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When Nothing Goes Your Way, What do You do?

First a little background on the most recent things not going my way and what I did and do.

Talk about the "Perils of Pauline"! The last few days have been the pits. Why? Glad you asked. Lets start with the blankety-blank snow and frost and ICE!

Normally I love the snow, after all I came from Ohio and it can get rump high and then some there. I've always loved the snow: sledding, skiing, snow forts, snow ball fights, digging snow tunnels, ice skating, tobogganing; it's just always been fun to me even into my so-called maturity. The last time I played in the snow I was 50 and I'd be out there playing in it today if I had the proper equipment, so it isn't the snow, frost and ice it's the other stuff that makes it miserable.

I have a car that should have been shot and put out of it's misery years ago. It leaks like a sieve; inside. Rain, ice and moisture all the time... I live in Washington... the rain forest of North America. Believe me, if I could afford a new car I would, but I live on a fixed income; very fixed below the National poverty level. (Just like half of the rest of the country)

So when this last brash of extreme Winter hit, it froze my car solid, inside and out. Not only that, but the streets were ice and authorities advised everyone to stay home if they didn't have to go anywhere. I'm an artist, so I work from home; I don't need to go anywhere except the mail box and the market.

School was closed for the week, then MLKing day Holiday hit, so there was little to do but wait it out. I painted for the first time in a long time; uninterrupted!

Yesterday,(MLKing day) I said to heck with it and chiseled, chipped, hacked, yanked, pulled, fought my way into the car with the help of 1/2 gallon deicer fluid, a putty knife to scrape the ice, a squeegee for the water, a roll of paper towels and a blanket to mop up the water resulting from the heater's melting the ice inside the car.

After about an hour of this I drove carefully to the post office to get my mail (we don't have home delivery in my little town)and to mail my Netflix movie; "Her Majesty"; a must see movie. It's great! Problem was, I forgot it in the apartment because of the k-jillian trips in and out working on the car.

All this background insight brings us to the real question...What do I do when things go wrong.

Usually I pray about it then get busy doing whatever I can do about the problem. I've been blessed with the ability to keep a calm head; I can focus on the task at hand even during a potentially life threatening situation such as a skid on the ice, avoiding an accident etc. If I'm going to fall apart, I fall apart after it's all over; never during... Thank God!

This time I did it just in reverse; I did what I could do then prayed, but I listened to authorities advice for a week first.

Honestly I always pray; always have and probably always will.
I am one of those "Christians" that believes in Jesus and banks my life on His teachings. I'm also one of those "Christians" that depends upon my Lord and Savior for ALL of my answers and ALL of my needs.

Now don't mix me up with those other "Christians" that tells you how to live your life, threatens you with hell fire and damnation and all that crap. I just use this thought in all situations...
"What would my loving Jesus do in this situation?" Then I just do that. And you know something? It always works out good in the end.

So, if you want some advice?

Pray about your problem.

Ask yourself...
"If I'm a real follower of Jesus Christ... He'd do what in this situation?"
Then you must decide, that's what I'm deciding, and that's what I'm going to do. Always remembering .. You've been adopted into His family and have the same LOVING Father God helping you, if you do it His way, You will succeed.

Do what you can.

Then leave the rest up to God.

Hope this helps you... it always does me. This so-called problem netted me five paintings I can sell or give as gifts... Not bad huh?
As you bless, you will be blessed!

posted by Jan myrz @ 9:49 PM