View
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24
This week, I am sure if you looked at it, had many ups and downs. My week had more ups than downs, but the struggles were so heavy, they weighed me down. I sit and reflect today on why those downs seemed to burden me and after a long week I realized that it was because of how I was viewing them. Maybe if I would have viewed the problems through a lens of wisdom, and focused less on why they were dragging me down, they wouldn't have seemed so burdensome. I think our view is skewed many times by the foolish ways of the world and how the world tells us we should handle things. Take some time the next time you have a down moment and pray for discernment from the Lord to look at the issue through a lens of wisdom.
Have a great weekend.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Fantastic Friday #267- Wick
Wick
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.” Matthew 12:18-21
Candle wicks are very interesting if you think about it. The wicks sometimes can take a while to light if you don't have a good strong flame, because a match can quickly flame out. If you watch a wick while it is lit, it really does not burn that fast. In fact, it seems that it takes some time for the tip of the wick to burn down and the wax seems to control it if you look closely. And then when you blow the wick out or snuff it out, it really is still lit and smolders until it finally goes out on it's own. I think of Jesus as my candle that shines a light before me in my Christian walk, and a light that cannot be snuffed out. He is always there burning in my heart, and showing me how I can be a light to someone else. I know we can sometimes let our wick of our Christian Life smolder out on its own, and not shine brightly to others. Keep your wick burning strong and don't let evil allow you to be snuffed out.
Have a great weekend.
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.” Matthew 12:18-21
Candle wicks are very interesting if you think about it. The wicks sometimes can take a while to light if you don't have a good strong flame, because a match can quickly flame out. If you watch a wick while it is lit, it really does not burn that fast. In fact, it seems that it takes some time for the tip of the wick to burn down and the wax seems to control it if you look closely. And then when you blow the wick out or snuff it out, it really is still lit and smolders until it finally goes out on it's own. I think of Jesus as my candle that shines a light before me in my Christian walk, and a light that cannot be snuffed out. He is always there burning in my heart, and showing me how I can be a light to someone else. I know we can sometimes let our wick of our Christian Life smolder out on its own, and not shine brightly to others. Keep your wick burning strong and don't let evil allow you to be snuffed out.
Have a great weekend.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Fantastic Friday #266- Shift
Shift
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. Proverbs 19:15-16
For those of you familiar with baseball, you know what a defensive shift is, and what kind of movement takes place. If you drive a car, you know that gears shift to get a car moving. When you are uncomfortable in your seat, you shift your body around to make yourself more comfortable. In your Christian walk, how much do you shift, or do you stand still and don't do anything to grow. There are times in my life that I don't feel the shift, but quickly the Holy Spirit reminds me that if I don't shift to following God's path for my life, I tend to grow hungry to better myself. It is important to shift towards a life God means for us to fulfill and not be a stagnant reed that only moves when the wind blows us to and fro.
Have a great weekend.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Fantastic Friday #265 Fault
Fault
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. James 3:1-2
Today my son threw a baseball to me. I didn't catch it and it hit me in my big toe. As I look at it and see it swell and turn purple, I feel a lot of pain. Now who's fault was it that it hit my big toe. Well, my son thought it was his fault for throwing the ball too low. I thought it was the ball's fault for being hard, or was it really my fault for not getting the glove low enough to catch his throw. At times as Christians, people place us on a pitcher's mound of control and expect us to be perfect. When we do stumble off the mound and walk into sin, people see that loss of control and can judge us. We all know that we need to take a deep breath, reflect and look to the Lord for helping us control our pitches in life. We do not need think that we have all the control with that perfect pitch, because we all have faulty form. Learn to control your body through Christ and pitch that perfect game with His help, and try not to use your so-called perfect pitch because you know you don't have it.
Have a great weekend.
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. James 3:1-2
Today my son threw a baseball to me. I didn't catch it and it hit me in my big toe. As I look at it and see it swell and turn purple, I feel a lot of pain. Now who's fault was it that it hit my big toe. Well, my son thought it was his fault for throwing the ball too low. I thought it was the ball's fault for being hard, or was it really my fault for not getting the glove low enough to catch his throw. At times as Christians, people place us on a pitcher's mound of control and expect us to be perfect. When we do stumble off the mound and walk into sin, people see that loss of control and can judge us. We all know that we need to take a deep breath, reflect and look to the Lord for helping us control our pitches in life. We do not need think that we have all the control with that perfect pitch, because we all have faulty form. Learn to control your body through Christ and pitch that perfect game with His help, and try not to use your so-called perfect pitch because you know you don't have it.
Have a great weekend.
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