Here’s another oldie, but goodie!

January 31, 2013

Good Morning! I can’t believe that it is almost February. Only two more months of winter!! That’s a good thing, right? I don’t mind winter at all. I am warm and comfy. So far I haven’t had to go out on nasty cold days, only when the sun is shining and the roads are clear. That’s the luxury of retirement.

I am reading through the Bible again and am now reading “Lamentations.” It’s a bit heavy. I ask Jesus what He is trying to tell me this day and sometimes I totally miss His answer. Mostly I come up with “OBEY”.

I don’t understand the Israelites who were starving, thirsty, forced into servitude, and with no hope, crying in their beards — on and on. What was their problem? They had such examples of God’s goodness to them. There it was all written down for them in their Pentateuch. God said, “If my people, who are called by my name, would humble themselves and repent, I would save them.”
Well, maybe it was too late, but they didn’t even try. They just kept on lamenting.

All of us have had a certain amount of awfulness in our lives. However, no one can change things by weeping, wailing and lamenting. Belly aching won’t help a bit and only turns others off around you. The Israelites had a lot to weep about, but still they had a really bad attitude. We can change a lot of things. I can change my mind, change a tire, change the channel, change a diaper, change the subject, change my clothes, change my cash into bills, and even change my attitude. So I won’t lament, I will think on all things good.

I have this great power chair and I can scoot all over. I have this aggravating oxygen hose that trips me up, tangles my feet, pulls off my ears and causes my nose to run, but it keeps me breathing so, how great is that?!! I have so many wonderful people to love me and that I can love back. I have this lovely house with a sunny room to sit in. After all, sitting isn’t so bad now that I am chronologically challenged and actually not inclined to want to get up and do all those exhausting things. I am loving watching others cooking and bringing me good stuff to eat. AND– I will finish Lamentations, skip over old Zeke since he’s so full of dire consequences, and go to Daniel. There’s a person who knew how to live! What a great guy he was. Much better than I would have been. I definitely would have chosen the king’s food instead of all those veggies. Imagine! Hummingbird tongues and probably Big Macs, too.

I’ll have to admit that the Israelites had a lot more to lament about than I do, but my point is: “kwitchurbeliakin” and be thankful for what you do have. God is so good to me. How can I thank Him enough?

Forgive me if I sound preachy or Pollyannaish. I ramble on, but I do want to send you all a greeting. What you read is the best I can do today. I just want you all to hear from me and know that I love you and pray for you too.

Love from Irma Jane Fritz-Zager