Brand New Day

The other day I was driving to work thinking and worrying about all these things that have happened and could happen in my life. I was so focused on all these problems and things that have happened, some of them years ago, that I had worked myself up and was near tears. I had then merged on to a highway when I was suddenly blinded by sunlight from my rear-view mirror. I looked back and saw a magnificent sunrise, a full glowing sun, pink and orange sky. I suddenly forgot what I was even fretting about. I thought about this for a while and I remembered that God gives us a new day, everyday. We have a new opportunity everyday to start fresh, make amends, and give each day our best.  Or.. we can focus on all the things already behind us and cause more turmoil and continue to hold on to things that will weigh us down.  You have a choice everyday... make it wisely....

Heaven and Hell

A woman who had worked all her life to bring about good was granted one wish: "Before I die let me visit both hell and heaven." Her wish was granted.

 

She was whisked off to a great banqueting hall. The tables were piled high with delicious food and drink. Around the tables sat miserable, starving people as wretched as could be. "Why are they like this?" she asked the angel who accompanied her. "Look at their arms," the angel replied. She looked and saw that attached to the people's arms were long chopsticks secured above the elbow. Unable to bend their elbows, the people aimed the chopsticks at the food, missed every time and sat hungry, frustrated and miserable. "Indeed this is hell! Take me away from here!"

 

She was then whisked off to heaven. Again she found herself in a great banqueting hall with tables piled high. Around the tables sat people laughing, contented, joyful. "No chopsticks I suppose," she said. "Oh yes there are. Look - just as in hell they are long and attached above the elbow but look... here people have learned to feed one another".

 

Dont forget the power of helping others, somethimes you get more in return.

Roots

Roots are:

• The organ of the plant body,
•  they absorb nutrients
•  anchor the plant to the ground.

With the right conditions roots can crack foundations, snap water lines, and life sidewalks. The roots of a plant grow in the direction where the correct environment of air, nutrients, and water exists to meet the plants needs. Where are your getting nourishment? Are your roots strong enough to support you when storms come?

Worry

So do not worry, saying 'what shall we eat?', or 'what shall we drink' or 'what shall we wear?' for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:31-33

 

When we "dwell" in the land and trust God- we will grow in Him and live the better life he has planned for us.

Faith

  So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:6-7

 

Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.

 

Faith is not a sense, not sight, not reason, but taking God at his Word. -Faith Evans

Fulfilled

Those who Hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on the wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isiah 40:31

 

Lift up your eyes. Your heavenly Father waits to bless you-in inconceivable ways to make you life what you never dreamed it could be. God created us with an overwhelming desire to soar... He designed us to be tremendously productive and "mount up with wings like eagles" realistically dreaming of what He can do with our potential.-Carol Kent

Anger

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32

 

 Anger is like the red light that warns you on your cars dashboard. You can either stop and deal with the problem, or you can break the light. The light itself (which represents anger) is not the problem, its just warning you that there is something that you need to stop and deal with.