Sunday - That's My Fun Day

Today is my birthday.

My family got up and went to church. It was very enjoyable. The message was on the "Spirit of Fear".

For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of Power, and of Love and a Sound Mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

It was very timely. I grew up with that verse embroidered on my parent's wall. It is significant, because I believe most people live in fear of something. My husband has been lead to believe through the years that we should be in control of our income, job and financial management. This is not untrue. We are the only ones who have vested interest in ourselves to maintain financial security. However, we should not live in fear, where its stability controls us and we are powerless to it. We should live in hope. We should be encouraged that FEAR in its essence is not of God and therefore not His will for our lives. He has given us a Sound Mind, Love for life and Power to overcome the things that present the manifestation of FEAR in our life.

I think David and I were encouraged by the message. It was a reminder that God did not lay David off. God cares for his heart's desires and wants to fulfill our family's needs. Thanks Tony and Julie for praying with us too. It helps so much.

That being said, today is my fun day. After church we went to lunch with the Scott's and had a great time of conversation about silly things and what we had learned that day. The kids had fun too. It was a great afternoon.

Later on, I went to Theatre On Main and helped with the Box Office a bit and saw Oliver! Rob did a great job directing. I was very pleased.

Then I went out to The Place for karaoke, laughs and sweet tea. Danielle and I are so bad together. We had so much fun. It was a slow night, so I think I got in about 4 or 5 songs. Danielle had a guy sing Chris Isaak's Wicked Games for my birthday. LOVED IT!!! - that's all I'm saying.

David was at his parent's home getting camping supplies, so he missed out on karaoke tonight. :-( I missed him. But he had fun and brought me back some blueberry crisp.

So today was fun. I can't believe how relaxed and enjoyable the day was for me. All I can say is, life after lay-offs is not hopeless. FEAR is an embodiment of the unknown, not to be taken lightly, for sure. But FEAR is not ours, FEAR is removing God's will from our lives. I am replacing FEAR with hope and joy.

I plan on being a model of this to my husband as he walks through the next few weeks doing what he needs to do to get a job. It will be an honor to serve him in this capacity.