I sacrificed, or should I say I am sacrificing, the old me. I know this is a bible verse or a quote, but I can't quite come up with it right now. It goes something like...the things that used to please me do not please me anymore...The things that I used to find pleasure in are now unpleasurable to me.
God is doing what I could not do for myself...every day for me brings the promise of new miracles and blessings, new friends and wise words. I was brought to my knees to be humbled, and now I am so thankful for that. I won't say it is always easy - bludgeoning my thick head is sometimes an appropriate way to put it - but I know when I quit trying to get my way and get OUT of His way, things go a whole lot smoother for me.
Ago, great thread!
And if any of you people in warm climates are wondering about Michigan, here's me -
6-10 inches expected...