Daily Positive Thread for Monday

gloriajean — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:15:48 GMT

Hello my friends! Today's blessings were lots of rest!!! We both had a good nap this afternoon! Eating some things left over from the reunion was a blessing too!! Tomorrow Linus plans on painting some trim on our shed so that's done for our Anniversary, things are looking up - garage is good - he'll just have to do some organizing there yet and all's good. Prayers going for all of you for your intentions! Thanks much for your posts!

Think good and wise thoughts over and over again until you make them

your own. Lord, You have given me a strong foundation and the strength

to stand firm for what I believe.

Scripture for the day:

"Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another

with whatever gift each of you has received." ~1 Peter 4:10

Meditation for the day:

We can try to be thankful for whatever vision we have. We can try to

perform, in the little things, faithful service to God and others. We

can do our small part every day in a spirit of service to God. We can

be doers of God's word, not hearers only. In our daily life we can

try to keep faith with God. Every day can bring a new opportunity to

be of some use. Even when we are tempted to rest or let things go or

to evade the issue, we can make it a habit to meet the issue squarely

as a challenge and not to hold back.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may perform each task faithfully. I pray that I may

meet each issue of life squarely and not hold back.

Food for Thought:

I FOUND JESUS THERE

Author Unknown

The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across

from him. "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your

heart..."

"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.

The surgeon looked up, annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he

continued, "to see how much damage has been done..."

"But when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in there." The

surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly.

"When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and

chest back up and I'll plan what to do next."

"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The

hymns all say He lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."

The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell you what I'll find in your

heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened

vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."

"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives there."

The surgeon left. The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes

from the surgery: "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein,

widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for

cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:" here he paused,

"death within one year."

He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said. "Why?" he

asked aloud.

"Why did You do this? You've put him here; You've put him in this

pain; and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?" The Lord answered

and said, "The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long,

for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be. Here, in My flock,

he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot imagine. His

parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My

flock will continue to grow."

The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter. "You created

that boy, and You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"

The Lord answered,

"The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for he has done his duty:

I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve

another lost lamb."

The surgeon wept.

The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across

from him. The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"

"Yes," said the surgeon.

"What did you find?" asked the boy.

"I found Jesus there," said the surgeon.

Minute Meditation

Seeing God

Seeing God in every moment leads us

to total reliance on God in every moment.

This little way to faith and trust can help us accept ourselves

for who we are, redefine how we see success and failure

and cope with suffering and the sacrifices of daily life.

WHEN I PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER:

I cannot say OUR if I am selfish and do not think of others.

I cannot say FATHER if I do not treat my parents with respect.

I cannot say WHOM ART IN HEAVEN if all I care about are material things.

I cannot say HALLOWED BE THY NAME if I do not say the Lord's name with

reverence.

I cannot say THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE if I am more interested in

the things my own way.

I cannot say ON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN if I am not ready to do His will

here on earth.

I cannot say GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD without being willing to share

what I have with others.

I cannot say FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS

AGAINST US if i hold grudges and will not forgive others.

I cannot say DELIVER US FROM EVIL if I am not willing to walk away from

those things that are wrong and ask the Lord's help through prayer.

I cannot say THINE IS THE KINGDOM if I am not willing to accept God as a

Ruler of my Life.

I cannot say THINE IS THE POWER if I do not remember that my gifts and

talents come from God not from myself.

I cannot say THINE IS THE GLORY if I only seek my own glory and recognition.

I cannot say FOREVER AND EVER if I am only interested in what is happening

in my life right now.

I cannot say AMEN unless I can say "WHATEVER HAPPENS IN MY LIFE, THIS MY

PRAYER."

May the Good Lord bless and keep you.

May His love shine upon you.

May He hold you in the palm of His hand.

(The Lord's Prayer can be found in the bible in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke

11:2-4.)

God used an important divine inspiration to prove to us that our Holy

Scriptures contains truth... God used prophecy; this is the ability predict

the future. Nobody else can do this, because only God is the creator of

time and only God is above time to know what will happen in the future.

The Old Testament was written hundreds, even thousands, of years before the

time of Jesus.

Arguably, the most important prophecy given to us was the prediction that

Jesus will come to earth to save us. There are hundreds of biblical

predictions concerning the birth, life, and death of Jesus in the Old

Testament and which have been realised and confirmed in the New Testament.

Below are just a few of them which you may find familiar...