| I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR OPINIONS AND THE WAY YOU SHARE THEM. YUP...WE ARE ALL SINNERS DOWN HERE AND WE ALL TAKE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO...'SURVIVING'. WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH ALL THAT COMES OUR WAY; THE GOOD, THE BAD, HIGHS, LOWS, LAUGHTER AND PAIN...ITS CALLED LIVING. ITS WHAT WE DO AND IF WE TRY TO ANALYZE EVERYTHING, WE'LL GOT CRAZY. MY APPROACH IS TO BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER...I CALL THIS POWER, GOD. I DON'T PLACE MY FAITH AND TRUST IN ANYTHING OR ANY ONE(NOT EVEN ME)BUT 'HIM'. THIS IS THE WAY I DO IT AND IT WORKS FOR ME. MY LIFE IS A MESS BUT 'HE', TRUE TO HIS WORD, KEEPS ME IN 'PERFECT PEACE'. IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN MY LIFE...I STILL HAVE JOY(NOT HAPPINESS, MIND YOU)...I STILL HAVE THIS 'PEACE' THAT 'PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING'. LAYLA, THIS IS JUST MY 'OPINION', I AM NOT PREACHING TO YOU...I AM JUST SHARING BACK WITH YOU HOW I FEEL ABOUT LIVING FROM DAY TO DAY. THANKS FOR SHARING AND MUCH LOVE, BLESSINGS & FAITH TO YOU. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS |