Good morning! How are we faithing? I am so enamored with old movies, videos and tv shows. I watch the people and what is happening culturally as well as what is hip at the time to compare to today. The big thing I notice is people are the same. They succumb and succeed the same. They move on from where they are to the next day just like we do. We now see those same generations as older folks and listen to their stories with awe and wonderment. It also is so interesting to me that nothing has changed. I still hear the same woes. I still hear the same rhetoric about life. Some of the older folks are wise and some are bitter. Why? Circumstances, events of the past are being lived in. Some are just not letting the past go. We can't change the past so why do we allow it to whoop us? "What if" and "I shoulda" and "if I could do it again" are sayings heard all the time. Well "what if" is a futile exercise, "I shoulda" is an extension of what if and we can't do it again, but we can make sure we don't repeat. You know, today is a big enough job to handle, why fret about what is past and we can't change or worry about tomorrow before we have to? Of course we plan for tomorrow but if all we ever do is plan in anticipation for tomorrow we will not live today but just get through it. We've all heard of the people who work their tail off to retire only to die soon after they do retire. I'm not saying throw caution to the wind and not plan but the Word does tell us to live today, let tomorrow worry about itself and take the opportunity to share God and life while you can. Your relationship with God last year is not the same as it is today just like your relationship with loved ones changes. The relationship grows or it should. Is yours not? Why not? It's time to find out why for both. Start with a simple prayer and then apply these principles we've discussed the last 5 years. Jesus is the same today, yesterday and forever so that means we are the ones learning and growing. We are the ones who goof up. We are the ones searching for answers so lets stop finger pointing, whining and regrets and press on with Jesus.
Matthew 6:30-34
"But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O men of little faith? "Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?' "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
NAS
Hebrews 13:7-9
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today , yes and forever.
NAS
Luke 12:16-21
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man was very productive. "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?' "And he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?' "So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
NAS
remember Anna...
Heavenly Father,
We come before you humbly asking forgiveness for our unbelief. We ask for forgiveness for fret and fuming over things rather than believing and relying on you. Lord we lift the children up to you. Teach them to be your servants and to have your love in them. Help us honor you and live for you. Open your Word to us in Jesus name, amen
Matthew 6:30-34
"But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O men of little faith? "Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?' "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
NAS
Hebrews 13:7-9
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today , yes and forever.
NAS
Luke 12:16-21
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man was very productive. "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?' "And he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?' "So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
NAS
remember Anna...
Heavenly Father,
We come before you humbly asking forgiveness for our unbelief. We ask for forgiveness for fret and fuming over things rather than believing and relying on you. Lord we lift the children up to you. Teach them to be your servants and to have your love in them. Help us honor you and live for you. Open your Word to us in Jesus name, amen
No comments:
Post a Comment