God is so good, God is so gracious. I love you Lord...and I worship you....I praise you Lord.....yesterday we ended with my telling you all about Sherri Hess's son Brandon Hess winning the short film contest that was put on by Sean Hannity. Sherri tells the story so well, she is really an awesome speaker. I am reiterating this to go on to our next point. Brandon had done done really well, do you think all of his friends and family were rejoicing with him?
When you have done something well, have all your friends and family rejoiced with you? I bet not! And I don't really understand this. To me it is a wonderful blessing to be a part of something done well and to see others rewarded for their prosperity.
Now I must admit that there may have been times when I have felt somewhat out of sorts over someone else's glory. Why does she deserve this or that, didn't I do just as well? Apparently not....at least not in someone's eye that was deciding. Grow up! Not everything everywhere goes the way we want it to go.
When someone else is successful, rejoice for them. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. There is your instruction from the Lord! Don't think faulty thoughts, think good thoughts ...... as we read in Philippians 4: 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.
Look at that, another instruction from the Lord on how to live our lives! Do you see, if we think poorly of others and their success's we will think poorly of ourselves and then we will have faulty thinking about all sorts of things and about God....big problem there.
If you have received a blessing, don't apologize for it....say thank you....but be aware that the devil is also out there playing havoc with various circumstances, he is flat out a pain in the tuchus! When someone says to you that your hair looks lovely today, don't poo poo it! Say thank you! So many times when we have received a compliment we degrade it by say something like, "oh this old thing...I have had this for 25 years, it's all washed out, and you think I look lovely in it! Humph!". Now that is degrading a compliment! SAY THANK YOU FOR GOODNESS SAKE! Don't take away from a blessing someone has given to you.
Instead of thinking in terms of compliments, consider a compliment to be a blessing.
Well we have finally gotten thru the first page of notes and tomorrow we will have the next page....sometimes God just puts the words right down here for me....isn't that awesome...Thank You God....
Go and be a blessing!
When you have done something well, have all your friends and family rejoiced with you? I bet not! And I don't really understand this. To me it is a wonderful blessing to be a part of something done well and to see others rewarded for their prosperity.
Now I must admit that there may have been times when I have felt somewhat out of sorts over someone else's glory. Why does she deserve this or that, didn't I do just as well? Apparently not....at least not in someone's eye that was deciding. Grow up! Not everything everywhere goes the way we want it to go.
We can see that in Jeremiah 29: 30 to the end of the chapter what happens when we misbehave, God doesn't like this.. 30 Then the LORD's word came to Jeremiah: 31 Send word to all the exiles: The LORD proclaims concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah prophesied to you when I didn't send him, and because he convinced you to believe a lie, 32 I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants, declares the LORD. Not one member of this people will be around to see the good that I have in store for my people, declares the LORD, for he incited rebellion against me.
It is absolutely wondrous to me that all we have to do is read Gods word and we can live a wonderful life. What a terrible shame that God's word is being removed from s many places. We can stop this you know....
If you have received a blessing, don't apologize for it....say thank you....but be aware that the devil is also out there playing havoc with various circumstances, he is flat out a pain in the tuchus! When someone says to you that your hair looks lovely today, don't poo poo it! Say thank you! So many times when we have received a compliment we degrade it by say something like, "oh this old thing...I have had this for 25 years, it's all washed out, and you think I look lovely in it! Humph!". Now that is degrading a compliment! SAY THANK YOU FOR GOODNESS SAKE! Don't take away from a blessing someone has given to you.Well we have finally gotten thru the first page of notes and tomorrow we will have the next page....sometimes God just puts the words right down here for me....isn't that awesome...Thank You God....
Go and be a blessing!
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