Well it's Friday. We're at verse 31 which is a repeat of verse 25 and actually of all the verses in between. Jesus just keeps saying the same thing over and over as though I have not gotten it. And He is rightly so. I find myself today not worried nor anxious and not even uneasy but definately something. I have identified these types of days as soulish days. They are days when I am quiet and would appear to most as being wiped out or any of the above three terms I have already used. It is true that my mind, my will and my emotions are trying to lead me in a direction other than where my spirit has me. My mind wants me to think on things which are not edifying, uplifting and certainly not of good report. My will is very anxious to join in with my mind. And as for my emotions they have some serious thoughts of their own.
But for the Spirit I don't know what I would do with this day. I am reminded of the following words from Galatians 6:9,10 And let us/Ed not lose heart and grow weary and faint IN ACTING NOBLY AND DOING RIGHT, for in due time and at the APPOINTED season we/Ed shall reap, IF we/Ed do/does not loosen and relax ourhis courage and faint.
It's more of "LOOK" at the birds, the lillies and the grass. It's more learning thoroughly. And verse ten is more detail about how to apply this word to my life. You have to love it when God gives you the cure for what's ailing you.
Galatians 6:10 So then, as occassion and opportunity open to us, let us/Ed do good (morally) to ALL people (not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage). Ed/BE mindful to BE a blessing, ESPECIALLY to those of the household of faith - those who belong to God's family with you/ED, the believers.
And there you have it. Take one dose of this and Ed... you'll be fine because I say so! Just be still and Know!
APPLICATION - I only know what God has for me today so I have nothing to share. Do with todays blog as you will and with your plant as you will also. The best I can offer you and your plants today are for you both to be blessed.
What can I say? For some odd reason I missed 2 blogs (even though I promise I checked every day - the lesson I've learned is that my itouch does not 'sync' as well as I thought).
ReplyDeleteI really could've used some new soil, plant food, etc. But in this whole process of not being worried, anxious, etc. I'm not worried.
Sorry, Ed.
Bless you too Ed! :D
ReplyDeleteI've learned over the past few days I create the reasons for my worry. So the worry is not from outside, but from within.
Okay so this is hilarious! I am looking through my email inbox and I open an old message. I contacted this guy over in Tampa. I heard about him through my friend Joel Killion in NC. I call him up to find out about this home group he has. He starts sharing w/ me his testimony and I am sitting in awe, b/c it is just what we are studying. In the same day him and his wife lost their jobs a little over 2 years ago. They asked the Lord what to do and he said to them to just trust him. They have not had jobs and the Lord just provides for them, they are never w/o and it was amazing to hear that from someone outside of the people I do know. I was just greatly encouraged to hear his story!
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