Removing the Mountain

This morning as I was thinking about obstacles, I was reminded of Matthew 17:20 which reads “And He said to them, ‘because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it will move and nothing will be impossible to you.'”

What that says to me is to keep my focus on God/Good and the mountain becomes a pebble.  Never keep your focus on the obstacle!  It is so much more than staying positive.  It is total faith that God knows what He is doing and is working His purpose out and it blesses all!  Today I will trust Him totally.

The Palsied Man

In studying the parable of the healing of the palsied man, perseverance was definitely obvious.  The only means he had of seeing Jesus was to have his friends carry him.  Then after getting there, they could not get in because of the multitudes.  Still undeterred they decided to remove tiles from the roof and lower him into the midst before Jesus.  He was then healed!  Roadblocks are only erroneous thoughts that need to be seen through, refuted and replaced with the Truth.  It is always a necessity to see the Truth of our real Being, which is the image and likeness of God.  Perseverance is always needed.

Luke 5:19-20 states ” But not finding any way to  bring him  because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.  Seeing their faith, He said ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven you.'”  He was then healed.  Today, I will remember who my real Father is and be grateful.

Blessings

This morning I am beginning my day consciously thinking of my blessings.  As the list goes on and on, I am reminded of a line from a song many years ago which was “If you can’t sleep, count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll go to sleep counting your blessings!”  The list just grows as I continue and my vision becomes clearer.  James 1:2-4 states “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

All lessons become blessings when understood.

True Employment

As I ponder real employment, I realize our only employment is to express our true identity which is Truth and Love in all that we do.  It is to love God and others and to promote peace and harmony always.  Social media comes to thought and in itself, is neither good nor bad but is a platform to do just that; promote Love and harmony.  As we post in various ways, we need to ask ourselves what is our motive.  Is it to glorify self or God?  Do we keep count of the “likes” and comments?  Are we careful not to get too “preachy” or talk God too much.  Are we ashamed or concerned about opinions from others?    Is it all about what others are going to think about us? (which is an impossible task anyway)

John 4:23-24 states “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.  God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”  Today I will check my motive thoroughly and my thinking before posting anything.

Opinion, Totally Useless

My husband just came into my office to tell me that he had just read “The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.”  This just resonated with me!  Went even further in my thinking to having opinions of what is to come.  How ridiculous!  Then began thinking about often times I think I can handle things on my own and other times I need God.  Actually, I always need Him and have no regret of the past or fear of the future when I stay close to Him.

Psalm 37:3-6 states ” Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He  will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like thee noonday sun.”

It is so freeing to know my opinion is really not ever needed.

Pollyanna View

So often people think if you look on the bright side of circumstances, you are in denial and a “Pollyanna”.  This is so far from the Truth.  A scientist once reported that the human eye only sees a fraction of a millionth to what surrounds.  That tells me that I should not totally believe what I see; most likely I have missed something.

Then I think of the constancy of God/Love and know He is forever taking care of me.  It matters not what is going on around me.  Jeremiah 31:3 states “The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love: I have  drawn you with loving-kindness.'”  When I begin my prayer knowing this, all things fall into place.

The Sound of Music

Today I began thinking of my childhood days taking piano lessons.  Whenever I would hit the wrong notes, my teacher wouldn’t dwell on those mistakes, but show me the right notes that needed to be played.  By doing this faithfully and practicing, there came harmony which was pleasant to the ears.

Whenever disharmony appears in my life, which road do I take?  Do I replace the wrong notes with the correct ones or do I begin to complain and spiral downward forgetting the harmony I am seeking?  The lower I go, the faster I slide until I replace all that fear with gratitude for God and know I have never, ever been separated from Him.

Ephesians 5:20 states “Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  When I do that, I soon recognize my Life as being harmonious!

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