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1 Corinthians, 2021, Just Chatty Today, Questions

Just Thinking — out loud

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I saw a Facebook post, now I am thinking. 
It is true negative comments from others or our own negative thoughts stick with us and it takes a whole lot of positive affirmations to erase even one engrained negative BUT
it does not have to be this way. 
Victory is possible!

No brag here. Just fact.
I don’t worry about if I am a good mom. 
For one thing, I am a mom, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother. 
I should have learned some stuff by now!

And by the Grace of GOD, I have! 

No, I am not perfect at any of those roles but because of JESUS, I am good at it. 

How does any human come to a place of confidence about anything? 

The accolades of others are not a sufficient, lasting way. Why?
When we are insecure there cannot come enough human affirmation to take us the long haul. 

There’s a reason humans are insecure. 
We innately know we are not enough.

But we don’t have to remain in that not enough mind or being!
WE CAN BELIEVE GOD!

We can acknowledge to Him and to ourselves that we are hell-deserving, depraved sinners in need of a Savior.
We can yield to THIS SAVIOR and we can receive THE MIND of CHRIST.   1 Corinthians 2:16 
The CHRIST who is accepted.
The CHRIST who is secure.
The CHRIST who is able.
The CHRIST who is all knowledge, intelligence, goodness, kindness, righteousness — HOLY PERFECTION personified.
AND WE CAN LEARN FROM HIM.
And He will impart grace and strength to us to learn. 
And as we learn we come to know in Him we are a good mom.
A good whoever He has brought us along to be. 

But let us not kid ourselves – living consistently in the flesh will NEVER grow us into a God-pleasing mom (parent), child, sibling, spouse, writer, builder, artist, teacher, preacher, etc., etc. 

I could save this for tomorrow but I’m not. 
And I may take tomorrow off —
I’ll be 70 then —- LORD willing!

2021, Gospel of Luke, Questions

Shall We?

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Luke 24.
Perhaps you will read it today. 

Particularly verses 44 through 49.

44 Yeshua said to them, “This is what I meant when I was still with you and told you that everything written about me in the Torah of Moshe, the Prophets and the Psalms had to be fulfilled.”
45 Then he opened their minds, so that they could understand the Tanakh,
46 telling them, “Here is what it says: the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day;
47 and in his name repentance leading to forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed to people from all nations, starting with Yerushalayim.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 Now I am sending forth upon you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been equipped with power from above.”  source

Then He opened their minds, so that they could understand the Tanakh. 
Some Texts read so that they could understand the Scriptures. 

The Tanakh is Scripture. 

Of all the things to which we need our minds opened is Scripture, so we can understand. 
Yeshua did this for His Disciples and The Comforter, The Teacher He sent – Holy Spirit – still does this today for us, who are His Disciples. 
Aren’t you glad? 

One more thing. Don’t miss this: repentance leading to forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed to people from all nations.

People NEED repentance leading to forgiveness of sins – but how will they hear, if we do not tell them? 
Shall we? 

2021, Colossians, Galatians, Gospel of John, Questions

Dustbuster

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Servant.  

Not a word that is presently liked so much. 
Perhaps because we have lost sight of the intent and the Perfect Example of being a Servant.  John 13. 
Just in my span of years, I have seen the scowl on faces at just the mention of it; and signs of the bitter taste it leaves in the mouths of many. 

Do you?

 

And then the light shines brightly – the act of service – being a servant, is meant to be a healing balm in this cold, hostile world.

 

Serve one another in love. 
How healing would that be in homes all over this world? 

Should I say it? 
I think I shall.
We are more like JESUS when we serve one another in love than just about any other time in our lives. 
And the opposite of that – well, we know, don’t we? 

Love Serves. 
What says get it yourself?