I need to stop focusing on the details.

Today was a pretty boring day. I've had a lot of those lately, actually. To be honest I've done a whole lot of NOTHING this summer. I'm sure one day I'll look back and wish I could come back to that. Ha. I try to enjoy it while I can!
Anyway, this evening we rented Soul Surfer and I couldn't wait to get home and watch it. It was very inspiring and I was pleased that they quoted bible verses and talked about the Lord. Super awesome! My favorite part was probably when she went on the mission trip to Thailand to help with the Tsunami victims. This lady was telling her about how she lost her family and everything in the storm and it broke Bethany down. I think what she [Bethany] realized was that she thought she'd lost everything, but she really hadn't. I can't imagine losing a limb, but losing EVERYTHING. Wow. I know I tend to get caught up in my every day "problems" and I think I've got it bad. No. I'm beyond blessed. I have everything I could ever need and then some. God has been better to me than I deserve and I am sometimes forgetful of that.
I get caught up in the little things and the details, and I forget to step back and look at the big picture. It would be great for me to just say, "God, it doesn't matter what small problems come up today because You are the Creator of this day and You are going to allow everything to fall into the place You want." How much better would my day go if I woke up and said that every morning?! There's a verse I want to share and then I will be finished. It's found in Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end"
In other words, God thinks peaceful things about us and He's gonna give us an end that we desire. We read all these amazing stories in the bible of these "sold-out" believers who truly focused on Christ and lived amazing lives, and we wonder what's wrong with us? 
I challenge you to start focusing all of your energy on Jesus in the mornings and keep it up throughout the day. It won't be easy, but it'll be worth it! :)