Among Friends

[gloriajean]

Hello my friends!  Hope you all are having a good Friday!  May you all have many blessings to share with us.  Mine today would be our weather, nice and peaceful, just finished a wonderful rib dinner - to tender and tasty - thanks be to God for providing our food.  How are you all adapting to the new boards?  Me, not so good yet - I just keep plugging along.  This definitely is harder than the other changes. All the more to learn, right?  Praying for you all, thanks for your prayers for us.

Deal with the shortcomings of those around you as gently as you would

your own.  Lord, help me to treat others as I want to be treated.

S C R I P T U R E   F O R   T H E   D A Y  

"Peter approached Jesus and asked him,  'Lord, if my brother sins
against me, how often must I forgive?  As many as seven times?'  Jesus
answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times."
~Matthew 18:21-22

M E D I T A T I O N   F O R   T H E   D A Y  

When we call on God in prayer to help us overcome weakness, sorrow,
pain, discord and conflict, God never fails in some way to answer our
appeal. When we are in need of strength for ourselves or for the help of
some other person we can call on God in prayer.  The power we need can
come simply, naturally, and forcefully.  We can pray to God not only
when we need help, but also just to commune with God.  The spirit of
prayer can alter an atmosphere from one of discord to one of
reconciliation.  It can raise the quality of thought and word and bring
order out of chaos.

P R A Y E R   F O R   T H E   D A Y  

I pray that I may bring peace where there is discord.  I pray that I may
bring conciliation where there is conflict.

All You'll Ever Need.........

How can you forget that you're blessed?
I've given you a heart to love with.
I've given you two lips to smile with.
I've given you two hands and everything you need to make your dreams come true.
I've given you happy memories to warm your heart.
I've given you red roses to inspire love and romance.
I've given you white daisies so that you could escape to pleasant dreams.
I've given you the song of hummingbirds so that you can remember the beauty of life all around you.
I've given you beaches, brooks, golden sand and blue skies to ease your worries.
I've given you a sky full of stars and moonlight, so that you would strive to reach far come the dawn.
I've given you long and lazy summer days to revive your spirit and an inner peace that only come with the first snowfall. I've given you all you'll ever need in life because I've given you my love.
 Love God

[gloriajean]

June 19 - Jesus Calling

“I AM THE FIRM FOUNDATION on which you can dance and sing and celebrate My Presence.  This is My high and holy calling for you; receive it as a precious gift.  Glorifying and enjoying Me is a higher priority than maintaining a tidy, structured life.  Give up your striving to keep everything under control – an impossible task and a waste of precious energy. 

My guidance for each of My children is unique.  That’s why listening to Me is so vital for your well-being.  Let Me prepare you for the day that awaits you and point you in the right direction.  I am with you continually, so don’t be intimidated by fear.  Though it stalks you, it cannot harm you, as long as you cling to My hand.  Keep your eyes on Me, enjoying Peace in My Presence.”

Psalm 5:11 – But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.  Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 

Ephesians 3:20-21 – Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. 

Jude 24:25 – To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 

Joshua 1:5 – No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

WHAT'S IN YOUR SPONGE?
Author Unknown


There are 5 sponges laying on your kitchen counter top. Each member of
your  family has been cleaning up different areas of your home, but
all the  sponges look the same. You are curious as to what was cleaned
in your home,  but you can't tell by looking...they all look the
same....so what do you do?

You squeeze each sponge to see what comes out. As you squeeze the
first  sponge, you see that cola comes out, and so you decide that
someone cleaned  the kitchen with that one. Upon squeezing the second
sponge, you find tub and tile cleaner - that one was used to clean the
bathroom.

Next, in the third sponge, you find motor oil -- hubby was cleaning
the garage!

In the fourth sponge, baby powder puffs out when it is squeezed -- yep
the baby's nursery was done with that one!

And finally, in the last one, is floor wax -- that was the one you
used on the hall floor!

As you lay the last one down, you look again at their similarity - and
they all look the same until they're squeezed.

Christians are the same way. As life squeezes us, different things
come out - anger from one, a need for revenge from another, tears from
one, remorse from yet another - also greed, untruth, lust - and
finally, from one saint,  pours forth the love of Christ.
Just like the sponge, we can only squeeze out what is put in - stay in
the Word daily, and be in continuous prayer, so that when life puts
the squeeze  on you (and it WILL), Jesus, and Jesus ALONE will shine
forth from you!

Have a blessed, squeaky clean day!

[AnikaBrodie]

Congratulations Gloriajean.  I knew you would master this new forum process with persistence along with trial and error.    I love your "daily positive threads" and I'm glad they will continue.

[LIG1]

[gloriajean]

Thank you much Anika and Julie for your enouragment which I really needed.  It was much easier to put this thread out tonight and I praise God for that!!  I love Pope Francis too!!

[lovestopaint]

Gloria, happy to see the thread.

It's a shame you can't get it all on one post like it used to be, but we are so happy to have it , we love it no matter how it gets on here.

Maybe the Q will get it straightened out eventually.

Blessings to all.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

[gloriajean]

Harlene - thanks! Yes, I think it'll work out.  Tonight I didn't even try to get it all on one, but I did two at a time and that worked great!!! Maybe I can, I just didn't try tonight.  Pasting is ctrl and v. That's what works for me.

Thanks for coming back!

[LIG1]

[gloriajean]

Ahh Julie!! How sweet of you to say that!!! You are certainly my blessing too and you are a blessing to alot more people here!!    Keep remembering that.

[HeresLucy]

Good evening, everyone

I thought I'd post in living color! lol

The other day I just gave up trying to post. Kept getting a message that no posting was allowed for the time being, something like that. I tried at different times of the day, finally just gave up. 

It's been busy around here the past couple of days since the grandsons are out of school for the summer. I can't seem to get a thing done when they are here, that's my excuse! lol

Gloria, it looks like you've got the hang of things, I guess we all have to learn something new, keeps us on our toes if nothing else. 

Well, not much more to say, I'll just hush and hope that you all have a peaceful and restful night. 

I came back to add that as I hit "post", I got an error message telling me that my HTML whatevers had been removed. I've no idea what that means and didn't know I had them! lol  Looks like all is well the 2nd time around.