I'm motivated....look at this; two days in a row of posting something!

I made it to the last local Walmart tonight that still has a craft department and found that what floss was left was on sale for 10 cents per skein. Yippee! Now if only they had fabric, too. I am going to start tomorrow on a jar tie for my cross stitch exchange group and I'm looking forward to doing a pretty Mary Englebreit pattern for that. I got my craft room organized Saturday evening and re-organized yesterday and enjoyed sitting out there making bookmarks this afternoon. I've added a couple of pictures. That's the Mr. Marvelous Chair in the corner. He inherited from Uncle Harry. The tea set on the pretty wicker table with the bunny picture was a gift from my friend Susan. The set belonged to her daughter Sarah, Sarah drew the picture and the wicker table belonged to Sarah's grandmother. I never got to meet Sarah before she died, but I am looking forward to spending a lot of time with her in eternity!

I came across this brief explanation that George Mueller gave of how to apply Biblical principles to discerning God's will in decisions that have to be made. I have shared it with one or two friends but thought it warranted a broader audience.

1. I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.
2. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.
3. I seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also.
4. Next I take into account providential circumstances. These plainly indicate God's will in connection with His Word and Spirit.
5. I ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me aright.
6. Thus through prayer to God, the study of the Word and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues after two or three petitions, I proceed accordingly. In trivial matters and transactions involving most important issues, I have found this method always effective.