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]>
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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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