Last night I laid in bed tossing and turning at 4:20 am sleep evading me. Worrying about the rising cost of everything , how I was going to provide for my daughter and the upcoming election .
Everything was quite around me ( except my snoring dog at the foot of my bed). The world was quiet but why wasn’t my mind?
Then I remembered a song as a kid from Bible class. ( He’s got the whole world in His hands.) If I truly believe that as a follower then why is it my human instinct to still panic?
I know it’s human nature. We think we are all alone in the world and no one else is feeling these stresses. But, Im not alone. Millions of people are probably feeling exactly the same.
So I decided to take a breath and pray. Pray for God to fill me with His peace. Peace that passes all understanding. As I prayed I felt my anxiety decrease and I finally drifted off to sleep.
I hope this is a help to someone who is feeling stresses of everyday life. You are not alone in this big world. God is walking beside you, holding your hand. He chases after us and loves us enough to never let go.
Cream Cheese Ball
INGREDIENTS
2 tsp seasoned salt
2 Tbs finely chopped onion
2 Tbs finely chopped celery
1 8oz can crushed pineapple drained.
2 cups of pecans finely chopped
2 8 oz packages of low fat cream cheese softened
1 square of Saran wrap
DIRECTIONS
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl minus 1 cup of pecans
- Tear off large square of Saran Wrap
- Spread remaining chopped nuts on square
- Lay the mixture on the nuts in a large ball.
- Make sure nuts are placed all over mixture
- Pull corners of Saran Wrap up and twist ends.
Enjoy
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recipe courtesy of Gigi Butler Copyright 2024 Heartland Journal, LLC
