Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

 7.21- Who are brokenhearted? Why are they brokenhearted? Who runs to them? They are widows. They are the fatherless. They are the poor. They are a "one nation under God" needing to turn back to God. They are oppressed. They are innocent women and children killed in needless wars. They are disappointed that there family did not turn out as hoped. There is evil in the world. Human free will includes bad choices of death instead of life. Brokenheartedness follows. God runs to them. They are humble and open to his grace, mercy and peace. He is close to them. God loves them. They love him. Psalm 34 8  Taste and see that the  Lord  is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! 9  Fear the  Lord , you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no lack  of anything . 10  The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the  Lord  will not lack any good thing. 11  Come, you children, listen ...

 7.20- Praying for peace in my nation. Praying that all our citizens love God and each other. Things that can be shaken. Governments. Marriages. Jobs. Things that cannot be shaken. 1.Teaching to help the brokenhearted is great work. 2. Contentment with what you have is restful. 3.When our hearts are pure we can see God's path for us. 4.Hard times can lead to positive transformation. 5. Insults and lies against us can lead to blessing from God. 6. We are salt and light for others when we stay with he who can't be shaken. Larry Wishard 7.14.24 2 Chronicles 7 14  and My people  [ c ] who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

 7.19- The ultimate judgement of who is in God's family and who is not none of my business. He will make that known in His own time and own way. He is full of righteousness and mercy. He has an awareness of the secrets of men and women's hearts. He has understanding of what they have been through. My job as a child of God is to live a life of love according to the leadership of the teacher. Leaving separation between sheep and goats and good fish and bad fish to him. He knows the hearts of the false prophets and the difference between a statesman and a schiester. I know the difference between good fruit and bad fruit. Matthew 7 7  “Do not  [ a ] judge, so that you will not be judged.   2  For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and  [ b ] by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.   3  Why do you look at the  [ c ] speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?   4  ...

 7.18- Financial experts. Partners. Competence. Integrity. Reliability. Trust. Past actions predict future results. Same successful relationship for 30 years. Past actions predict future results. Roofing company. A friend asked for my "wisdom". "A recommendation.?". The combination of my insurance company and roofing company. Past actions predict future results. My local and online church relationship. Same major leaders for 11 years and 77 years. Past actions predict future results. The world's greatest teacher said, "Wisdom is proven by actions." What kind of family do you want? School? Neighborhood? Church? State? Nation? Pray for wisdom. Be the change you seek. Past actions predict future results. The world's greatest teacher said, "Wisdom is proven by actions." Matthew 11. 16  “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other  children ,   17  and say, ‘We played ...

 7.17- Show up and shut up. How does one help other people who are in deep grief? Imagine what happens when two students in your school who are some the best humans are killed in a train wreck between the school and a quick lunch drive to their home. This happened in my town in 1960. How do you help? Go to the home and do the dishes. Bring over a baked pie. Go take garbage bags to their house and pick up all the trash in the house and yard. Dust. Strip bedding. Wash bedding at your own home. Get dry cleaning done. Polish shoes. Sweep or swiffer floors. Cook or buy food to have at the home for days or weeks. Rinse and repeat. I heard a story yesterday about a childess couple who were extremely shy and quiet people. They helped each other to be more aligned with God and serve by baking and giving pie when families lost a family member. Show up. Shut up. John 11. 11  Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.   2...

 7.16- On this date in 1993, early morning of July 8, 1993 my dad's heart stopped beating. He had experienced a successful hip replacement surgery and the following early morning it was over. But it was not over. He didn't die for another 21 years. The doctors and nurses brought in heart paddles and got his heart going again. How I appreciate those next 21 years. He was able to be there for all of us and enjoy a bunch of more great years of bringing joy and encouragement and support to mom and the kids, grandkids and friends and bought a boat load of free lunches and dinners at Dairy Queen for a lot of us. God didn't give up. The doctors and nurses didn't give up and dad didn't give up. My sibs, 88 and 81 are still going strong. My older first cousins have not given up my younger first cousins have not given up. I admire them. I don't think if our physical heart and spiritual heart is beating that we should give up. Let's go out and shock the spiritual...