TODAY'S QUOTE

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"When you put faith, hope, and love together,

you can raise positive kids in a negative world."

- Zig Ziglar   

KIDS - GOD'S KIDS

KIDS.  

Don't you just love them?

Well, that is when you don't want to strangle them.

I am in my "second childhood" now.  So perhaps I 

understand them better.  If that is possible.  But it 

makes me wonder how much like them I am.

The girl above is one of my GREAT granddaughters.

During the period of time above that little girl could have

gotten me to do anything for her.  But not now.  She is 

a teenager now.

What is the point?

See the little rabbit she is holding?

When she came to this old grandpa wanting a rabbit,

I knew that I would end up taking care of it for the 

rest of it's life.

Believe it or not, that is exactly what happened.

But, give the little girl credit.  She probably took care

of it for most of a week.

As a "kings kid", that is a child of God I wonder how

much like that I am.  Starting with a lot of enthusiasm,

but ending up doing lots of other things.  You know,

things for me.

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, 

be steadfast, immovable, always

abounding in the work of the Lord,

knowing that your toil is not in vain

in the Lord."  

(1 Corinthians 15:58 NASB) 

BLESSED FRUSTRATION

Frustration.  Oh!, blessed frustration.

What is frustration?

Webster has a very good explanation with fancy

words.  But to us simple people frustration is 

simply - things are not going right, or to suit

us, and we don't know what to do about it.

But frustration has a purpose.

If you are a parent you have even used it to teach

your kids.  They want to do something.  And the 

way they want to do it will not work.  As kids

[Of any age.] being kids, will not listen to you.  So,

you just let them do it their own way - which don't

work.  After they try hard enough, long enough,

they "MIGHT" listen to your instructions.

Hey!

God does the same thing with us.  He let's us get

frustrated so we will stop going our way and seek

his way.   Like some of us who have to be knocked

down, before we will look up.

It can be almost anything from "a bad hair day",

work, marriage, even pleasure.  But when you are

frustrated - LOOK UP FOR HELP.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

Never rely on what you think you know.

Remember the Lord in everything you do,

and he will show you the right way."

(Proverbs 3:5,6 GNT)

Here was my latest frustration.

Isn't God good.

I have liked working with engines for over seventy years.

Amongst other things, I had been an automobile  technician

for over twenty five years.  So when I got real old and was

forced to retire, working on small engines on my bench

looked like a good thing to this old man.  Well, that is 

where I started with engines as a kid so why not?

But it is like some of you know.  There is a difference

between raising rabbits and bees.  (I know from experience.)

And there is a lot of difference between working on these

small two cycle engines and car engines.

BUT!

Every time I begin to think about this as a possible small

business to make some money, it turns into total frustration.

However, each time I do it to help someone out,

God seems to bless and it goes great.

There is nothing wrong with trying to earn some honest

money.  In fact that is the way God would have us do it.

But in my retired state, my real purpose is to try and do

good to help others.  That is a desire God has put in 

my heart.  So, when my motive shifts to financial

ends, I'm into frustration big time.

As one of God's kids I am learning.

But often the hard way.