it's a tenacious tuesday!!!

My word for today is: tenacious.

te·na·cious/təˈnāSHəs/

Adjective:

Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle: "a tenacious grip". Not easily dispelled or discouraged; persisting in existence or in a course of action: "a tenacious legend".

It's a sick day for me today.  My head is full, I'm super dizzy -- and I feel awful.  But I'm at work today.  I'm being tenacious!  Why, you ask?  Because I've been MIA so many times here.  And right now, I've made a commitment to be the best I can be at all jobs.  And there are a lot of them right now in my life.

So I sit here, with my sniffles and sneezes and head pounding -- re-reading one of my favorite verses ... Lamentations 3:22-41.  It is, to me, the definition of tenacious.


The Lord's love never ends; 
       his mercies never stop. 
They are new every morning; 
       Lord, your loyalty is great.
I say to myself, "The Lord is mine, 
       so I hope in him." 

The Lord is good to those who hope in him, 
       to those who seek him. 
 It is good to wait quietly 
       for the Lord to save.
 It is good for someone to work hard 
       while he is young. 


He should sit alone and be quiet; 
       the Lord has given him hard work to do. 
He should bow down to the ground; 
       maybe there is still hope.
He should let anyone slap his cheek; 
       he should be filled with shame. 


The Lord will not reject 
       his people forever. 
Although he brings sorrow, 
       he also has mercy and great love.
He does not like to punish people 
       or make them sad. 


He sees if any prisoner of the earth 
       is crushed under his feet; 
he sees if someone is treated unfairly 
       before the Most High God;
the Lord sees 
       if someone is cheated in his case in court. 


Nobody can speak and have it happen 
       unless the Lord commands it. 
 Both bad and good things 
       come by the command of the Most High God.
No one should complain 
       when he is punished for his sins. 


Let us examine and see what we have done 
       and then return to the Lord. 
Let us lift up our hands and pray from our hearts 
  to God in heaven:

I hope you, too, have a hope in your heart that you won't give up on.  Remember His words ... it is good for someone to work hard while he is young.  Persist.  Be tenacious!

Peace!!!
amylee