'everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.'
powerful stuff when you think about it.
in one week my car was stolen, solutions have been provided for within days, my long awaited boxes arrived from england, unpacked boxes showed some broken family and sentimental things, a mother/daughter day was spent visiting the governor's house to see it decorated for christmas, and today i've been baking pecan pie in my kitchen for tonight, an evening with food and friends.
and again i am left with that thought that it really is my choice what i focus on. what gets my attention or drags me down. i have been praying a lot this week. and not just because my car was stolen.
but because i don't want this to be about me. my bad luck. poor decisions. or even just the way it is. i want to see God be glorified in me because He is able to use even a stolen car to bring His name glory. and that is what i liked to see. i want to give praise even if its never found, even if i have to drive a car not of my choice, and even if nothing of consequence seems to come out of it. it is my choice to pray for this and to adjust my attitude to reflect it.
i leave with this thought on prayer from a book a group of us are reading by mark batterson,
'Prayer is less about changing our circumstances and more about changing our perspective.'
thankful for a God who is good all the time and never leaves or forsakes!
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