this is my first attempt @ blogging so this will be a short one. as i am a very private person, putting my thoughts in my blog is a big step & is maybe a way to overcome the shyness. i love spring & all the new flowers & leaves & grass. the fresh green & bright colors inspire me to a fresh start in my own life.
i have recently been given an assignment in our church to talk about how paying my tithing blessed my life. and at first it felt like a simple task...then i realized i had to stand up & talk in front of a lot of people!!! petrification set in!! this is much easier because i don't see any of you reading my blog!!
thinking about the assignment had me thinking about sunflowers: early in the morning they lift their heads to the sun & follow it throughout the day across the sky, no matter how dim the light, how cloudy or stormy, the sunflower follows the sun until the last dying rays disappear.
so should we be: we should have the same desire to follow the light & choose the right, as the sunflower has.
it also had me thinking about planting a sunflower seed. a tiny seed will grow (with some hard work & effort) into the most beautiful strong, tall sunflower. each sunflower face filled with hundreds of little seeds. so it is with paying my tithing: i give a little bit back to my Heavenly Father, from the abundance i receive from Him & He multiplies what i have left & what i give back to Him so that i am blessed in all my needs & others can be blessed too. my children & i have always been fed, clothed & safe.
i want to be more like a sunflower & follow the light...
