I have been doing a lot of reading lately ~~~ I know you have just fallen over and are grasping your chest; because most that have known me for any length of time know I went through school and most of college without reading a single book. In High School I did a book report on a book title I made up and did the report all made up as well. I got a "B" on it due to some spelling and grammar errors; you have to remember, when I was in school we used these things called "typewriters" (google it, they did exist!) we did not have red or green squiggly lines under words or spell check!!
I was given a book by a friend the other day call My Utmost for His Highest. It is a book of daily devotions and a message that you can study what is in your heart.
One that got me thinking was titled Leave room for God. Based on Galatians 1:15 ~~ "When it pleased God...." Are we making room for God to work in our lives? To sanctify us? What if God walked into your next business meeting, your conversation with a friend or family member, while you ignored something that He wanted you to do or say??
What I learned from this was I do not make God enough "elbow room" in my life. I have schedules, appointments, chores, etc to keep, but I have not "scheduled" time to allow God to come and go through me as He desires.
Kind of makes me think ~~~~ where are my priorities set??
Scalise
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Blessed
What does it mean to be "blessed"? Is it money, a big house, having employment ~~~~?
Websters definition is: held in reverence, honored in worship, bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune, or enjoying happiness; specifically: enjoying the bliss of heaven.
I say I am a blessed man because I have a wife that loves me, two grown sons, two wonderful daughter in laws; I say "I now have two daughters that have husbands" :-) two grandchildren and two more on the way. I can add to that I also have two dogs, so I am considered the "A" typical family. This all could fall into the part of the definition, "held in reverence, bringing pleasure, contentment"because my life does.
What about "enjoying the bliss of heaven"? What does that entail? I have my own thoughts on this matter but I would like to hear yours as well!
Post comments and lets talk about this item of being blessed!
Scalise
Websters definition is: held in reverence, honored in worship, bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune, or enjoying happiness; specifically: enjoying the bliss of heaven.
I say I am a blessed man because I have a wife that loves me, two grown sons, two wonderful daughter in laws; I say "I now have two daughters that have husbands" :-) two grandchildren and two more on the way. I can add to that I also have two dogs, so I am considered the "A" typical family. This all could fall into the part of the definition, "held in reverence, bringing pleasure, contentment"because my life does.
What about "enjoying the bliss of heaven"? What does that entail? I have my own thoughts on this matter but I would like to hear yours as well!
Post comments and lets talk about this item of being blessed!
Scalise
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