Are you guilty of.............---Unfortunately I am 1 Thessalonians 5:17

 Good morning everyone. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

HE IS RISEN, INDEED, HE HAS RISEN!!!

   I have realized in the past, but it really hit me today. I do pray for people, put people on my prayer list and then what?  Yep, I put it on the shelf or in my special carrying case and only look at it 2 or 3 times a week.

  Is that what God wants us to do? Okay, I'll pray with you now and then again when I see you; OR, should I keep this on my pray list and pray over you and others each day.

   I fail to take the time, just a 10 minute period each day to STOP and PRAY!  

1 Thessalonians 5: 16 Rejoice always, 

17 pray continually, 

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

   Romans 12: 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

    And God says in Jeremiah 33: 3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

  Please understand, this does not mean we need to speak out loud 24 hours a day.  It simply means keeping an ongoing conversation or connection with God as we go through the day.

   We need to keep our hearts tuned in and turned toward God and we can silently pray while walking, driving, working, or just relaxing.

  For me, I need to take at least 10 minutes during the day to just stop, go over my prayer list, and spend time with God.

   Not just giving out things (ordes) for God to do (if it be His will) but also to give thanks for all HE has done for me and others.

    Being humble, patient, and listening to God does not always come easy, but it is important for me to do.

  Thank you for reading with me today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Unite in the Spirit by Dr. Charles Stanley - 1996

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

I listened to this sermon and I felt it was worth sharing as it did touch me.  I am putting it in the link below:

   Dr. Charles Stanley 1996 

Thank you for being patient with me and may your day be wonderfully blessed.  Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

As Christians we are held to higher standards!!!

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

   Jo Anne and I pulled up a sitcom which we thought would be funny, and it is. However, some of the terminology they use can make your hair blow back.  The language is very suggestive and sometimes slightly obscene.

  The sitcom is Mike and Molly when they first met.  We were watching and WOW!

We did not know they had such suggestive language.  This stimulated my thoughts about me, my family, others, and the words that come out of our mouths.

  Also, this has been sitting on my heart for a few days. So here we go..........

   Here are some scriptures that you can read and mull over.

Ephesians 4: 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Ephesians 5: 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

Colossians 3: 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Exodus 20: 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

 

I found these verses and they did really slap me across my mouth.  I feel like I have been guilty of all these one time or another.  How about you?  Thankfully, God forgives us and it is time to walk the straight and narrow.

   Thank you for reading with me today. Love Y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace,

Johnny

Rewards! Are you storing up rewards for heaven?

 Good morning everyone. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.

In our world, our societies today we work for rewards.  Football national championships, superbowl, state championships. Baseball world series; basketball championships, and then we have personal rewards.

   I am great at what I do and need to be rewarded!!  ALL Children  get rewards-win or lose! Music, Writing, Singing, Sports - - we all want rewards.

  This is not all bad, unless it takes the place of working for our rewards when we get to heaven.  If I work solely to get MY PRAISES!  If I work for people to say "LOOK AT HIM/HER, WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT".  

   The Bible tells us in Matthew that if we work for our rewards on earth so everyone will notice we have our reward.  

     If we walk as the Pharisee who stood on the corner, full of pride and self-righteousness we are getting our reward at that time as all the people see.

  However, if we are as the woman who gave 2 mites, which was all she had, we show our love, faith, and commitment to the Living God. Check the attitude of both. Hmmm!

Matthew 6: 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

  However, if we work for the kingdom of God and quietly go about God's work then we will get our rewards.

   Matthew 6: 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

  Matthew 5: 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

   

   Look in the mirror, ask yourself, where am I today?  Wanting rewards here and now? OR -- building rewards for the trip to heaven?

  Thank you for reading with me today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny