LETTER OF LOVE

 

     A husband wrote a lovely note for his wife one night which I would like to publish for you today.  Honey when the nights get quiet, I think of our life together.  Some night I look at you and wonder how many more nights we are going to spend together.  Moments like this.  Not because I want to be sad or reflective.  It amazes me how fast a lifetime can pass.  I am so glad I have had the privilege of spending it with you.

     So tonight when we go for our walk together lets just go a little slower.  I want to spend as much time as I can holding your hand, looking into your eyes and realizing how blessed I am.  Thank you for the life we have had together.  I don’t knowhow much longer it will be but know this I will treasure every moment we have together.

CHANGE

      AN UNFORUNATE THING THAT YOU HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH IS THAT SOMETIMES THINGS ARE NOT AS YOU WISH THEY COULD BE.  PEOPLE CHANGE AND MEMORIES FADE.  LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE THE SAME DAY BY DAY.  IT IS A EVOLVING THING.  LIFE KEEPS MOVING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.  SHELDON COOPER OF THE BIG BANG THEORY HATED CHANGE.  HE FOUGHT IT AND LOST. 

     LIFE WILL KEEP MOVING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT READY.  IT CAN BE PAINFUL AT TIMES BUT IF WE LEARN TO WORK WITH IT WE CAN HAVE PEACE.  THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN  CHANGE AND OTHERS WE CANNOT.  THE SECRET IS LEARNING WHICH IS WHICH.  LIFE GOES ON AND SO MUST WE.  THIS CAN BE FREEDOM IF WE EMBRACE THESE THOUGHTS.

     AN UNFORUNATE THING THAT YOU HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH IS THAT SOMETIMES THINGS ARE NOT AS YOU WISH THEY COULD BE.  PEOPLE CHANGE AND MEMORIES FADE.  LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE THE SAME DAY BY DAY.  IT IS A EVOLVING THING.  LIFE KEEPS MOVING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.  SHELDON COOPER OF THE BIG BANG THEORY HATED CHANGE.  HE FOUGHT IT AND LOST. 

     LIFE WILL KEEP MOVING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT READY.  IT CAN BE PAINFUL AT TIMES BUT IF WE LEARN TO WORK WITH IT WE CAN HAVE PEACE.  THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN  CHANGE AND OTHERS WE CANNOT.  THE SECRET IS LEARNING WHICH IS WHICH.  LIFE GOES ON AND SO MUST WE.  THIS CAN BE FREEDOM IF WE EMBRACE THESE THOUGHTS.

AMBITION

 

          Ambition is a great thing, but it must be tempered with wisdom.  The reality is that most people settle for being something to someone.  Ambition has been called the walk on water syndrome, and we do not want to disappoint people, but we do all the time. 

     So here are some guidelines for wisely dealing with ambition.  Know you limit it important.  What you can and cannot do.  Secondly, consider the counsel of others.  Solomon said in the counsel of many there is wisdom.  Next, don’t let people put you on a pedestal because you will fall off for sure.

     Learn the phrase, I don’t always know but I care deeply.  This shows people you don’t have all the answers, but you care for them and their opinions.  Encourage those around you to keep you accountable.  Listen carefully to the inner voice of God. 

     Jesus was the perfect example of tempered ambition.  Jesus loved all men but he obeyed His Father.  He was not moved by the urgency of the moment, the approval of the crowds or the whims of his disciples. 

     None of us are super people.  Live each day for the present victory.  Know when to rest and when to push.  Know when to speak and when to be quiet.  Solomon wrote that there is a time for every thing.  Remember that especially when it comes to your ambition.

WISE SAYING

 

     This is a wonderful truth.  Heaven will be filled with people twice born.  We need a faith that comforts us in death and unites us with our loved ones.  In ancient Thailand they used to sew up the mouth of a confirmed liar.  Good thing that doesn’t happen today.  Parliament would be a quiet place.  The best thing a parent can teach their children is complete honesty and truthfulness.  The problem today most parents don’t even know what that is.

     Truth is truth even if legislators say it is not.  You cannot legislate, morality, truth or honesty.  Otherwise, most of our government would have to go to jail.  A generous person will always encourage others to do the same.  When a person is grounded in the Bible, they have great peace because they have not only read but have met The Author of peace.  The beautiful thing about the Bible is the author is also the central topic of it.  The Lord does not want a thing you have, He wants you.

HEAVEN

 

Oct 17 - Isaiah 63:15-16

 

     Isaiah continues with this power piece of literature.  He describes the Lord as one who dwells in heaven.  His throne is lofty, holy, and glorious.  The Lord is awesome.  He wonders why the Lord has held back his zeal, might, tenderness and compassion.  The Lord is their Father even though the descendants of Abraham and Israel know or acknowledge currently.  The Lord is still the father, and redeemer even if people do not know or acknowledge it.  The Lord is who He is.  He is the great I am.  He is the Alpha and Omega and the Beginning and the end.  The Fatherhood of God is a recurring theme throughout the Bible.  

DON'T DO THIS

 

Oct 15 – Don’t Grieve the Holy Spirit - Isaiah 62:7-10

 

     Isaiah then begins a time of prayer and praise.  He will tell of the goodness of the Lord and the things for which He is to praise for.  Especially for the things has done for Israel.  The Lord is compassionate and kind.  He will bring back his people and help them to be true and recognize that He is their savior.  In their distress He was distress and that His angel of His presence saved them.  Isaiah is reflecting on the time the nation was in the wilderness and had the personal guidance of the angel of the Lord. 

     The Lord in His mercy and love He redeemed His people.  He lifted them up and carried just like the days of old.  They however rebelled and grieved the Holy Spirit.  So, He turned and became their enemy and He Himself fought against them.  There is many warning about quenching or grieving the Holy Spirit.  This is one thing that a believer must be careful of. 

WISE THOUGHTS

 

     A advertisement said, “You want to be successful dress for it.”  The problem you can put a suit on a pig, and it will be a pig.  Only a converted heart can truly change.  You will never make a person righteous unless you change His heart.  Only Jesus Christ can do that.  Today people say, “Listen to your heart.”  What a lie.  Your heart is deceitful and wicked the Bible says.  So what do you listen too?  The bible tells you what you are and what you do to become righteous.

     If someone tells you to listen to your heart.   Walk away and listen to your head because they are lying.  Your heart will lead you away from God not to Him.  A lazy man cannot be converted because we are called to go and a lazy man would rather sit.  A sluggard cannot be converted because he does not have the willpower to leave his lazy ways.  Work honors God and laziness honors the devil.

     There is more hope the salvation of drunkards, thieves, liars and harlots than a lazy person.  The lazy person is too tired to see they are perishing.  To a person who is corrupt, evil and sinful heaven will be hell because it a place of holiness, truth and righteousness.  If you want heaven, then what you need to do is make heaven on earth first by getting prepared through Jesus Christ.