GET AWAY FROM THE CROWD

I just had a very pleasant visit from some

out of state family.  We spent several days

doing things together and talking about things

of the Lord, or Spiritual matters.

However after they left I noticed something.

In my spirit I felt drained.  It took a little

while for me to catch on to what happened.

Through the apostle Paul God said;

"Never stop praying."

(1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT)

and I try to do this.

But I have a problem.  I find it hard to 

visit with people and pray at the same 

time.  My problem was that my prayer 

time through out the day was near nile 

and I was drained in spirit.

Even Jesus had to get away from the 

crowds many times to be alone with

the Father.

Consider;

"But Jesus often withdrew to the 

wilderness for prayer."

(Luke 5:16 NLT)

We need to break away from excess

time with people and get with Father

God.  To some of us that only means

to shut the T.V. off.

 

TODAY'S PROMISE

"And those who are peacemakers

will plant seeds of peace and reap

a harvest of righteousness."

(James 3:18 NLT)

 

BEAUTY IN PROCESS

Now that is a real beauty in process.

The really, really smart people tell us that 

absolutely every thing came from absolutely

nothing.

There was so much nothing that it became a

gigantic vacuum that imploded with such

force that it caused a bang so big and forceful

that it formed a few particles of matter.  These

particles of matter of course did the natural 

thing and produced more particles that finally

became something.

Now that building is way, way, way up the 

evolutionary scale.  It already has rocks, tin,

cement and wood.  And, if evolution is true, just 

a few more million years and it will become a 

palace.  That is, if it does not come to life 

and run off first.

 

TODAY'S QUOTE

 

GOD'S GPS

I just had a visit from a grand daughter

and her husband.  Her husband had never

been in this state before.  They flew in and

rented a car to get around in

Her husband is a computer programer

or something that I do not understand.

They rented a car with a computer screen

in the dash and he had a hand held device

that he punched numbers or something 

into.

What amazed me was the way the information

he needed to drive to any place was on the 

screen for him to follow.  I live here.  I have 

been to all the places they were going and knew

my way around.  But that GPS thing knew the

area better than I did.  It could tell how many

miles to the next turn.  Then when less that a

mile, even how may feet to the next turn.

He had never been here before.  But by 

following the instructions on that screen

he got around just a well as myself who

has been here about fifty years.

Our lives are much like his visit.  We have

never been here before and we need directions

on how to travel through this life.  God gave

us that information we need for this life.  It

is called the "Holy Bible".  We can follow His

instructions and arrive safely at our destination.

Or, we can ignore His instructions and destroy

ourselves.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do, and he 

will show you which path to take."

(Proverbs 3:5,6 NLT)

 

TODAY'S PROMISE

"I am leaving you with a gift-

peace of mind and heart.  And the

peace I give is a gift the world cannot

give.  So don't be troubled or afraid."

(John 14:27 NLT)

 

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

I bought another tube of glue like I 

have used in the past.  I was happy

with the past performance.

But, this time I took time to read the

instructions.  I was doing it wrong.

Yes, it had been working.  But it should

have been working even better.

Do we do that with life?  We find

a way that works - at least sort of.

Then continue living that way?

God gave us the instructions on how

to live in the Bible.  But are living His

way or our own way.