The Prodigal Daughter Returns

"In Your presence is fullness of joy ." Psalm 16: 11 --- Someone told me I seemed very happy and I must be enjoying my job. I told him my mental state has nothing to do with my job, which is actually very challenging.   I wasn't inspired to go into further details. I believe there is a difference between human happiness and Joy Human happiness comes and goes. When things are going well, you're happy; when they're not, you're miserable. However, the Joy of the Lord stays with you whether things are going well or not. Nothing can take away my Joy, which is a gift from God. ❤️

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12: 1 ---- I believe every moment I call on God for help or acknowledge His Presence, I am possessed by the Holy Spirit who works in and through me. Here's one example. When a fly came through my open bedroom window, I asked it to go out, but it kept flying around. So I  After about a minute, I couldn't take the buzzing anymore so I thought, God, please let this fly out! I then opened the window a lot wider and pulled the curtain out of the way. "Come on!" I pointed to the open window. The fly went out. As it was leaving, I could have sworn I heard the fly say, "Thanks, Sue!"  Have a nice day, Mr Fly! 😆

"In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3: 6 ---- So I went to this particular store to buy a birthday gift for a friend. What should I get her? I thought about getting her a gift voucher.  I know, I'll get her some beauty products! At the beauty department, I found a lovely pack of hand wash and lotion, which I thought she would like. On the way to the cashiers, I had a thought it wasn't right. After replacing the package back on the shelf, I asked myself, Lord, what should I get my friend? I had a thought about getting her a gift voucher. I remembered my friend had told me she had bought her trainers from a branch of this store. She obviously shops in this store so she can buy what she likes with the gift voucher at her closest branch. I then went to the cashiers to get the gift voucher, but there was a long queue there. I decided to try the cashiers at the men's department.  Other customers seem to have had the same idea as ...