Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

 12.3- How you treat anyone is how you treat everyone. Watch how your friends treat the waiter/waitress and know that this is how they speak to others "under" them. There is no caste system in the way the creator designed us. Our designer did not make any humans to be "junk". All human beings are made in the image of God. No "put down" terms are appropriate for a child of God. In the ideal attitude there is no superiority between Jews, Gentiles, men, women, free from debt and those no credit rating, employee, employer,. Own a home or rent a home. None superior and inferior. The class, caste system is not God's original design. Yes men and women have different roles but each is directly created by God in his image and related to his/her designer by creation and ideally by allowing the designer to blaze the trail through this life. This is the best way of life. How you treat anyone is how you treat everyone. John 4. 27  And at this point His disciples ...

 12.2- I have some family members and friends who think of others more than themselves. They walk by faith and take risks because people around them are in need. I remember one who had a weak shoulder that broken and been repaired. A woman had a quick move that was necessary immediately. This man volunteered to help against advice. He did help and messed up his shoulder again. He said he was not sorry he helped her. One told me of a serous surgery when the tipping point was the fact that the surgery would be viewed by doctors who would learn how save the lives of others. There is no greater friend than one who lays down their on life to bless others. John 15 12  “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.   13  Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends.   14  You are My friends if you do what I command you.   15  No longer do I call you slaves, fo...

12.1- A man with no hands was on the news tonight for learning how to fly planes. His mother pushed him when he was ready to quit. "You must fail enough to learn to never quit." The greatest teacher who ever lived said that to follow Him You must pray and never give up. Remember when you learned to swim or ride a bike or drive a manual shift car or truck. You had to have the attitude that you would eventually learn how. How to live a life of wisdom and maturity. Not totally sure. Still learning. In this picture our spots for three ovens. Which spot is the worst lookingt to you? Mine is the spot upper left. It looks nice but does not work at all. The lower left is empty and there is no pretense. Ready for our replacement. The one on the right doesn't work perfectly, but it works. Matthew 7. 15  “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.   16  You will  [ p ] know them by their fruits.  [ q ] Gr...

 1130- Get up out of bed. Breakfast. Gather the eggs. Get some smoked ham from the smoke house. Maxwell house coffee. Pray a prayer of thanksgiving. Eat. Plant the garden. Seeds. Burpee seeds will become fresh veggies on the table. Lettuce, tomatoes, radishes. Draw water out of a well with tadpoles and pour it on the manure enriched soil. Cool March Temps. demands Wood for the stove to warm the house. Milk the cows. Plow a trench to plant the potato eyes. Cut some trees down. Use the tractor saw to cut it up. Put in a small trailer and unload the wood near the house. Slop the pigs. Feed the hay to the cows. Pray. Dinner. Beets. Leftover eggs. More smoked ham and leftover fried chicken. This is the life "off the grid". No running water. No electricity. No T.V. No phone. No washer. No dryer but sunshine and clothes line. No dishwasher. Repairing fences. Chopping wood. Pray. Supper. Open a jar of pickles. Open some pear preserves. Ham and wonder bread. Banana pudding. Pet the d...

 11.29- Celebrate recovery. My life has been blessed with moments of deep joy. Eight people were together for Thanksgiving. All except one were off their work and able to enjoy prayer, food and drink and deep discussion of our beliefs and best dreams and goals. We all have jobs that provide a feeling of usefulness. On a good day we are clear minded to have gratitude for good food and drink every day. A job to go to and a paycheck every two weeks or month. We were all were in good general health as far as I know. A free country to make our own decisions about where we live, what we drive and where we work in a nation of peace for now. I saw man on television yesterday who was from generations of "public servants" who chose to get on drugs and and alcohol and to kill his wife and son and cheat his closest friends out of millions. One decision at a time. Then Rosyln Carter's memorial. 90 years of long loyalty in the same direction. One decision at a time. Day by day. Staying...

 11.28- Writers that write words that teach people how to live happy lives are writers who reflect the joy of our creator. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter and Paul did this. Read a paragraph a day or listen to it. 30 days straight and you will never be the same. Psalm 119. 25  My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. 26  I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes. 27  Make me understand the way of Your precepts, And I will meditate on Your wonders. 28  My soul  [ k ] weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word. 29  Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your Law. 30  I have chosen the faithful way; I have  [ l ] placed Your judgments  before me . 31  I cling to Your testimonies; Lord , do not put me to shame! 32  I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.

 11.27- Pursue truth. This is the way we must overcome set backs. We all fail at doing our best. Own It. State to the important people how you will do much better next time. If you must admit wrong was done, the quicker the better. We all love the honesty and seeing the comebacks that overcome. No, denying and blaming others. Own it and move forward. Most team members, friends and family will allow trust to be rebuilt. But remember it takes time so the quicker the better. We play a marble game called "Wahoo". What's great about it is that you have start over time after time and keep learning from failures. 2 Thessalonians 2. 2  Now we ask you, brothers  and sisters , regarding the  [ a ] coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,   2  that you not be quickly shaken from your  [ b ] composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a  [ c ] message, or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the ...