Bountiful Blessings
July
12, 2012
This
week has been harder to write. Lots of thoughts running through my mind but
nothing coherent. I believe, and I stress, this is my belief. I believe it is
the devil working on me. See, I decided a couple of days ago that I wanted to
be a better person. Someone said something about me that got me to thinking.
They did not say it in a mean spirited way but it was not the most flattering. Well, since they were not saying it to
hurt me, that means they just take it for granted that, well, that’s me. Ouch.
So, I am trying to take steps to do better, to be the person that God wants me
to be. Well, the second I start trying, the devil is no longer a quiet whisper
in my head. He wages a full out, crazy war in my head. Trying to organize my
thoughts. Think before I speak. Yet, now, there are a thousand thoughts
screaming for attention. How can I think when there is so much going on???!!!
Trying
to take steps to do better, to be the person that God wants me to be. Ok. Easy
enough. Right? Wrong! Even bad habits/sins are part of you. Not easy to just
say “poof, you are gone”. It takes work. And strength. And patience. And work.
And a lot of forgiveness with yourself because you are gonna mess up. And then,
after all that. It is hard for others to notice and believe the change. They do
not give you credit. They shake their heads; they laugh at you and say “yea,
right” or they just do not think you have changed. Very discouraging. Over
time, they may begin to notice but I admit. I grew up in the world that wants
it NOW. Haha. Have to give me credit for honesty, anyway.
I
need more patience. I need to think before I talk. I need to stop gossiping. I
need to listen more. Whew, I could go on all day. Sad, isn’t it? Well, Church
of the Highlands pastor, Pastor Chris, once stated that grace is getting more
than you deserve and mercy is getting less than you deserve. So today, I throw
myself on the grace and mercy of God. I cannot make these changes without him.
Bible
verse for the week:
“I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Phil 4:13
Prayer
for the week:
Dear
Lord, I have lost control. How can I expect others to like me when I am not
sure I like myself? I cannot make these changes alone. I need you, Lord. I need
your strength and your guidance. Please help me to become the person you want
me to be. Amen.
Bible
fun for the week:
Just some cool facts J
·
The
Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world.
·
about
50 bibles are sold every minute
·
the
bible was written by over 40 authors
·
written
from three continents-Asia, Africa, Europe
·
written
in different places like prison, islands, traveling
·
at
different times covering 1,500 yrs by shepherds, fishermen, kings and more
·
the
word bible comes from a greek word Biblia which means, “books”. The bible is
actually made up of 773,692 words and would take someone 70 hours to read!
·
The
Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek
but now the bible is written in 6,000 different languages around the world!
·
The
oldest person in the bible was actually Methuselah. He died at the age of 969
years old.
·
There
were two men in the bible who never died! Their names were Enoch and Elijah and
God brought took them to heaven.
·
The
strongest man in the Bible was Samson.
·
The
wisest man in the Bible was Solomon.
·
The
greatest warrior was Gideon. With gods help he defeated 135,000 Midianites.
·
The
acclaimed King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 mistresses or concubines as they
were called back then.
·
The
tallest man in the bible was Goliath who was massive at 9 and a half feet tall!
·
The words,”Don’t Be Afraid” appear 365 times in the Bible the
same amount of days in the year
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