Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

 7.20- I must remember to be careful with words when people go through suffering.  Job had friends who tormented him with words.  There os so many reasons that people suffer and we are not able to know for sure. Sometimes if can be a result of a choice. But it may be to display the power of God. It may be teach someone how to be a gentle helper. 'We son't know.  Let us pray and be silent unless the person describes it from their own point of view. Job 19 19  Then Job replied: 2  “How long will you torment me      and crush me with words?

 7.19- Last night I watched and very successful athlete who had be training for the Olympis extend a blessing to a man who had car jacked him and shot him i the gut.  It nearly cost him his life.  It cost him his chance at the Olympics. It ripped through his colon.  It nicked his spinal nerve.  He could Not feel his leg for a long time.  Weeks of rehab.  He said in court to the man who shot him. I have nothing to say to the man who shat me that I bless him and pray the best for him. Forgiveness.  The teacher made it a part of the perfect prayer.  Humans have an independent, rebellious nature.  Tell us not to do something and we are curious to do it.  So we need forgiveness from our loving creator and he has given the sacrifice that is necessary to provide grace, mercy and peace to his children.  Then he expects us to extend forgiveness to each other.  This doesn't mean that the matter is realeased from the local laws or th...

 7.18- George Matheson Was a minister in Glasglow Scotland. He was engaged to be married. He went blind and she left him. He was cared for by his sister for twenty years but she fell in love and left him to be married. He went to be alone with God and in five minutes these words were given to him. 1. O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be.2. O Light that follows all my way, I yield my flick'ring torch to thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in thy sunshine's blaze its day May brighter, fairer be.3. O Joy that seekest me thru' pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the rainbow thru' the rain And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be.4. O cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from thee; I lay in dust life's glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be. Romans 5 5  Therefo...

 7.17- In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face While the storms howl above me, and there's no hiding place 'Mid the crash of the thunder, precious Lord, hear my cry Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by … 'Til the storm passes over, 'til the thunder sounds no more 'Til the clouds roll forever from the sky Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by … Many times Satan whispered, "There is no need to try For there's no end of sorrow, there's no hope by and by" But I know Thou art with me, and tomorrow I'll rise Where the storms never darken the skies … 'Til the storm passes over, 'til the thunder sounds no more 'Til the clouds roll forever from the sky Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Thomas Mosie Lister Matthew 14. 22  Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and...

 7.16- When we find ourselves in a position that has limits and boundaries start to think how to effectively work in our limlits. Be humble. Be gentle with others and yourself. Be patient. Bear with people who don't understand. Push and pray for unity. Stay rooted in what is for sure true. Speaking the truth in love. Use words that build up. Ephesians 4 29  Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.   30  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.   31  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.   32  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

 7.15- You have a unique gift that has given you. When you do that it makes people happy, you happy and your creator happy. There is no one else who can contibute exactly what you can. It's a work built just for you. Trust God and he will carry it out in you by his strength. You will add great joy everywhere you go. 1 Peter 4 7  The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.   8  Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.   9  Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.   10  Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.   11  If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus ...

 7.14- We have dreams of first best for our lives. We live a while and don't get them. We adapt to work on second best and realize that first best wouldn't have been best for us. Then we are grateful and get deep joy from God's grace, mercy and peace. Then instead of getting what we want, we are being trained to want what we get. 2 Corinthians 12   8  Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.   9  But he said to me,  “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.   10  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

 7.13- "I was floating on my mattress. My mattress carried me. Then I floated to a wall, then a tree. I grabbed held me for hours. At daylight I was rescued by firemen. I lost everything but my faith. Love family and friends. I was saved by prayer." Flood survivor. Psalm 107 Psalm 107 1  Give thanks to the  Lord , for he is good;      his love endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the  Lord  tell their story—      those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3  those he gathered from the lands,      from east and west, from north and south. [ a ] 4  Some wandered in desert wastelands,      finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5  They were hungry and thirsty,      and their lives ebbed away. 6  Then they cried out to the  Lord  in their trouble,      and he deliv...