While walking around the Union County Fair this past Friday night...I just watched kids riding the Carousel or as some call it the "Merry Go Round". It is so fascinating to watch children climb aboard their favorite horse and around they go! Smiling, laughing...some clinging on to a parent because they are not sure when this creature will come unhooked and take off! I'm sure some wonder "when can I get off this thing?"Got me to thinking about life. If we are not careful we can all begin to just go round and round again and wonder "when can I get off this thing?" Life can get a little blah from time to time and we keep moving but we don't seem to get anywhere. We wonder if God will allow us to come unhooked from the ride and take off? Let me suggest a few things that might help you unplug from the Life Merry Go Round:
* Wake up and have a daily devotion. God wants to give you a new direction each day...a new set of instructions. We need to be in God's Word (the Bible) and we need to pray and listen.
* Get the focus off yourself and look at helping others.
* Become obedient in Godly living (i.e. tithing, faith, serving, forgiving...among others)
* Check your attitude at the gate - be an encourager!
* Smile, laugh & enjoy the ride - don't look at life as a burden but rather an opportunity!
Practice just a few of these things and then get ready for a brand new adventure.
