Well, the Red Cross has not deployed us......yet
We have done some local Red Cross things
and have a meeting next Tuesday night.
It is too late to sign up for VBS
We saw all kids and grands except Sara
(She called Daddy on Father's day and sent a picture
of herself with baby goats in California)
Spend Sunday with Mom.
So, we packed bags, boxes, food box and Red Cross bag
and headed west. We were going to go NE but storms
are heading that way, so we headed west instead.
We went through GA, FLA. ALA and ended up in MISS.
Red Cross has become a major priority for both of us.
But, we can not stay home and wait.
They will call when they need us.
In the mean time.
We are on the road again.
Monday, June 17, 2013
one word-three words
Can you describe your life in one word?
Mine would be :
Relationships
Three words for today
Study
Pray
Obey
Mine would be :
Relationships
Three words for today
Study
Pray
Obey
Back to Job for a lesson on friendship
Job 14-21
Who said that life is fair?
This the answer I use to give my children when they whined about something not being fair. "Who said life was fair. If life was fair, My sister would be fat and I would be skinny, cause she eats more than I do. How is that for a mature answer?
Job's friends are still rubbing salt into his open wounds. They are charging him with all sorts of iniquities that are proved by his words. They accuse him of speaking like the devil and of being an arrogant know it all who thinks he has a monopoly on wisdom. All because of a long standing traditional wisdom. God protects the good and punishes they wicked. Job's calamities, in their small minds proves that he really is a wicked man.
Remember, these are his friends, who came to comfort him. They end up tearing him down to build themselves up. After all, God was not punishing them. He was punishing this self-righteous know it all "friend". In their hearts, they had long suspected that he really could not have been as good as he seemed. The green eyed monster always had them a little jealous of all his prosperity.
Do we secretly enjoy seeing those who make us feel inferior get what is coming to them. Do we think, "I am so glad that it is them and not me'. Do we laugh when the car that just cut us off and races by is stopped by the blue light special down the road? Do we put down others to build ourselves up? Do we turn our heads from poverty or disaster because, we do not want to be brought down? Are we fair weather friends? Or even fair weather fans? What kid of friend am I? Do we come across as Job's friends did as haughty and self-righteous and no friend at all.
I think about the song." What a friend we have in Jesus" He is our friend-redeemer-savior and so much more. He is also our example on what a friend should be.
Lord help me to be a friend who builds up and does not tear down, one who is there when needed and one who loves at all times.
Who said that life is fair?
This the answer I use to give my children when they whined about something not being fair. "Who said life was fair. If life was fair, My sister would be fat and I would be skinny, cause she eats more than I do. How is that for a mature answer?
Job's friends are still rubbing salt into his open wounds. They are charging him with all sorts of iniquities that are proved by his words. They accuse him of speaking like the devil and of being an arrogant know it all who thinks he has a monopoly on wisdom. All because of a long standing traditional wisdom. God protects the good and punishes they wicked. Job's calamities, in their small minds proves that he really is a wicked man.
Remember, these are his friends, who came to comfort him. They end up tearing him down to build themselves up. After all, God was not punishing them. He was punishing this self-righteous know it all "friend". In their hearts, they had long suspected that he really could not have been as good as he seemed. The green eyed monster always had them a little jealous of all his prosperity.
Do we secretly enjoy seeing those who make us feel inferior get what is coming to them. Do we think, "I am so glad that it is them and not me'. Do we laugh when the car that just cut us off and races by is stopped by the blue light special down the road? Do we put down others to build ourselves up? Do we turn our heads from poverty or disaster because, we do not want to be brought down? Are we fair weather friends? Or even fair weather fans? What kid of friend am I? Do we come across as Job's friends did as haughty and self-righteous and no friend at all.
I think about the song." What a friend we have in Jesus" He is our friend-redeemer-savior and so much more. He is also our example on what a friend should be.
Lord help me to be a friend who builds up and does not tear down, one who is there when needed and one who loves at all times.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Developing the mind of Christ
Three stages of developing the Mind of Christ according to the study are:
1) Set your mind
2) Renew your mind
3) Gird up your mind
1- Set your Mind
Give God your will
Decide your focus daily
Stay focus on the LORD
Choose to obey
Take every though captive
Say yes Lord
Obey
2-Renew your mind
Be transformed
by renewing mind
constantly growing
washing cleansing changing
like flowing rivers of
living water
New insights
Spiritual growth
3-Gird up your mind
Be ready for action
Be prepared
Mentally ready
Stay Alert
Study, Pray
Meditate
on the Word
read up
fessed up
prayed up
Qualified for service
So, Jesus is our example
We must set our mind
Stay focused on Jesus
Like a flowing river
of living water
constantly renewing
changing and growing.
Then we can be prepared
for service for Him
The best part- God
gives us the will to have
"The Mind of Christ"
Then He enables us
He will complete the work
Our job is to stay focused
on Jesus the Author and
perfecter of our faith.
He is our example
Monday, June 10, 2013
Judges and Job
Saturday I finished Judges with some of the hardest reading in the bible. It finished with these words, " In those days there was no King; every man did whatever was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25
Does this sound familiar. This is what happens with out God. Lord, forgive our nation, humble us and drive us back to you. The way for evil to win, is for good to not take a stand for righteousness.
Sunday, we did a lot of riding. So, I tackled Job, which is next according to my bible chart and is what our Sunday School lessons are on this month. Job is hard to read. So much sadness and unanswered questions. But the lesson suggested we read it and take notes on what Job's friends did that was helpful and what they said that was hurtful and to use it to learn more about dealing with suffering people.
I read chapters one through thirteen and these are some of the things I noted.
What the friends did that helped
They came
to comfort
cried with him
sat speechless
for 7 days
THEN, they opened there mouths and it went down hill from there.
Eliphaz started on a positive note
"your words have helped many"
"you told many to trust God"
"you have encouraged the weak"
"BUT now, when it touches you, you are broken and dismayed
Where is your confidence and faith in God now
Where is your integrity now
I know the truth
God takes care of good and sends misery for sins sown.
Take my advise; confess sin and do not despise His wrath
My experience says man is mortal and we all die
confess and your sons will be great"
This my paraphrase of what he said.
The last statement is an especially cruel for a man who has just lost family.
Bildad went right to the point, a very cruel point.
"your children sinned and God punished them
"If your are really good, God will protect you"
When my youngest son was facing open heart surgery,
I was told, that if I prayed and my faith was strong enough,
he would be healed.
Some advice does more harm than good
Zophor accuses Job of being guilty and just told him to repent
With friends like that.......
Job had asked for help and instead was being hurt. Tired of defending himself, he finally said.
"Oh, that you would have kept silent, that would have shown more wisdom" Job 12:5
We can not explain why bad things happen to good people. So, we might as well not try.
Instead, just love them, pray for them, sit with them. cry with them, write a note, call, invited them, do practical things that help, but please do not try to explain why.... it does not help.
Does this sound familiar. This is what happens with out God. Lord, forgive our nation, humble us and drive us back to you. The way for evil to win, is for good to not take a stand for righteousness.
Sunday, we did a lot of riding. So, I tackled Job, which is next according to my bible chart and is what our Sunday School lessons are on this month. Job is hard to read. So much sadness and unanswered questions. But the lesson suggested we read it and take notes on what Job's friends did that was helpful and what they said that was hurtful and to use it to learn more about dealing with suffering people.
I read chapters one through thirteen and these are some of the things I noted.
What the friends did that helped
They came
to comfort
cried with him
sat speechless
for 7 days
THEN, they opened there mouths and it went down hill from there.
Eliphaz started on a positive note
"your words have helped many"
"you told many to trust God"
"you have encouraged the weak"
"BUT now, when it touches you, you are broken and dismayed
Where is your confidence and faith in God now
Where is your integrity now
I know the truth
God takes care of good and sends misery for sins sown.
Take my advise; confess sin and do not despise His wrath
My experience says man is mortal and we all die
confess and your sons will be great"
This my paraphrase of what he said.
The last statement is an especially cruel for a man who has just lost family.
Bildad went right to the point, a very cruel point.
"your children sinned and God punished them
"If your are really good, God will protect you"
When my youngest son was facing open heart surgery,
I was told, that if I prayed and my faith was strong enough,
he would be healed.
Some advice does more harm than good
Zophor accuses Job of being guilty and just told him to repent
With friends like that.......
Job had asked for help and instead was being hurt. Tired of defending himself, he finally said.
"Oh, that you would have kept silent, that would have shown more wisdom" Job 12:5
We can not explain why bad things happen to good people. So, we might as well not try.
Instead, just love them, pray for them, sit with them. cry with them, write a note, call, invited them, do practical things that help, but please do not try to explain why.... it does not help.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
God's Garbage Girl
"We are the garbage girls
we were our hair in curls
we wear our dungarees
way up above our knees
we never play with toys
we just adore the boys
La La La LA La La
La La La LA La La"
That is the song that we pre-teenagers sang as we rode on the back of the truck to the dumpster with Mr. Hamilton at Dekle Beach. That was a long time ago.
I am much older now
my hair is still curly
I wear my dungarees
way down below my knees
I now play with toys
I just adore my Mark
Well, it doesn't rhyme but you get the point.
We took a long walk on our first morning in Kentucky around a nice neighborhood near our hotel. We past a ditch that was full of trash that had fallen out. I thought to myself, what a shame, some one should clean that up. To which I heard a voice say,"why not you?" My response was that I did not have a bag. About 100 yards from there I saw a bag on the ground. Oh well, too late maybe next time and kept walking with out picking up the bag. Again I felt in my spirit " Learn to obey Me in little things if you plan to obey Me in big things." I had heard a sermon earlier that day that said." just do the next thing". OBEY.
I started hearing the song, " This is my Fathers World" in my mind. When was the last time I even thought about that song? I may be slow, but, I got the point. I started picking up pieces of trash as we walked. Mark asked me if I was the garbage girl. I told him that God told me that this was his world and that He did not like it messy. So we continued our walk, picking up trash as we walked, (By the way- great exercise). Our hands were getting very full when I found a nice big ice bag and filled it up and took it to the dumpster near the hotel.
Mark and I love nature and always leave campgrounds and work stations cleaner than we find them. That is just being a good steward. But I think maybe I should start carrying a bag in my pocket when we walk. Mark said that it is kind of like the star fish story....we may not be able to save them all, and we can not pick up all the trash. But, we can pick up stuff as we travel around this beautiful country selling stuff.
we were our hair in curls
we wear our dungarees
way up above our knees
we never play with toys
we just adore the boys
La La La LA La La
La La La LA La La"
That is the song that we pre-teenagers sang as we rode on the back of the truck to the dumpster with Mr. Hamilton at Dekle Beach. That was a long time ago.
I am much older now
my hair is still curly
I wear my dungarees
way down below my knees
I now play with toys
I just adore my Mark
Well, it doesn't rhyme but you get the point.
We took a long walk on our first morning in Kentucky around a nice neighborhood near our hotel. We past a ditch that was full of trash that had fallen out. I thought to myself, what a shame, some one should clean that up. To which I heard a voice say,"why not you?" My response was that I did not have a bag. About 100 yards from there I saw a bag on the ground. Oh well, too late maybe next time and kept walking with out picking up the bag. Again I felt in my spirit " Learn to obey Me in little things if you plan to obey Me in big things." I had heard a sermon earlier that day that said." just do the next thing". OBEY.
I started hearing the song, " This is my Fathers World" in my mind. When was the last time I even thought about that song? I may be slow, but, I got the point. I started picking up pieces of trash as we walked. Mark asked me if I was the garbage girl. I told him that God told me that this was his world and that He did not like it messy. So we continued our walk, picking up trash as we walked, (By the way- great exercise). Our hands were getting very full when I found a nice big ice bag and filled it up and took it to the dumpster near the hotel.
Mark and I love nature and always leave campgrounds and work stations cleaner than we find them. That is just being a good steward. But I think maybe I should start carrying a bag in my pocket when we walk. Mark said that it is kind of like the star fish story....we may not be able to save them all, and we can not pick up all the trash. But, we can pick up stuff as we travel around this beautiful country selling stuff.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Mountain Top Experience
We just got back from another wonderful Beth Moore conference. Mountain Top experiences are great, but what do we do when we get back home.
Lord, "I need you here-now-daily."
"I needed you direction"
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path"
"I will never leave you or forsake you"
TIME is so important and to precious to be wasted.
Time is God's gift to me, what I do with time is my gift to God.
I started a new June prayer journal.
This time I do not want to just make a list of wants and needs
I need and want a relationship with my Father in Heaven.
One that is constant, real and growing
I want to learn: to listen and obey
to study and learn and grow
to love you more and more
I spend a lot of time looking at baby picture on facebook posted by moms and grand-mamas. I love it.
I can not stop writing the word precious (the name that I often call Olivia).
You have to agree with me that these pictures are precious.
Beth Moore showed pictures of her sweet darling grand babies.
Then she related it to God looking down on His children
saying,"That's my baby girl, she is a precious treasure to me."
Today, spend time with the one who thinks you are precious.
Lord, "I need you here-now-daily."
"I needed you direction"
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path"
"I will never leave you or forsake you"
TIME is so important and to precious to be wasted.
Time is God's gift to me, what I do with time is my gift to God.
I started a new June prayer journal.
This time I do not want to just make a list of wants and needs
I need and want a relationship with my Father in Heaven.
One that is constant, real and growing
I want to learn: to listen and obey
to study and learn and grow
to love you more and more
I spend a lot of time looking at baby picture on facebook posted by moms and grand-mamas. I love it.
I can not stop writing the word precious (the name that I often call Olivia).
You have to agree with me that these pictures are precious.
Beth Moore showed pictures of her sweet darling grand babies.
Then she related it to God looking down on His children
saying,"That's my baby girl, she is a precious treasure to me."
Today, spend time with the one who thinks you are precious.
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