Daily Positive Thread for Tuesday

gloriajean — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:26:38 GMT

Hello my friends! Beautiful weather today!! Good for no rain!! We've had too much rain lately, we can sure use sunny days!! More rain coming this week yet, anyway!! My blessings today - had my sister here overnight again last night, she brought apple kuchen so we had that for breakfast. She has such a bad infected toe, that it's hard for her to walk, and no shoes would be painless for her, so this morning Linus took her to a shoe place that helps people like her and she got a good pair of shoes that fits well, without pain and she was sooooo happy!!!! Velcro straps too and she loves that!!! I was so happy she found a good pair of shoes, she goes to the foot doctor in a few weeks for her appointment. It's so sad they have to wait so long for appointments with the specialist. It was a joy having her here, you sure could never tell she is 91 years old!!! Tomorrow is car shopping day for Darla - please pray she finds just the right one for her that will be good for her back.

We cannot go back and have a new start, but we can start now

and have a new ending. Lord, this present moment is so powerful

in my life. Guide me to use it wisely.

Scripture for the day:

"It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that

I have spoken to you are spirit and life." ~John 6:63

Meditation for the day:

Our lives are God's gift. We use our lives to train our souls. This

life we live is not so much for the body as for the spirit. We often

choose the way of life that best suits the body, not the way that best

suits the spirit. God wants us to choose what suits the spirit as well

as the body. When we accept this belief, a wonderful molding of charter

is the result. When we reject it and God's purpose for our life is

frustrated, our

spiritual progress is delayed. Our souls are being trained by the good

we choose. Thus the purpose of our lives is being accomplished as we

choose good.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may choose what is good for my spirit. I pray that I may

realize God's purpose for my life and choose good.

One God in Three Persons:

Jesus said to Nicodemus: "God loved the world so much that He gave His only

Son."

One God in Three Persons

During Eastertide much of the focus in the liturgy is on the risen Christ

and last Sunday Eastertide concluded with the commemoration of the coming of

the Holy Spirit. Today´s celebration embraces God in all three persons. It

was during the Middle Ages that this Sunday became widely observed as a

separate feast.

PERSONAL PRAYER

Lord our God, you revealed yourself to our ancestors, the Jewish people as a

God of love and compassion.

In giving your Son you showed the depth of that love and revealed to us what

your call for all of humanity is.

In sending your Spirit you showed yet again your wonderful care for the

human race and at the same time enable us to address you as Father, Son and

Spirit.

This is the name in which we are all baptized and which we pray that we may

praise you for all eternity.

We ask this, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, true and living for ever

and ever. Amen.

Food for Thought:

STANDING FIRM

By Rich McLawhorn

Jun 7, 2009

You see it all the time. People achieve success, and then their

personal lives seem to fall apart. As someone once said, success has

made failures of many men. But does that have to happen?

The September 1996 issue of Standing Firm magazine contains a great

story about Bobby Bowden. Bowden is head football coach for Florida

State University. His team's winning record places him near the top in

wins among active coaches at the Division I level. Bowden's record of

successes in bowl games is the highest winning percentage in NCAA

history. So he is successful in his chosen career. Whether you are a

fan of F.S.U. or not, you have to admit

that Bowden is a successful coach.

But there is more to Bowden than the statistics you read in the sports

pages. He is a man of faith, and makes no apologies for that. During

his team's Friday evening meetings before their Saturday games, Bowden

uses valuable time for team devotionals, which he leads. As for his

ongoing leadership of the team's staff, each day he meets with his

staff for devotions and prayer prior to their regular staff meetings.

Each year, Bowden takes his entire team to a predominantly black

church for worship. The following Sunday, he takes the team to a

predominantly white church. There is no deception involved--he writes

a letter to each athlete's parents or guardian to tell them about the

church visits and obtain their approval. "I'm trying to show these

kids that they are accepted in church whether they are white or

black," Bowden said.

So what is the point of this and the many other ways Bowden walks his

walk of faith? Bowden says, "I want to show these kids that you can be

a Christian, you can be a God-fearing man, you can abide by the rules,

and you can still be successful."

How Does This Apply to Our Lives?

A number of social commentators have asked the questions, "Where are

our heroes?" and "Where are the role models for today's youth?" That

is because we constantly read about people who were considered heroes,

but turned out to be villains who compromised their values and broke

the rules. Is it necessary to compromise your values to make it in

life? Bowden's story shows that it is not. No, Bowden is not perfect.

But there is a core to his life. Bowden stands firm in his beliefs--

and is successful. What is the difference between the Bobby Bowden's

of the world, and others? Simply put, some people are like onions.

They have no core, just layers. And when you peel away all the layers,

nothing is left. Don't glorify the "onions" of the world. Instead,

lift up people like Bowden--men and women with a core to their lives,

who exhibit integrity and faith. Help them touch others. Encourage

them. Pray for them. Finally, build and strengthen your own core.

Start by placing your trust and confidence totally in God. Trusting in

God does not guarantee you worldly success or great riches, but the

Bible teaches that something far more important will result, blessings

from God.

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in

him." Job 17:9

"Drink Plenty of Water"

I've heard it. I've read it. As long as I have been running, it's

always been the same message: "drink plenty of water."

All along most race courses are water stations, and most runners slow

down to drink a cup of cool water. Keeping your water level up is critical

when you run. If you get slightly dehydrated, you will not run well. If you

get moderately dehydrated, you will become disoriented. If you get

seriously dehydrated, you can die. It's serious business.

The first year I ran was 1991, and I was inexperienced (also younger,

slimmer, stupider, etc.) I passed water stop after water stop,

occasionally drinking a swallow or two. I felt good, and I wasn't going to

waste

precious seconds drinking water, even though it was a hot, humid day.

Big mistake. As I neared the final mile, I "hit the wall." My energy

level dropped to zero, I began having to walk some, and I realized I would

have to work hard just to finish. I did make it across the line, but only

with

a tremendous headache and hardly enough energy to walk. It was not much

fun.

I learned an important lesson that year. Stopping for water doesn't

actually slow you down. In fact, you will run a better race if you do drink

water. The bottom line is that your body is simply not designed to function

without water.

In the same way, your spiritual stamina depends on stopping for regular

drinks of "spiritual water." The dilemma for busy believers is finding

time to invest in reading the Word and meeting with God in prayer. Like the

runner intent on reaching the finish line, we tend to put off those

regular drinks of water until we are totally parched.

But in the long run, you will run a better race if you will stop for

spiritual water. In fact, finishing the Christian race at all may

depend on it. And runners who don't ever slow down to take a drink often

stumble

off the course far short of the finish line.

In this year's race, I saw a man become dehydrated just a mile from the

finish. Strangely, he didn't seem to recognize that anything was wrong.

He was swaying from side to side as he walked, mumbling over and over,

"I'm fine. I'm fine." He was so disoriented that he didn't even recognize

his own sick condition.

If you let yourself become spiritually dehydrated, you may not even be

able to recognize it. Stop today to drink some cool "living water." For

serious runners, it's a must.

"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried

out, saying, 'If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He

who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, From his innermost being

shall flow rivers of living water.'" John 7:37-38

Mark Phillips

TIMES OF REFRESHING

When I linger in Your presence,

All my wants and wishes cease.

From the toiling of a long day

Comes refreshing, comes release.

Gone the little disappointments

And the things which brought me pain.

In Your presence I find solace,

Strength to cope when hope seems vain.

You're aware of every struggle

From my doubts You set me free,

And the time becomes more precious

Which I spend on bended knee.

~ Regina Wiencek ~

CHORES

Author Unknown

Monday - Wash Day Lord, help me to wash away all my selfishness and

vanity, so I may serve you with perfect humility through the week

ahead.

Tuesday - Ironing Day Dear Lord, help me to iron out all the wrinkles

of prejudice I have collected through the years so that I may see the

beauty in others.

Wednesday - Mending Day O God, help me to mend my ways so I will not

set bad example for others.

Thursday - Cleaning Day Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all the many

faults I have been hiding in the secret corners of my heart.

Friday - Shopping Day O God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may

purchase eternal happiness for myself and all others in need of love.

Saturday - Cooking Day Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of

brotherly love and serve it with clean, sweet bread of human kindness.

Sunday - The Lord's Day O God, I have prepared my house for you.

Please come into my heart as my honored guest so I may spend the day

and the rest of my life in your presence.

May God's peace and joy be yours

and stay with you throughout each day;

May you walk in faith believing that

all good things He sends your way.

May you never cease to thank Him

for the blessings you've received;

May your faith keep on increasing

more than when you first believed.

May you find some time each and

every day to study His word and

pray;

Faithfulness is necessary to follow

closely in His pathway.

The rewards He gives are plentiful

when we give to Him our all;

And we know the answers to our

prayers will come when on His name

we call!

We have His blessed assurance when

we put in Him our trust;

And we know when God is with us,

no one can stand against us!

~Helen Johnson~

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