Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Being In Christ
The will of God is always for you to live in His contentment rather than living in turmoil. In Christ’s contentment, no matter what your circumstances might be, you can rest for just a minute and look up to see Christ’s love beaming down upon your heart. In Christ’s contentment, you can rest for just a moment and fully experience His love and grace. In Christ’s contentment, you can hear Christ telling you about the blessings and grandeur just ahead for you. In Christ’s contentment, you can bring every burden, every hurt, and every trial to the foot of His cross. In Christ’s contentment, you can find His peace to renew and restore your energy. In Christ’s contentment, you can laugh and rejoice even when darkness falls upon your life. In Christ’s contentment, Christ can give you the power to be grateful for even the smallest of blessings. In Christ’s contentment, you will find you are never alone or lonely. In Christ’s contentment, you can find the power to overcome every temptation. In Christ’s contentment, you find His love
Monday, February 8, 2021
What Is Your Life?
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was and laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, and your children anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff." "If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. “Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take care of your body. Take your partner out dancing. Talk to your teenager. Show the love you feel for the people you care about. Take care of the rocks first, the things that matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Knowing Yourself
To know yourself, know your true thoughts and emotions about God as love. Too often we can think of God in ways in which we leave out the substance of God, and the substance of God is love. We can think of God as a punisher. We can think of God as a controller. We can think of God as a destiny maker. We think of God in many ways, and sometimes we would be correct in how we think. However, the being who created us is love. Love made us. Love made the universe. Love lives inside of us. We can know this love that is God if we would just seek, ask, and knock. Our mind cannot easily see or conceive of God because God is love. Love lives in our hearts. When we want to know more about ourselves, when we want to know more about our life and God's place in our life, we must think of God as love, because God is love. The more we come to know about God, the more we come to know about ourselves.
Saturday, February 6, 2021
You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
The following story appeared in the newsletter "Our America": Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon rounding a curve on I-5 near Sacramento in rush-hour traffic, a water pump blew on her truck. She was tired, exasperated, scared, and alone. In spite of the traffic jam she caused, no one seemed interested in helping. Leaning up against the trailer, she prayed, "Please God, send me an angel... preferably one with mechanical experience." Within four minutes, a huge Harley drove up, ridden by an enormous man sporting long black hair, a beard, and tattooed arms. With an incredible air of confidence, he jumped off and, without even glancing at Dodie, went to work on the truck. Within another few minutes, he flagged down a larger truck, attached a tow chain to the frame of the disabled Chevy, and whisked the whole 56 foot rig off the freeway onto a side street, where he calmly continued to work on the water pump. The intimidated schoolteacher was too dumbfounded to talk. Especially when she read the paralyzing words on the back of his leather jacket: "Hell's Angels - California." As he finished the task, she finally got up the courage to say, "Thanks so much," and carry on a brief conversation. Noticing her surprise at the whole ordeal, he looked her straight in the eye and mumbled, "Don't judge a book by its cover. You may not know who you're talking to." With that, he smiled, closed the hood of the truck, and straddled his Harley. With a wave, he was gone as fast as he had appeared. Given half a chance, people often crawl out of the boxes into which we've relegated them.
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