Last week I said to someone that somehow my verse was lost in thoughts
And true to a certain extent that was
I was overwhelmed
With what you may ask
With thoughts and emotions
It all would not have made any sense
My thoughts and emotions were in conflict
On one side this was definitely what I wanted
On the other not at all what I ever expected
How did I end up in such a situation?
I really don’t know
Maybe I lie when I say that
Lie I will not
I know how I got there
By being careless
I was carefree for once in my lifetime
I say once coz that’s just what I did
I’ve never done it
So I just let go
I let loose and that’s where I ended up at
Do I regret?
No!
I do not
Ok, maybe I should take off the exclamation mark
And tone it down
No, I do not regret
Given the same situation again I would have acted wiser and choosier
LOL
I think I wouldn’t
I’d have just done what I did and not regretted it afterwards
No debate
I was just at a loss for words
Now I’m fully armed and prepared
But deep down, I’m not 100% for this approach
Why?
I like spontaneity
Actually there’s a time I loved it and I toned down when I got my fingers burnt
So I proceed with care.
I will joyfully live!!!
I will shout it out from the roof tops
I will say it out without hesitation
I will smile as I say it
I will put my name at the end of the proclamation
I will not deny it
"I am where I am because God has been merciful to me"
I do not deserve what I have
But through His mercy and love i have all I have
It is not the work of my hands
Nor is it my will
It is all grace given
"I can do all things through Jesus who strengthens me."
I will say it out without hesitation
I will smile as I say it
I will put my name at the end of the proclamation
I will not deny it
"I am where I am because God has been merciful to me"
I do not deserve what I have
But through His mercy and love i have all I have
It is not the work of my hands
Nor is it my will
It is all grace given
"I can do all things through Jesus who strengthens me."
Learning
One day a friend said that one of the ways to know about evil is to know so much about it
I have my apprehensions and do not agree with that principle
There is a better way of knowing about good and evil
Learn from those who’ve been to the other side
Honestly, that’s my stance
What if perchance the evil entices you so much that you move to the other side
There isn’t as much as a guarantee when you go to the other side to do investigations when you’re not fully prepared
I think that’s just one of the ways we lose focus and we spend time on the unimportant things in life
Our time is stolen doing the wrong things
Our time is stolen reading about unimportant things
Our time is stolen making unimportant comments
Our time is stolen coming up with opinions
You don’t need to learn 100% from your own experiences
If that were to be so, life would be much worse than we’ve ever had it
I have my apprehensions and do not agree with that principle
There is a better way of knowing about good and evil
Learn from those who’ve been to the other side
Honestly, that’s my stance
What if perchance the evil entices you so much that you move to the other side
There isn’t as much as a guarantee when you go to the other side to do investigations when you’re not fully prepared
I think that’s just one of the ways we lose focus and we spend time on the unimportant things in life
Our time is stolen doing the wrong things
Our time is stolen reading about unimportant things
Our time is stolen making unimportant comments
Our time is stolen coming up with opinions
You don’t need to learn 100% from your own experiences
If that were to be so, life would be much worse than we’ve ever had it
Don’t mess with the children of God
“And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men” Exodus 12:31-33
The exodus of the children of Israel is very interesting to say the least. When Pharaoh finally let them go it was all done in haste. The last of the ten plagues seems to be the only one that posed an immediate threat to him and so he let the Israelites go. He had said that Moses and Aaron would se his face no more but he actually sent for them. He finally gave in to what they had requested. This time he did not out any conditions. He actually said “as ye have said”. What they had asked for was now being granted- verbatim.
My attention is caught by Pharaoh’s last words , “bless me also”
This is acknowledgement that the Israelites were blessed and he wanted to be left in peace. He knew all along that the God of Moses was real but he still wanted to see the power of His might. He only gave in when it came to his life being in danger. Probably he thought that death was going to come gradually, the first born , the second, third….
He just could have been a second born….
The exodus of the children of Israel is very interesting to say the least. When Pharaoh finally let them go it was all done in haste. The last of the ten plagues seems to be the only one that posed an immediate threat to him and so he let the Israelites go. He had said that Moses and Aaron would se his face no more but he actually sent for them. He finally gave in to what they had requested. This time he did not out any conditions. He actually said “as ye have said”. What they had asked for was now being granted- verbatim.
My attention is caught by Pharaoh’s last words , “bless me also”
This is acknowledgement that the Israelites were blessed and he wanted to be left in peace. He knew all along that the God of Moses was real but he still wanted to see the power of His might. He only gave in when it came to his life being in danger. Probably he thought that death was going to come gradually, the first born , the second, third….
He just could have been a second born….
Chatting
I had quite an interesting chat with a co-worker today
It’s just amazing what people can share in so much a short space of time
It started as just a “hi, I just thought I’d pass by and say hi!”
The end was a spiritual uplift for both of us
There so many issues we keep on our minds for the whole day and don’t talk about or try to find solutions to
We keep them saying that’s the way life goes
But, guess what?
Life goes the way you want it
Well, if you’re Christian you’ll agree with me
It’s because of how we stand in the battle
I’ll elaborate on that tomorrow
For now let’s look for that chapter in Ephesians
It’s just amazing what people can share in so much a short space of time
It started as just a “hi, I just thought I’d pass by and say hi!”
The end was a spiritual uplift for both of us
There so many issues we keep on our minds for the whole day and don’t talk about or try to find solutions to
We keep them saying that’s the way life goes
But, guess what?
Life goes the way you want it
Well, if you’re Christian you’ll agree with me
It’s because of how we stand in the battle
I’ll elaborate on that tomorrow
For now let’s look for that chapter in Ephesians
A shout of praise
I’m the happiest girl on this planet right now!
Why?
I just cannot help it
That’s just how it works
I’m on top of my game if I may call it that
Things still look rosy
Why you still ask?
I know in whom I’ve put my trust
He’s handling all the baggage that could be excess
So I’m a free girl with no worries
It’s just so great
I cannot describe it
I thank God for all my happiness
Why?
I just cannot help it
That’s just how it works
I’m on top of my game if I may call it that
Things still look rosy
Why you still ask?
I know in whom I’ve put my trust
He’s handling all the baggage that could be excess
So I’m a free girl with no worries
It’s just so great
I cannot describe it
I thank God for all my happiness
Jerseys
So last week Tuesday I had a great time sort of catching up with a friend. He got married last year and you know that singles and married folks aren't that close unless they're family. I do know the wife but you know how it is- you can't be too close to the guy coz there just may be issues and stories making their rounds.
Back to my story.
So, we got talking about fellowship. He asked f I was still Methodist and I said I still was. Said he also still is but had wandered off at some point and came back. Right now he still sups elsewhere when he's not filled.
We both agreed that somehow coz w grew up in this church we can see when it's having problems -like now.
Right now my church's asleep. It may be just the two branches-mine and my friend's. But bottom line is that it's asleep. Not that there's no activity all across the board. Far from it there's plenty happening. My church's strength is really administration- another friend and I agree on this.
So the focus right now is not on the individual but doing what the church is meant to be doing. It's not always that way. We'll get to a point when they'll see that the people are malnourished spiritually and then they'll pick that thread up.
I call it a thread as there's a jersey in the making for every church. For mine I say it's strong in admin coz they know they've got something to show at the end. So they focus on making the jersey. Most churches do that. The difference is that some forget that the jersey needs to be finished by the end of the day and that it has to look like a jersey. At the end of the day all churches need to submit their jersey fro marking. Some will have finished, some wouldn't have, some will to be jersey but they'll be knit, I have a weird feeling some won't have anything to submit. The final decision no one will know how many will get credit for their submissions. But at the end of the day all will need to account for what they were making and to whom they've submitted their finished product. To whom as they'll be asking why they've got the result they've got. Not that that'll be in all sincerity as we all know to whom we're making our jerseys to.
And so it is with the individual.
We ought to know what we're making at that it needs to be finished for us to have a good mark at the end of the day.
No matter how we make the jersey or how long it takes to make it, it's the final submission that'll matter. I've got a creepy feeling that even what won't look like a jersey will still get credit based on the time and effort taken to make whatever is submitted at the end of the day. Unfortunately the jersey cannot be made in one day and we keep it for the final day. As long as there's breath in us the jersey's unfinished. Stitches may fall out but they need to be picked up. We may get side tracked, but we still nee to keep on knitting. We may feel the wool's finished but if we take time for others we'll discover that there's loads of wool all around us.
For the perfect jersey we need to know that the wool's free for the taking, there's variety, and what matters is the quality of the final submission and the effort put in to get the final result.
Will the effort justify the final result? Will we have something to submit?
I really love the parable of the labourers hired in the vineyard. The parable is unique to the book of Matthew.
Whatever you agreed to get when you started making the jersey is just what you'll get.
Back to my story.
So, we got talking about fellowship. He asked f I was still Methodist and I said I still was. Said he also still is but had wandered off at some point and came back. Right now he still sups elsewhere when he's not filled.
We both agreed that somehow coz w grew up in this church we can see when it's having problems -like now.
Right now my church's asleep. It may be just the two branches-mine and my friend's. But bottom line is that it's asleep. Not that there's no activity all across the board. Far from it there's plenty happening. My church's strength is really administration- another friend and I agree on this.
So the focus right now is not on the individual but doing what the church is meant to be doing. It's not always that way. We'll get to a point when they'll see that the people are malnourished spiritually and then they'll pick that thread up.
I call it a thread as there's a jersey in the making for every church. For mine I say it's strong in admin coz they know they've got something to show at the end. So they focus on making the jersey. Most churches do that. The difference is that some forget that the jersey needs to be finished by the end of the day and that it has to look like a jersey. At the end of the day all churches need to submit their jersey fro marking. Some will have finished, some wouldn't have, some will to be jersey but they'll be knit, I have a weird feeling some won't have anything to submit. The final decision no one will know how many will get credit for their submissions. But at the end of the day all will need to account for what they were making and to whom they've submitted their finished product. To whom as they'll be asking why they've got the result they've got. Not that that'll be in all sincerity as we all know to whom we're making our jerseys to.
And so it is with the individual.
We ought to know what we're making at that it needs to be finished for us to have a good mark at the end of the day.
No matter how we make the jersey or how long it takes to make it, it's the final submission that'll matter. I've got a creepy feeling that even what won't look like a jersey will still get credit based on the time and effort taken to make whatever is submitted at the end of the day. Unfortunately the jersey cannot be made in one day and we keep it for the final day. As long as there's breath in us the jersey's unfinished. Stitches may fall out but they need to be picked up. We may get side tracked, but we still nee to keep on knitting. We may feel the wool's finished but if we take time for others we'll discover that there's loads of wool all around us.
For the perfect jersey we need to know that the wool's free for the taking, there's variety, and what matters is the quality of the final submission and the effort put in to get the final result.
Will the effort justify the final result? Will we have something to submit?
I really love the parable of the labourers hired in the vineyard. The parable is unique to the book of Matthew.
Whatever you agreed to get when you started making the jersey is just what you'll get.
