Refreshing along the way

Two things stand out to me,or at least got me thinking seriously today: 1.The caption Learning from Others from Michelle's blog A quiet,gracious life and 2.An article that I saw on http://hwaitah.blogspot.com titled " What Are You Becoming In Your Pursuits. Behold and Beware! " Learning from Others got me thinking that God blessed me with so many friends who despite being people of normal human nature have excellent traits that I dont seem to possess myself.Some of the most outstanding traits are encouraging, appreciating--speaking well in general,people who are quiet and humble,they not only talk but do excessive listening as well. That does teach me something I ought to have more of. These are going to be few of my goals as I write on them next. The second one came as a surprise as I was blog hopping and came accross this article on the blog ( http://hwaitah.blogspot.com ) titled WHAT DIRECTION. The writer of the blog has put forth interesting thoughts on goal set...

Today in our family devotions we read Exodus Chapter 2. Jochebed was a remarkable woman of faith.She placed her child in a basket made of reeds and trusted God to protect her baby in a river full of crocodiles,hippos and other predators.God led the basket to the right place~~~the destiny He had for the child. Hebrews 11:23 says," By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict." No matter how our circumstances may seem,God is in control of you and your children.The Lord says in Isaiah that our children will be taught by the Lord and what the Lord says, the word He speaks out will not return to Him void. So place your trust in God for little things and God will bless you with bigger things.

Of late I have kind of swirved into an emotional turmoil. My empty mind became a workshop for the enemy.Its amazing how the mind wanders and wonders if it is not rooted in God and does not derive strength from God.However Rocky had a good word for me few days ago and that is to FOCUS. Focus on: 1.I belong to God and He loves me. 2.I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 3.My God is richly able to supply ALL I need and He holds and knows my future. 4.My Father in Heaven never forsakes me nor withholds his tender mercies. 5.I am a conqueror. 6.He makes all my crooked paths straight. 7.He calls me His beloved.The Lord is mine and I am His, His banner over me is Love. 8.The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. More on Focussing: Recently I heard from Joyce Meyer on the television that we ought to focus more on the strengths that God has planted in us than the weaknesses we have.God perfects our strengths in our weaknesses. Now this is something I need to chew on everyda...

Last night I was telling the story of Job to my kids and as I was finishing I told that God gave Job double for his trouble.He doubled everything he had earlier.So my children asked did they have 14 children then.I said, he must have had.Then my 8 yr old asked me, "Mom, did he also get 2 wives?"

Of late,I have come to know that It is not in man's hands to give me what I need.Its useless to expect a promotion or something that we deserve by rights from man. Every blessing comes from God alone. That has never been more truer in my life. Good or bad, God is with me all the time. God was in my past, He is in my present and He is in my future...and when He is with me,I lack nothing. Matthew 28:20 "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." He has promised me a wonderful future and what He said He will do,He will keep His word. 2 Corinthians 1:20 "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God ." One excellent quote by a fellow blogger at memyselfandmercy.blogspot.com(She is an excellent blogger and I like her writings): God sends JUST. WHAT. I. NEED....JUST. IN. TIME.

First Lady Michelle Obama on relationships: Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it’s, Who are you as a person? That’s the advice I would give to women: Don’t look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn’t know. And, more important, how does he treat you? When you’re dating a man, you should always feel good. You should never feel less than. You should never doubt yourself. You shouldn’t be in a relationship with somebody who doesn’t make you completely happy and make you feel whole. And if you’re in that relationship and you’re dating, then my advice is, don’t get married. Get out of it and find that person that brings you complete and utter joy with who you are at the moment. I agree with her totally and few years ago Professor Randy Pausch said to the same effect in his famous "Last Lecture". "When it comes to men who are...

Things that I have taught my children today: Great is thy faithfulness Great is thy faithfulness Morning by morning new mercies I see All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me. So goes a famous hymn.I told my children today how God provides and we have to acknowledge and give thanks to every little thing or big thing he gives us.Every morning,He blesses us with new mercies and for every mercy we should be thankful. Health,good schools,good teachers and parents,paper and pencils, books and beds,etc all are part of God's mercies every day, so we need to be thankful to Him. Today I also told my children of a lady who is a church friend and she told me today that she did not get pay checks for five years and one day as she was praying and going she heard God say, "its not the pay check that provides for you, its me". I was so humbled by her simple words and I told my children that we should always acknowledge God for everything. Patriar...