sliding...dread driving on ice to work...don't like that feeling of sliding.. But I managed to do it yesterday morning...in the sunshine. Yesterday, I said I'd speak life with my mouth.
'If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall.'(1Co.10:13) You guessed it. Backslide!!!
Using my tongue is like driving on ice..better slow it way down, think before every action, and be aware of everyone around you...but I CAN use my brakes on my words. I just don't always……I know I'm probably the only one with that problem.... :)
Friday, August 13, 2010
Fire...
fire..in weather like this, it is so comforting to hear it crackling from our Earth Stove. But it can be so destructive. My words are so often like that. I confess."The tongue is a small part of the body....consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark."(Jam.3:5) "The tongue has the power of life and dea...th"(Prov.18:21)Today, I will speak life with my mouth.
Cold...
cold..anybody complaining about it? Want to be hot? Nope...we complain about that too. We want to be somewhere in the middle. What about your spiritual heart? Is it cold or hot? If it's somewhere in the middle, I urge you to the consider this..our God is a consuming fire( Dt.4:24) and it's one or the other...all or nothing...hot or cold. No lukewarm. (Rev.3:16) Don't think to follow God somewhere in the middle.(Rev.3:16)
Sale...
Sales...this time of year everything is 'on sale'. Want a costly item? don't want to pay the price?...wait til it's on sale. What we need most is something we can't purchase...never could, never will be able to. It will never be on sale...in fact it's the most expensive thing to ever exist...And whether you know it or not...it is the only thing that will fill your need, bring you comfort, contentment, and total peace. It is right standing with God, paid for in full by the blood of Jesus Christ. (Rev.1:5) It is the greatest need you will ever have..and He offers to fill that need for us completely. It is the deal you can't afford to pass up....
Time...
What time is it? No....don't look at the clock...look within. Is eternity in your heart?(Ecc.3:11) Or do you measure your life by only this realm? Time and chance happenes to everybody.(Ecc.9:11) It isn't having time that matters...it is what we do with 'now', and if there is any eternal value gained as we pass thru it.
Life...
Life...what is it really? A functioning body of flesh? I think not. But you can't know what you don't know...so many only think they have life. There is so much more...and people need to know! This body of flesh quits working..then what? I think my friend's husband had more life in 2 weeks on the island of Guam than a ...lot of people have in 80+years. And his life continues.. on the other side. With Jesus.
Plans...
Plans...there are plenty today.God has always had a plan."..to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,"(Jer.29:11) We can follow His plan, or "continue with our own plan, each of us following the stubborness of his evil heart."(Jer.18:12) Our plans end in eternal death without Him. The fea...r of the Lord leads to life.(Pro.19:23)...eternal life....even after the last heartbeat...Hallelujah
grief...I've tasted it, but have never had to drink the cup that has been to the lips of so many dear friends. Again today, a dear friend drinks. I have no help...nothing to offer...no way to take it away....I read again Job's story.."If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales...it would surely outweigh the sand of the seas.."(Job 6:2) I can not imagine the heaviness of her sorrow. I can only offer myself to God and ask Him to use me in some small way to bring His comfort. He is the only answer.
"In my distress I called to the Lord. I cried to my God for help From His temple He heard my voice. My cry came before Him, into His ears. (Ps.18:6)
now....Time is not new...but it is important. Now is all we have. Live fully in it. Not in the past. Not waiting for that perfect time yet to come. Now. "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Ps. 90:12) Oh Lord, help us to be wise in our 'now'.
new...we're about to enter a new year. But is anything really new? Solomon says no.(Ecc.1:9) Time is not new. Measuring it is not new. Filling it is not new...no matter what you fill it with. Measured time...hours, days, months, and yes...years...is not new. But eternity will never be old.....Things that have eternal worth are the only things that matter. The only way this coming year will be different from the last will be determined by our relationship with The Creator. Not stuff. Not image or appearance. Not information and knowledge.
"Fear God and keep His commandments..."(Ecc.12:13 )Solomon should know, He tried it all...and found success in his efforts but found no fulfillment from the success...no value.
Make it your business to know His will for your days and years. Seek Him with an undivided heart, and He will be found. (1 Chron. 28:9)...
grief...I've tasted it, but have never had to drink the cup that has been to the lips of so many dear friends. Again today, a dear friend drinks. I have no help...nothing to offer...no way to take it away....I read again Job's story.."If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales...it would surely outweigh the sand of the seas.."(Job 6:2) I can not imagine the heaviness of her sorrow. I can only offer myself to God and ask Him to use me in some small way to bring His comfort. He is the only answer.
"In my distress I called to the Lord. I cried to my God for help From His temple He heard my voice. My cry came before Him, into His ears. (Ps.18:6)
now....Time is not new...but it is important. Now is all we have. Live fully in it. Not in the past. Not waiting for that perfect time yet to come. Now. "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Ps. 90:12) Oh Lord, help us to be wise in our 'now'.
new...we're about to enter a new year. But is anything really new? Solomon says no.(Ecc.1:9) Time is not new. Measuring it is not new. Filling it is not new...no matter what you fill it with. Measured time...hours, days, months, and yes...years...is not new. But eternity will never be old.....Things that have eternal worth are the only things that matter. The only way this coming year will be different from the last will be determined by our relationship with The Creator. Not stuff. Not image or appearance. Not information and knowledge.
"Fear God and keep His commandments..."(Ecc.12:13 )Solomon should know, He tried it all...and found success in his efforts but found no fulfillment from the success...no value.
Make it your business to know His will for your days and years. Seek Him with an undivided heart, and He will be found. (1 Chron. 28:9)...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)