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Grey Skies and Sunshine

I will be the first to admit that I am not terribly fond of grey days.  It seems there have been more of them this winter than usual.  At least it seems that way.

I had to run errands today and was on a parking lot lamenting yet another grey sky.

I looked up and all around was grey, grey and more grey.  I rolled the cart to the bay and turned back around saunter back to my grey-blue car.

“Look Up.”  Two simple words in my spirit that had my eyes turning up over a building.

It was there.  The sun. I even took a picture.

It was not shining brightly, nor was it truly recognizable.  But it was there.

Behind the grey, the hurting, the pain, the rain, the storm, the winds that blow….the Sun was still there.

Yes, it was hard to see.  But it was that gentle reminder I personally needed so badly.  Life can get tough sometimes, and you can feel like you are totally surrounded by grey.

But Look Up.  You might just see a glimpse behind that cloud.  

A reminder that He is right there in the midst of it all.

~Be Encouraged Today~

Tammy

He Shouts for Joy

I found this verse in an journal from 2009.  It overwhelmed me with thanksgiving.  One version reads…”He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing”.

How incredible is that?  The Amplified version says that God makes no mention of our past sins, and that singing?  Well….actually those notes are shouts of joy! WOW!

This my friends…is the uncondtional love of God.  I know that God was talking to the people of Israel, but He is talking to us as well.

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~Be Encouraged by this today~

Tammy

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