October 26, 2005
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Dear Friends,
One can hardly believe that it is the end of October…
Time seems to be passing by so quickly, and yet there are moments which it seems like time does not move fast enough.
I am learning to “Cherish the Moments” because once a day is gone, it will never come back again! Just thinking about that makes me feel very convicted indeed! How many times I have talked back to my parents, become frustrated with one of my brothers, helped with cleaning/chores with a complaining attitude, becoming focused on my schedule and my priorities vs. my family’s. How often I have regretted my daily decisions at the end of the day… it keeps me humble to constantly be reminded that I cannot make any changes in myself with out the power of Christ and the Holy Spirit in my heart!
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:13-14
Several years ago, when Dad would come tuck us children in bed, he would ask us this question: ”How have you honored and glorified the Lord today?” So many times I would struggle to name something specific that I could remember deliberately glorifying the Lord that day! Some days I would have a “good deed” or someway I encouraged somebody…I was able to answer Dad in confidence that night! But, how that memory has constantly reminded me that what I do each day should glorify the Lord and eternity! As a Christian my words and actions should always speak of Jesus Christ! Of course I have done a lot of “growing in the Lord” since Dad used to ask us that question. But the fact still remains that the reason the Lord created mankind was for His glory! Kingdom work is the only work which matters eternally…. souls are the only thing that will pass from this world to the next! Isn’t it so easy to get caught up in the “worries and cares of today” or even the “worries and cares of our future?”
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Matthew 6:25-27
The more I have thought about it the more I realize that my worrying over anything will not change the outcome! My Father already knows what will happen before I even can think it… therefore why worry? I think it is being human, but it is so comforting to know that the Lord is in control of all circumstances and that I can trust Him with my future since He loves me even more than I love myself and besides He has already been there!
“What have you done to honor and glorify the Lord today?”
Thoughtfully, Kristi
Comments (6)
Hey Kristi,I like your new look to.How do you get smily faces on your comments?
YA it is a bummer but there will be show to push so I guess the money flow will still be open for me.
Are you going to go to the Roy’s cookout on Monday?
Thank you for the encouragement. It seems so often that I make up my mind each night before I go to sleep to try to do something more to glorify God the next day, and yet the next night before I fall asleep I can’t think of anything I did that was different. And I worry a lot. Thank you for reminding me to keep putting my faith in Him. He has a plan, and His plan is beautiful!
~Brittany
Hey try to get Chris to update.
I know this seems inpossible,but Douglas updated Deanna’s blog.(WOW)