On my way home from school I stopped by Publix to pick up
a couple of Quest bars for those emergency times of hunger to keep from
stealing a six-pack of Hershey candy bars and gulping them down like a maniac!
I have no sense about me when my addiction to sugar decides to attack my mind
and then my body. I am ashamed to admit that, but it is the truth. I am the
idiot women laugh at when they just can’t believe that someone would actually
hide a foot long Three Musketeer in the bathroom. Been there and done that.
While looking for the Quest bars I picked up some potato
chips for my husband. God bless his rotten self who can eat anything and not
gain an ounce, when all of a sudden I realized I was at the wrong end of the
store. Wait a minute, something is wrong. I don’t remember this part of Publix.
Then, I realized that I had stopped at another Publix instead of my usual
store. For a split second, I had lost myself having to ask a young man where
the protein bars were located. As he walked me to the aisle I saw in my mind
the other store and information began to connect with information. I was ok!
“Thank you Lord, for taking care of me.”
In a previous
blog I shared with you how we need to take notice of everything God has provided
for us and then to praise Him for His goodness toward us.
Observations whether colorful or busy lead to memory
which stores itself for future recall. It is one of the better tools for
teaching youngsters how to learn a new concept or a list of items, numbers or groups of important places or things. Consider yourself an overgrown
youngster needing to learn a new concept, will you? Being familiar with this Word of God can be
like a Quest bar for those emergency times when an old habit wants to kick in
gear. Stock yourself up with the good stuff and be prepared!
You have taken the challenge to get to know
God better this year. You have picked up your Bible every day, read it, written
some great truths down and now the seeds are spread out with some good solid
wet dirt sprinkled on top. Are you ready for Psalms and the praising that comes
from David? It is there in the memory bank. See them growing? Write your own
praise report. Take the steps back to Moses and the prophets. Walk with him as
he journeys with the children of Israel. More seeds are producing beautiful
flowers all around your feet. Do you see them? Take your own journey of helping
others make it through difficult times. Praise Him for the strength He gave you
during those times. The seeds have now produced a stem, then more leaves and
eventually the branches spread out over the grounds, producing fruit and more
seeds.
How is your visual right now? Are you at the sea shore
with Jesus right before he says to you, “Go ahead. I’ll meet you on the other side. I need
to help these people get back to their homes. Now, go on ahead. I’ll meet you
there.” Have you given up rowing? Look around you again, remember His goodness
and praise Him for it. Are you at corner where Peter stood and denied the
Savior? Did you get tired of your journey with him and
you gave in, instead of standing up for Him, praising Him for his watch care and
for His goodness. At your fingertips are
His Words. Pick it up again, and get started. Don’t lose sight of the beautiful
garden that is still growing around your feet! See the colors, the different heights of growth? Praise Him for His blessings.
Pick that foot up, and start walking. Remember to praise the Lord for His
goodness, saying it out loud so that you (your heart) can hear!!!
Mt 12:33-34 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else
make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his
fruit. O
generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Did you read that last part? Out of the abundance of YOUR
heart the mouth speaks! Surely, you have much to give God the praise for as you
look over this day, yesterday, and days past.
Until next time, Friend, Lord willing…
Sharon
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