My Time at the Inn

     Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers.  There is much to be thankful for.  First and  foremost, I am thankful that Jesus saved me and provided forgiveness of sin.  I am  thankful for a wonderful church family and pastors who preach law and gospel in  proper balance.  I am thankful for family and friends.  It's so easy to allow the annoyances of life, in my case, migraines and issues with my lungs, to get in the  way of true thankfulness.  So what if the floors  aren't all cleaned, the dishwasher isn't empty, or I have yet another headache or yet another asthma attack?  I have, as my  grandson said, "a bazillion" reasons  to be thankful.  Someone said, Look at what you have instead of you don't have.  Enjoy your day and be thankful to Him,  who gave you the day.

Today Americans are exercising their constitutional right to vote.  It is a privilege to vote, and I hope those of you who can vote do vote.  Yet we should all remember one important thing, and that is the Lord will still rule on Wednesday morning.

   "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you  rest."  Matthew 11:28. I realized recently during a recent trial that I struggle with letting go  of my burdens and giving  them to  Christ.  I guess I think I need to hang  onto the load and somehow that will help.  Foolish, I know.  But when I finally realized that I couldn't change the outcome and just simply left it all in the Lord's hands, peace came. In Pilgrim's Progress, Christian left on his journey  with an empty bag, and one by one he put his burdens in the bag and the bag got so heavy that he couldn't bear it anymore.  He finally left his burdens at the cross. Finally he was free. Do you ever find yourself carrying your burden? Maybe you pray and feel good for a moment, but then you  find you not only picked up your load, but it became heavier because you  added to it worry, lack of trust, maybe even guilt.  It is o...