Tue, Jan 30th - 12:13PM
Say Much in Little?
I always find myself absolutely fascinated from the lessons I learn from the people around me. I always have asked the Lord to grant me wisdom, although I must confess that when I asked for it, I was never quiet certain what exactly I was asking for. But my eyes have continually been opened and all I can say is thank you Jesus. My father-in-law said the most astounding thing to me the other day as we were having a conversation about death and leaving this world. Not as gruesome as you would think, but rather an uplifting and very promising discussion. Ernest Hemingway once said that for one to be a successful writer you had to have the ability to say “much” in “little.” I always liked that statement, however as you can see I’m not one who follows such practices, which brings me back to my original point. My father-in-law stated that the one thing that changed his thinking (he was not a Christian at the time) was a minister who was performing the funeral ceremony of a friend of his that had passed away. A long and very well thought out sermon, that perhaps seemed to put some to sleep, was followed by a statement that contained four powerful words. As the minister was nearing the end of his sermon he asked the congregation two final questions. The first was if they had received Jesus Christ as their savior and simply asked Him into their hearts. After wiping his brow he then asked the final question addressed to those who had not received Jesus. “What if your wrong?” he asked them as he slowly stepped down.
I’m glad my father-in-law shared that with me. Sometimes we need to get right down to the truth of the matter. Wisdom is not always how much we know or how much we think we know, but knowing when and how to use it. Did it work? Well I don’t think my father-in-law would have told me that had it not been the truth. It certainly helped him recieve the Lord. We definitely serve a creative and wonderful God. May you all be blessed this day!
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Tue, Jan 9th - 2:10PM
Happy New Year...so now what!
Happy New Year!
I pray that all of you will realized that you matter to the Lord, that you are his child, that at this exact moment the Lord is thinking about you, loving you, and knows his plan for you. I pray that you will praise Jesus every day for being able to experience the journey that you face in this world ( a sometimes unpleasant one ) knowing exactly where that journey will one day lead you, yet never forgetting how you got there in the first place and the many lessons you have learned along the way. Yes Jesus is the wonderful Conselor! May you all realize the blessings of this life and the blessing that you are to others, that the light of the Lord will shine from you, that they who are lost might come to know our Lord and Savior or that they who do know Him might come to know Him better. Do not let the times and struggles of your own life bring you down, for you may have changed the heart of another without even knowing you did so, and so a great accomplishment for our Lord! May you be filled with encouragement and may the Holy Spirit always be your guide. I pray you will all continue to be strong in your faith and that your eyes may be opened to the wonders of the Lord that have been placed before you. Blessings to you all!
Rom 10: 9 -11
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
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