It all works out!
As most of you know, I have no real job, I just sell stuff online. I sell mostly exotic woods like teak, mahogany but have branched out to other local woods like red oak, ash, birch and basswood which I buy cheap, from a neighbor who owns a sawmill.
I have just been able to keep my head above water the last few years with my meager business but whenever I have had a bill to pay that I couldn't pay, it seemed I had enough in sales right about the time the bill was due.
I find that as long as I talk to God on a daily basis and give him control of my life, everything seems to work out. He has given me a countless number of signs to prove it to me. Here is an example (and this happens almost daily):
I buy my wood the cheapest way possible which is roughsawn and in assorted lengths and widths. I cut it and plane it myself into sizes I think I can resell at retail. So if I have an order for 6 inch wide boards and all I have to cut them from are boards measuring 8 inches wide, I will almost always get an order for the leftover 2 inch wide boards usually within a few days. Nothing seems to go to waste and every part of the board somehow finds a home. I have very few scraps and I throw away very little.
So you see.....there is order in the universe! There is no coincidence. God somehow reads my mind. When I start to worry about having leftover wood I can't sell, it somehow winds up in a custom order which will be exactly what the customer had been looking for!
I read this book called "the 12 steps for everyone who really wants them" and I will never forget pages 98 through 100 on how to pray to God. Think of it as a computer where prayer, or asking for something is the uplink, and meditation, or waiting for an answer, is the downlink. You see, God is talking to us 24/7 but we cannot here Him because of blocks in the communication lines. That negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, greed, and so on, are all blocks in that communication link!
When I started letting go of all my negative emotions, thats when the floodgates opened and God's Grace and influence changed my life! I pray to God every day and I talk to God like he is here in front of me. I constantly thank Him for the many blessings He has given me and I always rely on His assistance in all of my affairs because to do things alone, I will fail miserably!
I can't even talk without putting my foot in my mouth or saying stupid things so in writing this, I looked into my heart and read what I see!
God Bless everyone!!!
I have just been able to keep my head above water the last few years with my meager business but whenever I have had a bill to pay that I couldn't pay, it seemed I had enough in sales right about the time the bill was due.
I find that as long as I talk to God on a daily basis and give him control of my life, everything seems to work out. He has given me a countless number of signs to prove it to me. Here is an example (and this happens almost daily):
I buy my wood the cheapest way possible which is roughsawn and in assorted lengths and widths. I cut it and plane it myself into sizes I think I can resell at retail. So if I have an order for 6 inch wide boards and all I have to cut them from are boards measuring 8 inches wide, I will almost always get an order for the leftover 2 inch wide boards usually within a few days. Nothing seems to go to waste and every part of the board somehow finds a home. I have very few scraps and I throw away very little.
So you see.....there is order in the universe! There is no coincidence. God somehow reads my mind. When I start to worry about having leftover wood I can't sell, it somehow winds up in a custom order which will be exactly what the customer had been looking for!
I read this book called "the 12 steps for everyone who really wants them" and I will never forget pages 98 through 100 on how to pray to God. Think of it as a computer where prayer, or asking for something is the uplink, and meditation, or waiting for an answer, is the downlink. You see, God is talking to us 24/7 but we cannot here Him because of blocks in the communication lines. That negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, greed, and so on, are all blocks in that communication link!
When I started letting go of all my negative emotions, thats when the floodgates opened and God's Grace and influence changed my life! I pray to God every day and I talk to God like he is here in front of me. I constantly thank Him for the many blessings He has given me and I always rely on His assistance in all of my affairs because to do things alone, I will fail miserably!
I can't even talk without putting my foot in my mouth or saying stupid things so in writing this, I looked into my heart and read what I see!
God Bless everyone!!!
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This was an awesome journal entry. I\'m so happy for you - I\'m working on that too and you are an inspiration.
awwww! ty KR! That means alot to me!
What a good journal. I am amazed when I have a real need that the need is filled. My life has been so much quieter and better since the divorce.
Keep talking to God from your heart and he hears you.
Very touching and inspirational journal. I have experienced many miracles over the years at just the right time. A friend told me to be aware each day - like Oprah always says ?be in the present moment\".
You are such a giving person. So happy to see you are doing well. Am glad all the snow did not get you down - it was just enough to make the area pretty and keep the farmers happy!
Take good care.
Bob, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful journal. When I read it what I saw was a good man with a good heart! ~ Karen
awesome journal...
Thankyou Trish! I think it takes awhile to learn how to deal with the anger after a divorce. It did for me. It was rough but I learned how, and am still learning. Hugs!
Thankyou Coreen, my journal is no more inspirational then you and the others here who give me the support I need to improve and grow emotionally! Hugs
Thankyou Karen, You are kind and thoughtful also, Hugs,
Thankyou Nora! Music soothes my soul! Hugs!
Thanks Bob for sharing this part of your journey. Every single sentence resonates your faith in God. Every other sentence resonates TRUST.
Beautiful.
Thankyou Angela, sometimes I falter and it\'s hard to get it back,but prayer works! hugs
What an awesome journal Bob. Love love love it. God is indeed GOOD. I know he has answered many prayers in my life and I know he will continue to just like he will in yours.
Big hugs~~
Gaye
Thankyou Gaye! Had a minor set back today but life isn\'t always a breeze, it\'s how we handle it that counts. Hugs!
Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God
Thanks for this. I needed it today.
Many personal things going on in my life. It is good to be reminded that God is STILL in control!!!
Thankyou Mary....it is hard to give control to someone you can\'t see or hear so I sometimes take it back without thinking and then I pay the price for doing so because if left to do things my way,....I mess things up every single time, in fact, did so yesterday! So going to pray and meditate over it. hugs!
This journal post really inspired me, Bob. Yes, the Lord is with us ALWAYS in all ways. Sounds like your faith is so strong..
We all make mistakes... If God can forgive us, we need to forgive ourselves.
Huge hugs and God Bless...