Mood Ring

On our anniversary weekend in Branson, we stopped at Dick's Five and Dime in downtown Branson.  Those of you who are fairly local, if you have not been there, you should stop by at least once.  They have the unusual, they have the old fashioned of just about everything.  They have the usual collectables too.  But it is the unusual and old fashioned stuff that I am attracted to. They sell the 70's mood ring.  And I just had to have one.  It was a whopping $1.59.  And it came with a color chart to tell what mood you are in depending on the color of the ring.  The writing of the chart is so small, I need a magnifying glass just to see it. 

The ring has changed to most of the colors on the chart except for the extreme ones, black-fear and red-passion.  Yesterday one of my boys came in and asked to see my hand.  I was not paying much attention and held it up for him to look at. He then looked at the color chart he had in his hand.  Then asked if they could ride the horses off the property.  I said yes.  Then asked him why did he look at the ring.  He said if the ring was the wrong color, he would have waited to ask me. 

I'm so grateful God does not wear a mood ring on his hand for us to look at before we ask Him anything.  His love is never ending! His grace and mercy is abounding! He wants us to come to Him with everything.  Sometimes I forget that.  I feel I can do so much on my own in my everyday life that I forget to ask God to help me, even with my bad mood when I have to sweep and mop the floor for the 3rd time in a day.  He says, ""Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."  Matthew 7: 7-8  There are no qualifiers to that scripture.  I do not have to spin around 3 times before asking.  I do not have to make a blood sacrifice of a goat or sheep before asking.  Just ask.  It is that simple. 

Be blessed and be a blessing,

Just some of my thoughts and actions,

Elizabeth