Just Grateful
"When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost," This is a hymn sung often in our church. So much so that it is one I have memorized. There was a day recently when I was feeling especially 'tossed on life's billows'. I was discouraged and though I didn't think all was lost, it was close. The frustrations and difficulties had ganged up on me and beaten me down till I couldn't stand up straight. It was a bad day. As I left an appointment that hadn't gone well, I began to pray. I pray a lot in my car, mostly when I'm alone (or when one of my teeangers is driving). I find it a good time to express myself to my Father in Heaven, no distractions. This day, I began by asking what to do. The trial I was facing seemed so encompassing and I really didn't know what my next step should be. I poured out my heart and begged for something, anything to help. I didn't get any great 'instant...