Got your day's supply of Manna?

Peace is a gift that God longs to give us daily!

Just as the Israelites could not store up manna for the future but had to gather it daily, so it is with God's peace. The day-by-day collecting of manna kept them aware of their dependence on God for what they needed for each day...what a wonderful lesson for us! In the same way, God gives us sufficient peace for the present when we come to him each day....

Just as they could store up large amounts of the manna to carry them through the future, we too need to learn to go to God DAILY for the peace we need. God designed us to need Him moment by moment, as our awareness of our neediness increases. so does our realization of His abundant sufficiency

From one pumpkin to another

A woman was asked by a coworker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?'

The coworker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.'  God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. 

Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.  He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed.   Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.'

This was passed on to me by another pumpkin..  

 

Encouragement

Encouragement is a beautiful gift.

When other people encourage me, they help me gain commitment, resolve,and motivation.They inspire me with courage and hope. God promises that when we encourage others He will encourage us as well.

Need some encouragement today? Reach out to others and see what God has in store. And in case I haven't told you lately...God Loves you bunches and so do I! Have a terrific Tuesday everyone!

New Beginnings

Life is a series of beginnings, and how we enter into them makes all the difference. Although the thought of new beginnings sometimes makes me feel anxious, I remember that I experience them all the time.

Each day brings a whole series of new opportunities, including opportunities to get to know God better and to start over with a new attitude toward the circumstances in life.God's mercy toward us is new every day, no matter what we've done, or how we feel.

Today's plan: Give to others the same opportunity of new mercies that God gives us every morning!

Body Parts

Belonging to God makes us part of Christ's body, the church.When each person in the body understands what his/her part is, and does faithfully, the body functions as God intended.

The next step is figuring out what part of the body you are.

Are you a hand that works? A foot that moves? Ears that listen? A mouth that speaks? When we learn what part we are, we discover our spiritual gift. And when we use that gift as God intended, we will find where we belong in the church, where we can best serve others, and where we can feel a sense of purpose and fulfillment.

Second -Half may be the best

Paul said, I have run the race and finished the course...makes me think that the ending of the race is more important than the start...
think of race cars, its not who starts first, but who finishes first. Watching basketball one can see that its the last seconds of the game that really matter....So what does this all mean for us?

I am thinking that all too often, I think I am too old to do a new thing for God, or I have lived all my life and could of been......My friends God is more interested in the end of our race than He is in the beginning. I have often struggled with the thought that I probably could of done so much more for God, or wondered if I had missed what He had intended....

But the Holy spirit reminds me that God purposes are eternal and God knew the course of my life before I even existed...He is interested in all that I do for him and as I yield my life to him, He will perfect that which concerns me

So we may be in the second half of life, but perhaps it can be the best!

Today is the tomorrow we hoped for yesterday

 Psalm 56:3 says"Whenever I am afraid I will trust in You."Here's another verse..Isaiah 12:2 " I will trust and not be afraid."Continual reliance on the Lord puts up a shield against the fears that haunt us.So whether we turn to God in an emergency or confidently accept circumstances as coming from His hand,Our ever present Lord is more than sufficient to give us peace.Either way works!

Sometimes I go through things that I wish I could forget, Hard things and hurtful things.But God,in His remarkable way, eases the pain of my bumps in the road and before long I can barely remember them. Joy rises up in the place of pain and I move forward, content in the fact that tomorrow will be better than yesterday