'd be at this point in my life? To be honest, no, but then again my ways are not His ways. I have realized though more so than ever how precious time is. The years do go by faster as you get older.

So here's to birthdays and the reminder that they bring.