Well, then, perhaps Greg wrote this since he has more gray hair then
me. Isn't that funny that we can't remember? If nothing else, that
in itself is definitely a sign of old age; Greg's, not mine! GRIN!
Kathy
At 10:22 PM 1/1/2006, you wrote:
>I like that. Much wisdom in there. You know Kathy, the Bible says wisdom
>comes from those with gray hair... did you know that? Now, God said it not
>me, and Clarol doesn't fool him one bit!
>
>Ducking flying shoe leather...
>
>Brad
>
>
>
>At 04:28 PM 1/1/2006 -0500, you wrote:
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> >HI guys,
> > This meditation was actually written last year. Greg and I
> >can't remember which one of us wrote it, but it didn't get used when
> >it was originally written because, I don't know, I think that we had
> >a storm or something. Anyway, not to waste good material, Greg
> >pulled it out and used it last night. I have to laugh because I told
> >him that I thought that it was pretty good and he said back, "you
> >should. You wrote it!" I honestly don't remember that, but I
> >thought that I'd share it with you guys, if, for no other reason than
> >its something to consider.
> > The suggestions for reducing stress, near the end, are based
> >on a commercial that was running on our local Christian station last
> >year, by a website called, "Air show CD," I think.
> > Anyway, God bless. Here's my contribution to the new year.
> >Kathy
> >
> >Scripture references:
> >Lamentations 3:22-26
> >Matthew 11:28-30
> >
> > Journaling For God
> >
> > Well, it's that time of the year again at which we are all
> >expected to reflect on our past and our lives and, somehow, make a
> >firm decision to veer from our present course and begin doing
> >something new, or better. We start thinking about letting bye gones
> >be bye gones and starting tomorrow with a clean slate. At midnight
> >tonight, you will, supposedly turn over a clean page in the diary of
> >your life and do a better job this time than you have in the
> >past. This time, you will resolve that the hand-writing will be
> >neater. There will be less doodling in the margins. You'll be more
> >careful to spell, or do things right so that there will be fewer
> >cross out marks.
> > We all know that that is probably a pretty good description
> >of what the pages of our lives look like. How so? Because we all
> >make mistakes, and not only that, but because we are sinners, we all
> >choose at times to make smudges and mars that are not easily
> >erased. We may have planned poorly and become rushed, making our
> >work sloppy. We may choose not to value details in a certain area of
> >our page and leave blank spaces. We may not pay attention to
> >instructions closely enough and end up with work that has to be
> >erased altogether because it was mismanaged or out of place.
> > Most importantly, sometimes, or maybe e more often than not,
> >we forget who we are really doing this for. We forget that God is
> >really the author and that we should be most concerned about writing
> >on our pages what He wishes to see. We forget that our distracted
> >doodling is more for us than for Him.
> > The more I read my Bible, the more I'm beginning to realize
> >how differently God's design for my pages in life are different than
> >his original plan. I'm often guilty of wanting to clutter in as much
> >as I can to make the pages more interesting and to insure that I look
> >busy and important. God, however, seems to be more interested in
> >simplicity. He seems to be more interested in simple pictures and
> >simple thoughts that stand out on the page, no crowding or clutter to
> >distract from the main point. And really, when you think about it,
> >isn't that what we prefer too?
> > How often we complain about the stress and hurriedness in
> >our lives, forgetting that Stress is not one of the gifts of the
> >spirit. It is so easy for us to hustle here and bustle there, always
> >keeping the desire to do God's will somewhere in the background, but
> >allowing it to get lost, or remain unfocused, in competition with the
> >other images on the page.
> > Jeremiah said that the Lord's mercies are new every
> >morning. Do we really see them? Jesus tells us to take His yoke
> >upon us and that in doing so we will find rest. Does that describe
> >your life right now? I'll admit that it doesn't always describe
> >mine. I often miss His mercies, but I think that I would see them
> >better if I were taking more rests. This year, I'm wanting to move
> >toward having a more simple life so that I can have even more time with God.
> > I thought that I would share with you a few ideas that I
> >picked up off of a commercial that was airing last year called, "one
> >minute to less stress." These ideas sound so simple. It's hard to
> >believe that these simple suggestions could make my life so much less
> >harried and, maybe, my pages so much less cluttered, but if these
> >suggestions can help me to focus more on what God wants on my pages
> >rather than what I carelessly put there, I want to try so that His
> >glory will stand forth instead of my clutter.
> >
> >One minute to less stress.
> >1. Pray
> >2. Go to bed on time.
> >3. Get up on time so that you can start your day unrushed.
> >4. Say no to projects that don't fit into your time schedule and
> >might compromise your mental health.
> >5. Simplify and unclutter your life.
> >6. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
> >7. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time.
> >8. Don't lump hard projects together.
> >9. Live Within your budget
> >10. Don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
> >11. Have back ups. Carry around extra keys: an extra car key in
> >your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
> >12. Keep your mouth shut. This simple piece of advice can
> >prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
> >13. Get enough exercise.
> >14. Talk to God immediately when you encounter a problem.
> >15. Don't wait to go to bed to pray.
> >16. Every day, find time to be alone.
> >17. Keep a to do list. Every item not on the list adds to your stress.
> >18. Every night, before you go to bed, give thanks for something
> >that you've never given thanks for before. (find the Lord's mercy of
> >the day.")
> >19. Don't use TV as your primary stress reliever.
> >20. Remind yourself that you're not the general manager of the universe.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Was any of that new or useful to you? Maybe not. Maybe you already
> >know all this stuff. If so, thanks for letting me preach a sermon to
> >myself. It's just so important that we remember who the author and
> >finisher of our faith is. He won't be interested in seeing a book
> >full of all our little pet projects and distractions, He will be
> >interested in seeing the work that we did for Him. As He turns the
> >pages of your life, will He be able to see easily, what you have done
> >for Him, or will he have to search through the page, like a maze to
> >find His hidden treasure.
> > As midnight strikes tonight, we say that you have the
> >opportunity to turn over a new page. What will yours look like?
> >
> >
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> >HI guys,
> > This meditation was actually written last year. Greg and I can't
> > remember which one of us wrote it, but it didn't get used when it was
> > originally written because, I don't know, I think that we had a storm or
> > something. Anyway, not to waste good material, Greg pulled it out and
> > used it last night. I have to laugh because I told him that I thought
> > that it was pretty good and he said back, "you should. You wrote it!" I
> > honestly don't remember that, but I thought that I'd share it with you
> > guys, if, for no other reason than its something to consider.
> > The suggestions for reducing stress, near the end, are based on a
> > commercial that was running on our local Christian station last year, by
> > a website called, "Air show CD," I think.
> > Anyway, God bless. Here's my contribution to the new year.
> >Kathy
> >
> >Scripture references:
> >Lamentations 3:22-26
> >Matthew 11:28-30
> >
> > Journaling For God
> >
> > Well, it's that time of the year again at which we are all
> > expected to reflect on our past and our lives and, somehow, make a firm
> > decision to veer from our present course and begin doing something new,
> > or better. We start thinking about letting bye gones be bye gones and
> > starting tomorrow with a clean slate. At midnight tonight, you will,
> > supposedly turn over a clean page in the diary of your life and do a
> > better job this time than you have in the past. This time, you will
> > resolve that the hand-writing will be neater. There will be less
> > doodling in the margins. You'll be more careful to spell, or do things
> > right so that there will be fewer cross out marks.
> > We all know that that is probably a pretty good description of
> > what the pages of our lives look like. How so? Because we all make
> > mistakes, and not only that, but because we are sinners, we all choose at
> > times to make smudges and mars that are not easily erased. We may have
> > planned poorly and become rushed, making our work sloppy. We may choose
> > not to value details in a certain area of our page and leave blank
> > spaces. We may not pay attention to instructions closely enough and end
> > up with work that has to be erased altogether because it was mismanaged
> > or out of place.
> > Most importantly, sometimes, or maybe e more often than not, we
> > forget who we are really doing this for. We forget that God is really
> > the author and that we should be most concerned about writing on our
> > pages what He wishes to see. We forget that our distracted doodling is
> > more for us than for Him.
> > The more I read my Bible, the more I'm beginning to realize how
> > differently God's design for my pages in life are different than his
> > original plan. I'm often guilty of wanting to clutter in as much as I
> > can to make the pages more interesting and to insure that I look busy and
> > important. God, however, seems to be more interested in
> > simplicity. He seems to be more interested in simple pictures and
> > simple thoughts that stand out on the page, no crowding or clutter to
> > distract from the main point. And really, when you think about it, isn't
> > that what we prefer too?
> > How often we complain about the stress and hurriedness in our
> > lives, forgetting that Stress is not one of the gifts of the spirit. It
> > is so easy for us to hustle here and bustle there, always keeping the
> > desire to do God's will somewhere in the background, but allowing it to
> > get lost, or remain unfocused, in competition with the other images on
> > the page.
> > Jeremiah said that the Lord's mercies are new every morning. Do
> > we really see them? Jesus tells us to take His yoke upon us and that in
> > doing so we will find rest. Does that describe your life right
> > now? I'll admit that it doesn't always describe mine. I often miss His
> > mercies, but I think that I would see them better if I were taking more
> > rests. This year, I'm wanting to move toward having a more simple life
> > so that I can have even more time with God.
> > I thought that I would share with you a few ideas that I picked
> > up off of a commercial that was airing last year called, "one minute to
> > less stress." These ideas sound so simple. It's hard to believe that
> > these simple suggestions could make my life so much less harried and,
> > maybe, my pages so much less cluttered, but if these suggestions can help
> > me to focus more on what God wants on my pages rather than what I
> > carelessly put there, I want to try so that His glory will stand forth
> > instead of my clutter.
> >
> >One minute to less stress.
> >1. Pray
> >2. Go to bed on time.
> >3. Get up on time so that you can start your day unrushed.
> >4. Say no to projects that don't fit into your time schedule and
> >might compromise your mental health.
> >5. Simplify and unclutter your life.
> >6. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
> >7. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time.
> >8. Don't lump hard projects together.
> >9. Live Within your budget
> >10. Don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
> >11. Have back ups. Carry around extra keys: an extra car key in your
> >wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
> >12. Keep your mouth shut. This simple piece of advice can prevent an
> >enormous amount of trouble.
> >13. Get enough exercise.
> >14. Talk to God immediately when you encounter a problem.
> >15. Don't wait to go to bed to pray.
> >16. Every day, find time to be alone.
> >17. Keep a to do list. Every item not on the list adds to your stress.
> >18. Every night, before you go to bed, give thanks for something that
> >you've never given thanks for before. (find the Lord's mercy of the day.")
> >19. Don't use TV as your primary stress reliever.
> >20. Remind yourself that you're not the general manager of the universe.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Was any of that new or useful to you? Maybe not. Maybe you already know
> >all this stuff. If so, thanks for letting me preach a sermon to
> >myself. It's just so important that we remember who the author and
> >finisher of our faith is. He won't be interested in seeing a book full of
> >all our little pet projects and distractions, He will be interested in
> >seeing the work that we did for Him. As He turns the pages of your life,
> >will He be able to see easily, what you have done for Him, or will he have
> >to search through the page, like a maze to find His hidden treasure.
> > As midnight strikes tonight, we say that you have the opportunity
> > to turn over a new page. What will yours look like?
> >
> >
> >
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>
>Brad
>
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