Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

2.4- Have you ever been a situation where you looked at someone as if they are acting weird and then they look back at you as if you are acting strange?  Then you look at them and they seem to be thinking something is wrong with you and you look back as if something is wrong with them.  This happened to me tonight.  I pulled up to a drive through window to pick up some food.  There was a window between them and me and I thought it was her window to the store.  I thought maybe this was some kind of trick or a hold up of me was about to happen.  I spoke to her what my name was and my order was three times.  What is wrong with her?  She didn't make a move but looked at me as if I am was an old guy who had lost it.  Finally, I looked  more closely at the freshly washed window on the left side of my car and it was rolled up. I was very embarrassed as I rolled my glass down saying, "I'm sorry." James 4. 11  Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks again

1.27--Does God care when our beloved pets die? I still remember the hurt I felt when I had to put our 17 year old Chelsea cat down because she had gotten old enough to start causing serious battles with our young grandson.  There was a grief that was not completely understood by me then and even now. I have had friends lose beloved pets and I didn't know what to say at the time and still don't. What I do know is that Jesus said that God is aware of it when a small sparrow falls to the ground. To comprehend the love and awareness God has for us and our concerns is hard to grasp. I read an article that pointed out that our love for pets may be a way to teach us the love God has for us as His creation. I like what Karen Prior wrote: Animals show us what our own fragility looks like before God. When we mourn these lesser creatures, we taste, I think, a bit of God’s sorrow over us in our human frailty. When we love fellow humans, we love as equals. When we love an

1.26- I have a list of national, state and local leaders I am praying for every day this year.  I hope to be a spiritual influence on them if I have an opportunity. Matthew 5. 13  “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how [ e ] can it be made salty again ? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. 14  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a [ f ] hill cannot be hidden; 15  nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a [ g ] basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16  Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. The Pilgrims "In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, e&.           Having underta

1.25-  It is important to keep going in life even when you feel tired and worn.  At an older age we may not be aware how important our life is to help others. Philippians 1. 21  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22  [ s ] But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know [ t ] which to choose. 23  But I am hard-pressed from both directions , having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; 24  yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25  Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy [ u ] in the faith, 26  so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know.    His house is in the village though;    He will not see me stopping here    To watch his woods fill up with