Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:03:59 GMT

Hello my friends! Today's blessings are my dear husband home with me - he was out working in the garage today, and plans on building a new Arbor for our back yard. The old one wore out and he'll savage some wood from it to build the new one. He loves doing this kind of thing. He built Lori's Arbor when she first bought her house. Got a blessing call from my sister, Erma, who's in a Nursing Home - she has Parkinson's - she called to wish me a Happy Easter. She's going to her daughter's for Easter. She never talks much but it was good to visit with her for a short time. When Lori had her eye surgery we went there to the Nursing Home to visit her and see her new room there, it's right by the window! Then the next day she got to come to my other sister, Ethel's, for the sister get together for the birthdays. That was March 16th. Hope you all are having a blessed Holy Week!

In life it is those that persevere that will succeed. Lord, every day is a

fresh beginning.

With You, I will come closer to my goals each day if only I don't give up

and quit.

Scripture for the day:

"Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy,

and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk,

so that by it you may grow into salvation--if indeed you have tasted that

the Lord is good." ~1 Peter 2:1-3

Meditation for the day:

I can remember that in spiritual matters I am only an instrument. It is not

mine to decide how or when I am to act. God can plan all spiritual matters.

It is up to me to make myself fit to do God's work. All that hinders my

spiritual activity can be eliminated. I can depend on God for all the

strength I need to overcome those faults which are blocks. I can keep myself

fit, so that God can use me as a channel for God's spirit.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that my selfishness may not hinder my progress in spiritual matters.

I pray that I may be a good instrument for God to work with.

Take Up Your Cross

Take up your cross, the Savior said,

If you would my disciple be;

Deny yourself, the world forsake,

And humbly follow after me.

Take up your cross, let not its weight

Fill your weak spirit with alarm;

His strength shall bear your heart and nerve your arm.

Take up your cross then in his strength,

And ev’ry danger calmly brave,

To guide you to a better home,

And vict’ry over death and grave.

Take up your cross and follow Christ,

Nor think till death to lay it down;

For only he who bears the cross

May hope to wear the glorious crown.

To you, great Lord, the One in three,

All praise for evermore ascend;

O grant us here below to see

The heav’nly life that knows no end.

by Charles William Everest

Food for Thought:

DOES GOD STILL SPEAK TO HIS PEOPLE?

Author Unknown

A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor had

shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice.

The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to His

people?"

After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and

they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how

God had led them in different ways.

It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home.

Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, "God.. If you still speak

to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."

As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest

thought, stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out

loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started on toward

home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man

thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and

how little Samuel ran to Eli.

"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk." It didn't seem

like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk.

He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward

home. As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, "Turn down

that street."

This is crazy he thought and drove on pass the intersection. Again, he

felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next

intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly,

he said out loud, "Okay, God, remember I....He drove several blocks,

when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb

and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't

the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either.

The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the

people were already in bed.

Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the

house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was

dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were

already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the

car seat.

"Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up,

they are going to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like

he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door, "Okay

God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the

milk. If you want me to

look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that

will count for something but if they don't answer right away, I am out

of here." He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear

some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you

want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The

man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he

just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't

seem to happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is

it?" The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought

this to you." The man took the milk and rushed

down a hall way speaking loudly in Spanish. Then from down the hall

came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was

following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears

streaming down his face. The man began speaking, speaking and half

crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we

ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just

praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk."

His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I asked him to send an Angel with

some. Are you an Angel?" The young man reached into his wallet and

pulled out all the money he had on him and put in the man's hand. He

turned and walked back towards his car and the tears were streaming

down his face.

He knew that God still answers prayers and that God still speaks to

His people.

Prayer for Generosity

Teach us to be generous, good Lord; teach us to serve You as You deserve; to

give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil

and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for any reward save that

of knowing we do Your will.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

hsawaknow — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:04:06 GMT

Hi gloria I hope you and your sister enjoyed your company and have a lovely easter. Ths you for your love and support. Felicia

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

phluphy — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:38:53 GMT

Thank you Gloriajean, A Blessed Easter to you and your family.

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Bobbi sue — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:14:26 GMT

Blessings....

I have an eye appointment today. Please pray that Jesus will get me there and back home safely. Thank you...

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

Cakers1 — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:04:49 GMT

Hello Gloriajean, Felicia, Bobbisue, phluphy, and all who will post later.

I can't believe it's almost Easter!

Just for today, I will be happy knowing that there are people who care.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:15:18 GMT

Hello my friends!! You can always find love and support here! Thanks for posting, and Cakers, I, too, can hardly believe it's almost Easter with all the snow we got today, about six inches or more already - Linus is out plowing and so are the neighbors!! Bobbiesue, how was your eye appointment?

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