Thanks For All

God is our Portion.

I think of the hungry children sitting around the table in the "The Christmas Carol". These children were hungry and waited expectantly to share in the most plentiful feast their young eyes had yet to see. Each one waiting their turn to say thank you for their portion.

I wonder is this is the concept that God is guarding us against when he gave the 10th commandments to not want what other people have. If it is true, and I believe that it is, that He purposefully put us in the lives we are in, surrounded by the people that we are, and given the tasks that we daily do, then of course God, in His Godliness, would be disappointed with our dissatisfaction.

The scriptures says the word thanks over 130 times. I think before sin there was a lot of if going on. Perhaps we are meant to be thank-full be-ings?

There are so many things in life that I should give thanks for. Things that I take for granted, and things I think I deserve. I deserve nothing.

Recently I found myself in a situation that had me down right broken. Now that the storm has passed, I see the devastation in it's wake. I am full of hope though. Rebuilding with the God given provisions is very exciting! I also see though, that I was not thankful for what I had before.

Sometimes it takes losing something before we realize how good it is.

And this is why God is the perfect One to portion.
He is the God who knows.
He is the God who sees.
And oh how He loves us!

Family Matters II

And this second thing you do. You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth. “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.” Malachi 2:13-16

When did we become to lax on the things that God cares so deeply about? Us women, as a whole, especially in the Western hemipshere, have become out of control in our thinking. We must go back to the creation story and find the place we belong.

I see so many women. We are tired, coffeed up, and we are even taking medications to survive. We take stimulants in the morning, anti-depressents during the day, birthcontrol to control the fun and sleeping pills at night.

Could it be the result of our etreme thinking, of how important we are,is polluting our minds and corrupting our flesh. It is what goes in a man that corrupts him. It is not what comes out.

He makes all things new. He wants to restore your family. Give him yourself and turn to Him. He says if we turn He will forgive us our sins and heal our land.

I am so thankful for his mercies that are new everyday.

Join me, friend, as we bring up our children in a way that glorifies the father, becuase He loves the children.

Wordly Wise

Oh that in my honesty I will spare you pain and frustration! That you will not see words or read mindlessly, but the same Spirit that has convicted me will touch your heart and bring a response to your mind that will change us more and more into the perfect image of Christ.

Venting perpetuates negativity.
Negativity perpetuates pitiful thinking
Pitiful thinking perpetuates lies
Lies perpetuate sinful living
Sinful living perpetuates sickness
Sickness perpetuates isolation
Isolation perpetuates rejection
Rejection perpetuates unbelief
Unbelief perpetuates eternity apart from God.

And every which way. Life and death are in the tongue. We women like to run around all day like chickens. scratching in the dirt, bawking our complaints, and occasionally pecking one another. So sad. Not to say that  there is not wrong around us. Of course the people around us are making a mess of things, ruining things, and hurting us.

Jesus was probably laughing when he spoke of taking the plank our of your own eye before bringing attention to the splinter in your neighbors. It probably seemed foolish to the King of Kings, and to us we hardly get it.

So today let our mouths be for the building us.

No sarcasm.
No backtalk.
No manipulation.
No venting.

Do you know my sister?...When we are talking along?...We approach that one statment and the flutter in back of your mind reveals to you that you should dispose of these words before you speak them?

Put them in the disposal.
Enjoy the watermelon. Dispose of the rind.

Let us not only guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Let us make a cry of repentance to the most gracious Father in Heaven who will remove our sins as the east is from the west, and guard our words in Him too.

There is always forgiveness of sins. Repentance comes before healing.

Taming Tongue

The power of life and death are in the tongue.

The power to grow and feed and the power to kill and mutilate.

Like a ship's rudder, who's direction is decided for the whole ship, so it the direction that the words of the tongue take us.

"Watch your thoughts because they become words.
Watch your words because they become actions.
Watch your actions because they become habits.
Watch your actions because they become character.
Watch your character because it becomes your destiny."

This unknown poet was a wise person. We must guard our thinking. If ever a thought comes into our minds that is not for the building up, restoration, encouragement, or correction spoken in love for another soul, let us throw it away before it becomes who we are.

Let me repent friend, I have walked a road that has led to almost complete distruction because of my tongue.  I have bought lies from the evil one. Lies that say it is good to vent, you should just say what you feel, and that as long as you are honest, even if you are hurting others, it is ok. It is NOT ok. We can not think for a moment that we can say whatever we want and that it is the listeners responsibility to sort it out. Ladies, if we need to process information out loud, let us commit to our Heavenly Father to be our sorter. He is the only one with perfect love for both you and your offender to sort out the hurts, frustration, memories, and the words spoken.

Let us do good today in controlling our tongues. Let us commit to the Father and to each other, to hold fast to the commands given to us in God's Word. James is wonderfully clear in how we should conduct ourselves in response to what we say.

Trust me, you will be surprised at the Father's love that will be lavished upon you through your obedience to Him. He hold's back like a Father. His desire is lavish us with Good things. He who faithful in little will be faithful with much.

Let us be faithful, through the power of the Holy Spirit, in taming our tongues. Let us adorn our conversations. Not with flattery and meaningless words, and certainly not negativity and harshness. Let's together choose positive words, loving words, and when there is nothing to say? Smile!