South Carolina Birds - Bluejay Babies try to get a blackbird to feed them.

 

 

Why does she (he) hate me?

LOOK TO ME

Have you ever had someone who had it in their heart to be offended by you?
No matter what you had to say?
And you felt hurt that someone hates you so much
and with such fierce determination?
When you encounter opposition and mean spirited people,
which you will,  entrust your heart to Him.
He will defend and deliver you.
You do not need to fear another's opinion because you have a powerful God who believes in you.
Others opinion loses its power over you
because God's opinion of you (and of them) has won....

Whether your call is a call of hidden significance 
or public influence,
He will keep you as you trust in Him and He will guard your heart.   
-Your Beautiful Purpose

And then.... 
check your heart and spirit.
Are you the one who is hating another with fierce determination?
A church, a family member, a friend? 
If so, 
pray to God to free your heart and mind
from bitterness
resent, 
and 
unforgiveness.

Am I a Church Bully?

Sometimes as a 'church person' I can come across as a pushy sales person.....

who is really only concerned with my own ego and self gratification...

 'Get them to MY church so I can put another notch in MY spiritual belt'.     

I push MY God agenda rather than loving people now, 
right where they are.

I point my imperfect finger at imperfect people.

I end up pushing others away from the very loving God I want them to know.

Why?  Because I want them to know Him on MY TERMS.

I end up angry and frustrated and resentful because others
are not doing what I want them to do.  


WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

Look to God and pray.
Concentrate on my own need for God's correction
and direction in my own life.

Ask to keep my eyes fixed on Him and the
changes, 
life, and hope
that He is working in my own life.

STOP POINTING FINGERS!

"Look to Me and be saved".   

When I, as a church person, focus more on my own agendas,
rather than on loving people in the Now,
AS THEY ARE,
then I am just self centered and bullying under the guise of church.

Hurricane Coming? Flooding? Make your own sandbags!

1. Double up large heavy duty garbage bags into a container....on a dollie....

2. dig ditches to divert water...

























3. fill the garbage bags with the dirt.....ziptie...
 (Don't overfill them... so they are pliable and easier to mold to where you want them to go.)

and now you have sandbags....

and ditches. 

Roll the bags (on the dollie) to where you want them......

Knock the container over....

pull the container off.....

sandbag is in place.

Feeling useless, feeling like you are not worth anything?

Sometimes there are events that trigger feelings of insecurity and uselessness in us.
Sometimes we think,
WHY AM I EVEN HERE? 

Those low times when we feel lost and alone are when God says,

SPEND TIME WITH ME.

Sometimes our GPS of life gets off track.
Sometimes we feel lost or depressed or of no value.

It is precisely these times that we need to get our prayer time
back on track.

It is like we are using a compass.
When we miss a prayer time our compass gets a degree or two off track.
We need to get our prayer time for God to steer us back in the right direction.

FAILURE

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