This morning I started a new journey; that of another school year, that is. I'll be having some new students in my class this year so as I went into this week of change, I decided to try something new. I thought, "How awesome would it be to start each day by saying/praying- 'Today I choose to ______.'" So I tried it. I said, "Today I choose to forgive _____." (I really did fill in the blank, but I'm leaving it empty for obvious reasons.) Wouldn't you know, as soon as I pulled into school, the person I had just sincerely forgiven, was the first person I saw and had the opportunity to talk to. Isn't God pretty amazing? It was a neat experience. I'm anxious to try it again tomorrow and I challenge you to do the same. See how it can change your life. Making a consious effort to love, forgive, extend mercy, share Jesus, etc. I'd love to hear about your experiences as well.
I also wanted to say that I'm feeling extremely grateful for God's mercy and graciousness in my life tonight. I had a very scary encounter in which I choked on some ice cream (all thanks to my brother, who made me laugh at a very corny joke!) The ice cream somehow got stuck in my throat and I was gasping for air and not getting any. My dad did the Heimlich on me and somehow (along with my mom's prayers) I was able to cough and clear my throat passage, after what felt like forever. I honestly had to cry when it was over because I thought I was going to pass out from not being able to breathe and/or be taken to the hospital via an ambulance. It was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me! Anyway, all that to say, God is so, so good. Don't forget to thank Him for the little things that we take for granted every day. Things like being able to breathe. I'll never look at breathing the same again!
"Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD." Psalm 150:6
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