Today I have been looking through blogs about missionaries in Liberia. (Ok....so I research Liberia ALOT lately :) ) I am just sick about how blessed my family is. We take it ALL for granted. :( It wasn't until I started having health issues that I really realized how blessed I had been to not wake up everyday in pain, to have full range of motion, to be able to dance. I am now acutely aware of my blessings regarding my health. It has been an amazingly humbling experience! I am still working through it. I look around our home (one room for us right now with access to a large home) and I am feeling so guilty of the selfishness we display DAILY! Throwing leftovers away, not liking certain foods so we CHOOSE not to eat them, so many clothes.......I have like 6 baskets of laundry to do and our drawers are still full! Plus we still have clothing packed from our move. We have all of the modren appliances and conviences. We have SOOOOO many toys, books, pencils, crayons, combs, hair clips, paper, shoes, socks........oh socks! We just keep buying them! (Did I mention I am lazy with laundry??? :D ) We are living in sin! We have been called by the Lord to care for others. I have gotten comfortable thinking that by being nice, praying for them, and reaching out on occation that we are doing "good" things. We are NOT doing enough! The Lord intrusted us with HIS belongings to serve others.....not to become lazy, comfortable, and self serving. We are to care for His children. Ministering to them in ALL ways! Not just when it is easy for us or when we have extra time. Every moment we have is the Lord's. Every dollar that comes into our bank account is the Lord's. Every item that blesses our hands is the Lord's. How are YOU using God's resources? What are you doing everyday to serve His children? This was such a wake up call for me today. I praise the Lord for the wisdom that He placed on my heart and I pray for the strength and diligence to put it into action. Lord....use my hands to do Your work alone. May my every thought and action be under Your divine authority. Amen! I hope that this will touch your heart as well. It has set fire to mine! God bless....Angela | 
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