I've tried depression and I didn't like it so I think I'll just stay happy!

My mind is raring to go in 10 different directions today!  I know this is somewhat typical for me but I wish sometimes I could just sit a couple hours and focus on one thing, without medication.  Maybe I should start praying for that!  Some days are more squirrely (I don't think that's a word but you know what I mean) than others but today hasn't been so bad!  I have actually had an hour or so of some focus time today.  Karon Renfroe and I are playing a duet Sunday in the traditional service so we practiced about an hour and a half this morning.  I didn't realize we had been practicing that long until we stopped...the time flew by because we were really enjoying it!

This afternoon, once things calmed down in the office and it got quiet, I was able to pour over some scripture and God opened my mind and I was able to understand in depth what He was telling me.  He led me to Hosea and 2 Kings.  He didn't give me an enormous amount of scripture but what He gave me was so rich.  I am still pondering things in my mind and will post later about it.  It was very refreshing to have this time with Him with no distractions.

On another note, I was thinking about Philippians 4:8 earlier in the day.  I attended a funeral last week and the pastor said this particular family had that scripture hanging in the kitchen so they could SEE and READ it EVERY day.  I spoke on this passage last year and my research has stuck with me on this topic.  You see, our minds are the devil's playground.  He thinks he is welcome to come and play on the merry go round and slide down the slide and if we aren't careful, we will just allow him to play.  So many times, we allow our minds to "wander" into the negativity of life.  So much sickness, so much death, so much hate, so much financial problems, so much...you fill in the blank.  If we focus on the negative long enough, we will find ourselves in a pit of depression.  I say this because I've been there!  But when I finally caught onto this scripture, I've not been back since.  We are to think on whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think on such things.  If we have a thought that IS NOT one of the aforementioned, we are to CAPTURE that thought and cast it OUT of our minds!  It's not easy.  It's hard as everything to do but once we get in the HABIT of doing that, we will live a joyful life.  People ask me all the time...are you always happy?  Yep, pretty much.  I tried the depression route and was miserable so decided I would just stay happy?  Key words: I DECIDED!  We may not have control over many things in our lives but we DO have control over our minds and thoughts.  I'm not gonna stay miserable, nope, not gonna do it!

Now I have to take my happy tail back to church for an awesome hour with the youth (thank You Lord)!  Gotta go spread a little Jesus!  Catch y'all later!