Daily Positive Thread for Friday, July 24th, 2015

gloriajean — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:57:33 GMT

Hello my friends! Hope your day was a good one and positive! Mine was - sometimes we just have to make it positive, don't we? It didn't start out that way, but turned out well in the end. Saturday is our Family Reunion and I'll be busy tomorrow - I will make a cauliflower/brocolli salad for it. First grocery shopping - in the afternoon a second showing, hoping and praying this will be the last showing and we'll get an offer. It'll be soon, I just know it! Thanks for all your prayers!

Forget what you have done for others and remember what they have done for you.

Lord, a gift is given freely with no expection. May I become a truly giving person.

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

"But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my
refuge, to tell of all your works." ~Psalm 73:28

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

"God is our refuge and underneath are God's everlasting arms."
Sheltering arms express the loving protection of God's spirit. In our
troubles and difficulties, we need nothing so much as a refuge, a place
to relax where we can lay down our burdens and get relief from our
cares. We can say to
ourselves: "God is my refuge." We can say it until its truth sinks into
our very souls. We can say it until we know it and are sure of it.
Nothing can seriously upset us or make us afraid, if God truly is our
refuge.

P R A Y E R   F O R   T H E   D A Y

I pray that I may go each day to God as a refuge until fear goes and
peace and security come. I pray that I may feel deeply secure in the
haven of God's spirit.

THE CARBOHYDRATE DIET

By Marion Smith

Mark 14:22 He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it. He gave it to

His disciples.

Diets, diets, diets… so many to choose from, so few afford long term

success. Should I go with a high protein diet, a fruit and vegetable

diet, a carbohydrate diet, or perhaps the Blimpie diet? Each author

of his diet book professes his particular diet will do the trick for

you, and you will retain lasting results.

I began to think about the high carbohydrate diet as the

minister gave his children’s sermon recently. He removed a variety of

breads from a grocery sack, discussing each one with the children.

There were hamburger buns, ritz crackers, white bread and ghramn

crackers. He discussed how often we eat these products daily, and tied

in the fact that Jesus said “I am the bread of life”. Perhaps we

should think of Jesus each time we eat these carbs. I began to think

further, recalling the variety and types of bread products available.

There are white, rye, whole grain, 7 grain, whole wheat, and

pumpernickel breads. There are crackers and rolls galore- the grocery

isle is full of them.

I began to think how Jesus said, I am the bread of life.

There are so many varieties of bread, so how does this correlate with

Jesus’ statement? I believe that Jesus lives in each Christian today,

and we are all in His body. The variety of types of breads reminds me

of the variety of denominations, the individual manner in which we

worship, the diversity skin colors, and ethnic values within this body

of Christ. God may use a person from one denomination or another to

speak to my heart, to awaken my spirit, or to light my spiritual

fire.

God also uses other means to feed us spiritually, and

those ways remind me of the buns and crackers I saw this morning.

Reading the Bible, attending worship services, going to Bible studies,

and praying are a few of these methods.

Jesus’ spiritual carbohydrate diet is the one I know which

will give us lasting sustenance. God is the author of this diet, and

His Word comes to us in Holy Scripture.

I hope my own personal spiritual carbohydrate diet is filled with a

variety of breads, rolls and crackers. I believe it is the way God

wants it to be.

I will never look at the bread isle of the grocery store or put a bite

in my mouth that I will not remember Jesus’ words… “I am the bread of

life.”

FRIENDSHIP

However strange or unique--
friends are given to us as gifts from God--

When a friend rejects a friend, they also reject the gift.

When we Thank God for a good friend--we ask him to guide us in that friendship.

Sometimes God sees fit to take some friends away for our own good and so they reject us ...losing a friend can be just as a scar from a sword or a burn--especially one dear to heart.

In my lifetime I have had many a friends but also many parted.

When a friend dies and passes on to Heaven we know that we will meet again.

A friend disposed of -- by meanness or hurt is never retrieved.

Those whom God has given the gift of friendship must thank him for that--whether short or long friends.

Many a friend I have thanked God for that I will never see again if they reject God and God's laws later in the future... there is absolutely nothing I can do about that but pray for them to return to God.

Better to lose a friend than to lose one's ticket to heaven.

The Jesus Prayer

O my Divine Savior, transform me into yourself.
May my hands be the hands of Jesus.
May my tongue be the tongue of Jesus,
Grant that every faculty of my body may serve only to glorify you.
Above all, transform my soul and all its powers,
that my memory, my will and my affections
may be the memory, the will and the affections of Jesus.
I pray you to destroy in me all that is not you.
Grant that I may live but in you and for you,
and that I may truly say with St. Paul:
"I live, now not I, but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2:20).

July 23 - Jesus Calling

I am the Light of the world. Men crawl through their lives cursing the darkness, but all the while I am shining brightly. I desire each of My followers to be a Light-bearer. The Holy Spirit who lives in you can shine from your face, making Me visible to people around you. Ask My Spirit to live through you, as you wind your way through this day. Hold My hand in joyful trust, for I never leave your side. The Light of My Presence is shining upon you. Brighten up the world by reflecting who I am.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
—John 8:12

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
—Matthew 5:14–16

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
—2 Corinthians 3:18

God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
—Exodus 3:14

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday, July 24th, 2015

lovestopaint — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 02:20:35 GMT

I think it will be soon too Gloria.

I sure would like to get that recipe for the cauliflower broccoli salad.

Blessings to all.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday, July 24th, 2015

gloriajean — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:38:33 GMT

Harlene and all who would like the Brocolli and Cauliflower Salad here it is:

Brocolli and Cauliflower Salad

1 head cauliflower

1 head brocolli

1 #bacon - fried and crumbled

8 oz. mozerella cheese

Dressing:

2 cups Mayo

1/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp. vinegar

1/2 cup parmeson cheese

Mix and pour over.

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