Sounds good to me Lelia. I like it.
Vicki
----- Original Message -----
From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Food For Thought
> In other words instead of taking a chill pill take a God pill grin
>
>
> Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Food For Thought
>
>
> > Lelia,
> >
> > Brings up some interesting things about thought patterns and everything
> > else. How easy it is to worry. I should know. LOL
> >
> > I especially like where it says:
> >> > Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't
> >> > worry
> >> > About missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will
be
> >> > met.
> >
> > Vicki
> >
> >> >
> >> From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Food For Thought
> >
> >
> >> Oh wow that from the message is interesting hmmm definitely food for
> >> thought. And its true too we need to focus someone told me if we maybe
> > try
> >> to focus on where we are going meaning heaven verses what we are going
to
> > do
> >> it might work and I tried that and wlel, it takes some getting used to
> >> but
> > I
> >> think I might do that grin
> >>
> >>
> >> Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:25 PM
> >> Subject: Food For Thought
> >>
> >>
> >> >I love this passage as shared in The Message. Had occasion to take
> > another
> >> > look at it, doing some study this evening. Thought I'd share it with
> > you.
> >> > Maybe you might have thoughts and comments here.
> >> >
> >> > Matthew 6, verses 25 through 34:
> >> >
> >> > "If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that
> > you
> >> > don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the
> >> > clothes
> >> > in
> >> > your closet are
> >> > in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in
> >> > your
> >> > stomach,
> >> > more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.
> >> >
> >> > Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job
> >> > description,
> >> > careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than
birds.
> >> > "Has
> >> > anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so
much
> >> > as an inch?
> >> >
> >> > All this time and money wasted on fashion--do you think it makes that
> > much
> >> > difference?
> >> > Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look
> >> > at
> >> > the
> >> > wildflowers. They never primp or shop,
> >> >
> >> > but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten
> >> > best-dressed
> >> > men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.
> >> >
> >> > "If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers--most
of
> >> > which
> >> > are
> >> > never even seen--don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in
> >> > you,
> >> > do
> >> > his best for you?
> >> >
> >> > What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so
> >> > preoccupied
> >> > with
> >> > getting, so you can respond to God's giving.
> >> >
> >> > People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these
things,
> > but
> >> > you know
> >> > both God and how he works.
> >> >
> >> > Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't
> >> > worry
> >> > About missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will
be
> >> > met.
> >> >
> >> > "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't
> > get
> >> > worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help
you
> >> > deal
> >> > with whatever
> >> > hard things come up when the time comes.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Vicki
> >>
>
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