Monday, September 26, 2011

Back in my "trying to fit in" days, I used to be frustrated when I could so easily see something that everyone else missed. Now I enjoy the process of taking moments to stop and look around and see what God has placed around us to bless us. This process is how God turns sheep into shepherds. It involves 4 steps. 1. Take your head out of your grass. 2. Stand 3. Look around. 4. Thank God for what you see.
To the shepherd who is standing alone:
Relax. God gives the gift of discernment to the shepherd. The sheep ALWAYS follow the shepherd as long as he/she is relaxed and enjoying himself. They're intensely curious and like being around the shepherd.


I can't hold onto Jesus and a lie forever, so I choose to cling to Jesus, with both hands!
The world doesn't see truth, but I do, and they always catch up to me, tho sometimes it takes them a while. "Every knee shall bow..."


I'm always surprised when people say my words are wise. I am simply pointing to the Source of Wisdom, The Living and Written Word. May God be glorified.
Decades ago I was challenged by a wise man to collect wisdom in place of other collections, like hand cut leaded crystal or miniature trains. I started a journal perhaps 10 or 15 years ago. It was very haphazard at first, but as I discovered benefits, I became more and more consistent. 
Now my collection of wisdom is a source of great joy for me, and amazingly, for many others, too.


Sermon notes:
Watch your life and doctrine (what you teach to others) closely! - Preacher to student in Ancient Rome
The importance of the Truth of The Virgin Birth is seen in the fact the sinful human nature is passed on to the next generation though the father. Jesus was born of a Virgin, and therefore born sinless.
Women have suspected all along that the sin nature was passed on by the men.
Doctor Alberta, 9/25/11


You know you're getting old when your body makes more noise than your car - birthday card
The older we get, the older "old" gets. - birthday card
It's a shame! Once we can relax and reminisce about the "good ol' days"... we can't remember them! - birthday card
I think that I shall never see, a tree as lovely as a 52-inch HDTV - from tweeter badbanana
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