Romans 8:18 - "I consider that the suffering of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us."
As a child and now as an adult, I enjoy talking to the elderly, listening to their stories of personal experiences: tragedies, historic disasters, history, etc.
By living 80 - 100 years, they have gained wisdom, peace of mind and found God is always faithful. They have a different perspective on how we should live our lives. God's perspective has always existed; it is eternal.
When you are experiencing struggles in your life, you may ask - Where is God? Doesn't God care? Why isn't God working as we ask? Read Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and don't lean on your own understanding" and Isaiah 55:8 "My thoughts are not like your thoughts . . . . My ways are not like your ways." God doesn't have any limitations, but humans do.
The more your trust, the more your perspective changes. One day we will be the older person with stories to share. We will listen and very gently, with much thought give a different perspective to the younger generation.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
POWER
Act 1:8 - "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Humankind is the power of God in action. We are blessed with the gift, power, to control our thoughts and feelings. There is a universal, creative force that urges us forward to the recognition of the creative power of individual thought.
The Word - Jehovah / Christ is charged with spiritual power far above and beyond any other word in our language.
When I taught my first graders sounds / phonics, they learned voiced and unvoiced sounds. They learned the power center in the throat was the open door between voiced and unvoiced expression of sounds.
When the voice unites with the life of the soul, union with spirit and can say with Jesus, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away, then a loving attitude towards others will occur. You will feel revitalized, full of energy, joy and power. You gain control over your thoughts and feelings.
Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham said, "The Truth is that I can do all things through the power of Christ working within me. I can act and react in loving ways. I can find harmony and happiness in living with the people in my world.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
Humankind is the power of God in action. We are blessed with the gift, power, to control our thoughts and feelings. There is a universal, creative force that urges us forward to the recognition of the creative power of individual thought.
The Word - Jehovah / Christ is charged with spiritual power far above and beyond any other word in our language.
When I taught my first graders sounds / phonics, they learned voiced and unvoiced sounds. They learned the power center in the throat was the open door between voiced and unvoiced expression of sounds.
When the voice unites with the life of the soul, union with spirit and can say with Jesus, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away, then a loving attitude towards others will occur. You will feel revitalized, full of energy, joy and power. You gain control over your thoughts and feelings.
Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham said, "The Truth is that I can do all things through the power of Christ working within me. I can act and react in loving ways. I can find harmony and happiness in living with the people in my world.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Acceptance
Romans 15:7 - "Therefore accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory."
It is human nature to go through life seeking acceptance. We want acceptance from our parents, peers, partners/spouses, people we respect, and maybe from people we envy.
The drive for acceptance can influence the kind of clothes you wear, the kind of car you drive, the kind of house you buy and even the career you choose. Being accepted does tremendous things for our self-esteem.
Jesus accepts us just the way we are. It isn't based on past performances. You don't earn it or have to prove yourself to him.
The good news - God through Jesus Christ has already accepted you.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
It is human nature to go through life seeking acceptance. We want acceptance from our parents, peers, partners/spouses, people we respect, and maybe from people we envy.
The drive for acceptance can influence the kind of clothes you wear, the kind of car you drive, the kind of house you buy and even the career you choose. Being accepted does tremendous things for our self-esteem.
Jesus accepts us just the way we are. It isn't based on past performances. You don't earn it or have to prove yourself to him.
The good news - God through Jesus Christ has already accepted you.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Let Go!
Matthew 6: 27-34 - " . . . . .look at the lilies of the field and how they grow . . ." (verse 28)
Ann Landers said, "Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
We often hear people say; "Let Go and Let God." We have to know when to let go, be willing and allow ourselves to let go. Then God can bring about the right outcome. Meister Eckhart said, "Let God be God in You."
Today in Spiritual Solutions, Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham shared excerpts from an article by the late Mary L. Kupferle, titled Let Go! Let God's Love Do the Work! She Wrote - Let go, dear friend, and let God's love do the work. Give up all striving and struggling to accomplish. Whatever has been difficult for you to handle, hard for you to release, or impossible for you to solve can be given to the loving Father. God's love will do the work and bring about the healing, the answer, the blessing you cannot accomplish of yourself. Let love - God's love - do the work!
Often times we become discouraged, impatient, and confounded trying to understand how this is happening. We need to trust God and not lean on our own understanding. Somehow, in some wonderful way, the love of God is continuously flowing into our minds, emotions, and body, touching all with life - giving power and renewal. We need to give that love an opportunity to work in our lives and our affairs. then we will find a new awareness of God's presence and new comprehension of God's spirit moving within you. Don't try to understand God's love, just accept it.
Jesus gave himself mentally, emotionally and physically to that same wonderful love and became the example of this love in action that overcame all our human limitations.
God's love is available to all of us. It will handle every challenge, every undesirable thought,every unwanted emotion, every binding habit.
"The love of God is greater than any opposition, any appearance of evil, and any claim of limitation. The love of God is your safety, your security, your guide, your comfort, your assurance, your clear vision, your accomplishment, your peace, and your light for every path of life." Mary L. Kupferie.
We will never understand why bad things happen to good people, but we can trust and have faith that God has a plan for each of us.
Begin today - Let go! Let God's love do the work.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
Ann Landers said, "Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
We often hear people say; "Let Go and Let God." We have to know when to let go, be willing and allow ourselves to let go. Then God can bring about the right outcome. Meister Eckhart said, "Let God be God in You."
Today in Spiritual Solutions, Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham shared excerpts from an article by the late Mary L. Kupferle, titled Let Go! Let God's Love Do the Work! She Wrote - Let go, dear friend, and let God's love do the work. Give up all striving and struggling to accomplish. Whatever has been difficult for you to handle, hard for you to release, or impossible for you to solve can be given to the loving Father. God's love will do the work and bring about the healing, the answer, the blessing you cannot accomplish of yourself. Let love - God's love - do the work!
Often times we become discouraged, impatient, and confounded trying to understand how this is happening. We need to trust God and not lean on our own understanding. Somehow, in some wonderful way, the love of God is continuously flowing into our minds, emotions, and body, touching all with life - giving power and renewal. We need to give that love an opportunity to work in our lives and our affairs. then we will find a new awareness of God's presence and new comprehension of God's spirit moving within you. Don't try to understand God's love, just accept it.
Jesus gave himself mentally, emotionally and physically to that same wonderful love and became the example of this love in action that overcame all our human limitations.
God's love is available to all of us. It will handle every challenge, every undesirable thought,every unwanted emotion, every binding habit.
"The love of God is greater than any opposition, any appearance of evil, and any claim of limitation. The love of God is your safety, your security, your guide, your comfort, your assurance, your clear vision, your accomplishment, your peace, and your light for every path of life." Mary L. Kupferie.
We will never understand why bad things happen to good people, but we can trust and have faith that God has a plan for each of us.
Begin today - Let go! Let God's love do the work.
Remember God loves you and so do I.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Steptember 11, 2001
John 16:33 - These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, take courage, I have overcome the world.
When the news broke on 9/11, I was at school teaching. A teacher hollered, turn your TV on. I did and quickly turned it off not wanting to frighten my First Graders. My first thoughts were my family, scattered in different states and towns and I prayed: Please God keep them safe. As we watched off and on a TV in an empty classroom my heart hurt for all the people trapped, their families, the people on the planes and their families, the Firemen and the Policemen and their families.
I though this can't be happening, not in my country. Never again will we feel safe and secure. I pray that God's powerful love will overcome our fears: I place our enemies in God's presence, hoping that their hearts of hate will turn to love. Satan will not win, unless our hearts become harden because they or full of hate.
As you reflect on your memories of that day remember Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For all those who lost their lives that day: people trapped in the tower, in the planes and the heroes who gave their lives working diligently to save others - They are now safe and secure, experiencing God's glory in heaven.
To honor them I will do my best to serve God by following Jesus my Lord and Savior's example. To love and not hate, to live life without fear, and care about others. Remember God loves you and so do I.
When the news broke on 9/11, I was at school teaching. A teacher hollered, turn your TV on. I did and quickly turned it off not wanting to frighten my First Graders. My first thoughts were my family, scattered in different states and towns and I prayed: Please God keep them safe. As we watched off and on a TV in an empty classroom my heart hurt for all the people trapped, their families, the people on the planes and their families, the Firemen and the Policemen and their families.
I though this can't be happening, not in my country. Never again will we feel safe and secure. I pray that God's powerful love will overcome our fears: I place our enemies in God's presence, hoping that their hearts of hate will turn to love. Satan will not win, unless our hearts become harden because they or full of hate.
As you reflect on your memories of that day remember Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
For all those who lost their lives that day: people trapped in the tower, in the planes and the heroes who gave their lives working diligently to save others - They are now safe and secure, experiencing God's glory in heaven.
To honor them I will do my best to serve God by following Jesus my Lord and Savior's example. To love and not hate, to live life without fear, and care about others. Remember God loves you and so do I.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Choosing a Simpler LIfe
Ecclesiastes 3:5 - "A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away."
God never intended for you to make completing a-to-do list the purpose of your life. There are many things we think we have to do that really are not worth doing.
Simplifying is really about choices - prioritizing what is important and then sticking to those choices no matter how tempting it is to add more to your to-do list. Put them on a list of things not to do.
You are the only one who can assume responsibility for your time and clarify what is really important to you. You are probably thinking: I have to take care of the kids or I have a report do at school or I have to finish these papers at work.
I know you feel a lot of pressure in your lives from daily living. Think about your activities: things that take priority, put on your to-do list, all others on you not-to-do list.
Rick Warren's Daily Devotional
God never intended for you to make completing a-to-do list the purpose of your life. There are many things we think we have to do that really are not worth doing.
Simplifying is really about choices - prioritizing what is important and then sticking to those choices no matter how tempting it is to add more to your to-do list. Put them on a list of things not to do.
You are the only one who can assume responsibility for your time and clarify what is really important to you. You are probably thinking: I have to take care of the kids or I have a report do at school or I have to finish these papers at work.
I know you feel a lot of pressure in your lives from daily living. Think about your activities: things that take priority, put on your to-do list, all others on you not-to-do list.
Rick Warren's Daily Devotional
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Armor Of God
Ephesians 6: 10-17 - "Put on the full armor of God. . ."
Colossians 3: 14 - "Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."
As Christians we acquire a new life, become a different person. Our best and most important clothing is spiritual. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. This clothing transforms your whole life. God wants you to wear purity, modesty, humility and love. Spiritual clothing never wears out but becomes more beautiful everyday when you honor the one who gave it to you.
Colossians 3: 14 - "Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."
As Christians we acquire a new life, become a different person. Our best and most important clothing is spiritual. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. This clothing transforms your whole life. God wants you to wear purity, modesty, humility and love. Spiritual clothing never wears out but becomes more beautiful everyday when you honor the one who gave it to you.
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