What I forget, is what God is reminding me of

I'm sure none of you ever focus on one bad thing and see none of the good things, but I have been so guilty of that today. We had an electric bill that was crazy high and it couldn't have fallen at a more terrible time. That was my focus today. It distracted me from a good day. I lamented to anyone who would hear. Why can't there ever just be enough green stuff to go around?? Ugh! Well, I read a blog as usual by one of my favorite blogger's and she quoted Spurgeon, whom I love incidentally. He said, "We can't be faithful and fretful." That's so true, we can not trust God and worry. That's like mixing oil and water, it just doesn't work. We either trust Him or we don't. When I forget that God's in control, He always has a way of reminding me. Kind of like when you knew the answer to a nagging question all along, but couldn't get it out of your brain, only when it stared you in the face did you remember you already knew it! So annoying by the way. Well, God reminded me much in the same way today, no not with money, that would be way to easy. HA! No, He showed me how blessed I am in other ways. Take my children for instance, I was fed up with Mommy, will yous today. It's Mommy will you all day long. Mommy will you get me something to drink, to eat, fix the computer, cut this for me, clean for me, etc., etc., etc.! Well, I'd had enough of that rounder of a 2 yr old, Mollie Jo and kept telling her to go to her room, and she finally climbed in my lap and said, Mommy I love you so much, your my friend. Boom, God said, you are blessed. Madeline wrapped her arms around me as I tucked her in and said, Momma, I like being at home with you, I love you. Boom, God says, you are blessed. My husband walks in the door and kisses me without a look at the dishes or Cheerios in the floor and says, I love you. I know, I am blessed. I sat down to begin working on my Philippines fund raising letter and watched the video from last year, I am blessed. God is taking care of us each day, we just fail to see those blessings sometimes, because we are looking for the blessings we want to choose. Sometimes, God's blessings are disguised in our children, our spouse, even I hate to say it, in our jobs. Yes, I have a job, the benefits are out of this world. I may not bring monetary gain to our household, but when I can keep my attitude in check, I add something to our home as well, security for our children, clean clothes for everyone, an education for my children, and so much more. Always, what I forget, is what God is reminding me of. I can not fret and be faithful at the same time. I must use my negative for positive. Thanks God for the daily reminder and for still working on me, to make me what I ought to be. Happy Monday folks and a blessed Tuesday. Come back often.