MUD BUTT!

We all went hiking by a creek last weekend.  Enjoying the sunshine with our kiddos...especially in January!  We had a great time.  My sweet, dear husband....aka city boy.....got in a little over his head and on his attempt to go down a bank to a creek bed to join our boys.....he slipped and fell.  He tried to grab a tree or such to catch himself and what does he grab?  A thorn bush.  His poor hand was so torn up and thorns were sticking out of his hands.  It was horrible.  HOWEVER....when he finally found the will to get up and walk away....well that my friends was priceless!  The kids dubbed it mud butt!

Have a great Wednesday!

SAY YES!
"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake, but he who perseveres and endures to the end will be saved." ~ Matthew 10:22

As a young boy in school, Henry Ward Beecher learned a lesson in self-confidence that he never forgot. He was called upon to recite in front of the class. He had hardly begun when the teacher interrupted with an emphatic, "NO!" He started over and again the teacher thundered, "NO!" Humiliated, Henry sat down.

The next boy rose to recite and had just begun when the teacher shouted "NO!" This student, however, kept on with the recitation until he completed it. As he sat down, the teacher responded, "Very good!"

Henry was irritated. "I recited just as he did," he complained to the teacher. But the instructor replied, "It was not enough to know your lesson; you must be sure. When you allowed me to stop you, it meant that you were uncertain. If the entire world says, 'NO!' it is your business to say, 'YES!' and prove it."

The world says "NO!" in a thousand ways. And each "NO!" you hear has the potential to erode your confidence bit by bit until you quit altogether. You just need to be bold enough to say "YES!" when the world says "NO!" God is for you, and with Him on your side you absolutely cannot lose.

TODAY'S PRAYER:
LORD, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE AT MY SIDE. BECAUSE YOU ARE FOR ME, I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO SAY "YES", KNOWING THAT I CAN'T LOSE. AMEN.

(The Confident Woman Devotional - Joyce Meyer)