It's 9 a.m. and it is already into the 80 degrees. As much as I hate to do it, the air conditioner will be going on today.

   My mind and spirit is feeling better today. It is funny because after I posted yesterdays post, I got my "daily devotional" e-mail. The e-mail really hit home. I truly believe that the Lord was reaching out to me through this devotional. Here is what I received :

Today's Scripture

"...I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance, to the full, till it overflows" (John 10:10 AMP).

God doesn't want you to live with a "barely-get-by" attitude. He has new seasons of increase in front of you. He wants you to thrive, to live an abundant, overflowing life. Sometimes when things seem difficult, it's easy to slip into a "survival mode." When times get tough, it's tempting to just hunker down and settle where you are. If you're not careful, you'll develop a survival mentality that will keep you from growing and releasing your faith. You'll be happy just to "break even." But as God's children, we're not supposed to just break even; we're supposed to break through to a new level! We're supposed to believe for more of God's favor, increase, and promotion no matter what is happening in the world around us. Make up your mind today that no matter how difficult things seem, you are going to thrive every day! Take hold of God's promises and declare that you are rising higher. As you continue to expect His favor and increase, you'll see His hand of blessing in your life, and you will thrive and live in victory all the days of your life.

    You see, after getting discouraged about my truck and having to spend the money that I put aside, I was feeling that maybe we shouldn't take on such a big move to Alaska. Maybe we should just stay where we are and fix this house up to what we need. I was thinking there is no way we can get this money back and save it up again... there just is no way. As it is, we are going to have to take out a personal loan just to have some more money behind us on the move... I was very discourage and was about to throw in the towel when I wrote my post yesterday asking y'all for your prayers to lift me up. And then I got the e-mail... my daily devotional that just said it all to me! It was so uplifting and I thank you all who prayed for me. I thank you very deeply!

    God is so wonderful!