Truthfully True

The truth.  There is no "grey" area.  There is only black or white.  Beating around the bush, exaggeration, omission, or just all out giving a bold-faced lie are all forms of deception.  Anything done to deceive another person is a lie.  It is not the truth.   What have you done to deceive yourself?   Did you spend that extra $5.00 thinking no one would know or it will be alright?  Did you eat something today that really isn't good for you but just "one" won't hurt?  When you tithe, do you tithe truly on ALL that you should?  Did you make your child a promise and not follow through?  Did you read and pray today?  Did you 'accidentally' take something home from work and never return it?
People live in different forms of deception everyday.   Those 'little' lies are all big.  The sooner you identify and banish deceit from your life the happier you will be, as will those around you.  Unloading anything negative from your life only opens opportunity for continual joy.   Be truthfully true in all you do and you will find it was the best thing for you to do all along.  Truthfully true you can do so much more than you expected to.  

Word of the Day:
Truthful - Consistently telling the truth; honest. Corresponding to reality; true.

It's Time

It's time to get your life in order
It's time to get it all straight.
Narrow is the way
Straight is the gate.
No one knows the hour
No one knows the date.

I apologize for my absence as of late.  I had the wonderful privilege of sharing a lesson in being a Godly wife this past weekend so my extra time has been spent in study and prayer.   The lesson was on doing what God would have us do as a wife.  We are to be submissive stewards for our Lord.   We are not to act on every fleshly desire and whim as we deem appropriate but rather we are to seek God's guidance for everything that we do.  We alone could be the reason Sally Sue down the street does not respect her husband.  What could she possibly think every time she sees us shoot him an evil look?    We may be why Junior at church wears shoes that are too small because we take our money and do as we please.  Maybe we are the reason Sister Susan sat at home lonely and depressed this week.  You know, we were too busy to even pick up the phone or put a card in the mail.  Our daughters didn't talk to us much because we seemed grumpy, too busy, or just irritated in general.  I wouldn't want to talk to someone like that either!   What are your affections set on today?  Where are your priorities?  Take some time to analyze and ask the Lord to show you how you can better be a submissive steward over all He has given you.


After all, it's not all about us.  It's all about Him.

In Christ, Stacy

Word of the Day
Steward - One who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs.

Judgmental Mother

Have you ever been to the grocery store and saw the "evil" mother?  You know the one who looks scornfully at her child when he/she asks for something for the 50th time and dear mother says "NO"?  (I resemble that remark, hehe)  I am sure you have as we all have.  What is your initial thought process?  Do you pass judgment on this woman without knowing the circumstance or situation?  How many times have you seen a mother correctly discipline a child but thought it was inappropriate?

As fellow mothers we should build one another up, not tear each other down.  It is not our place to pass judgment upon another mother.  Now, if I see someone abusing a child that is another ballgame.  John 7:24 says this "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."   If we immediately judge what we see then we are not judging with righteous judgment.

When we see something we would frown upon we should pray for that person instead.  A prayer from a Christian who is free from iniquity reaches Heaven and our intercessor Jesus Christ.  By keeping yourself free from iniquity you have the ability to reach God anytime, anywhere and thus do your fellow mothers a favor that will be rewarded in eternity.  Psalm 66:18  "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:" 

Be a non-judgmental mother that other mothers can lean upon in time of need.

Word of the Day

Judgment - the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion.

MIA

I have been MIA!  Have you noticed?  You have the lovely Internet service provider to thank for that.  Apparently, my house, had noise on the line!  Huh, imagine that!  I only have 6 of the noisiest little blessings I know, he he he, and MY HOUSE had noise on the line that was disrupting the entire neighborhood!  Ha!  I find that most amusing.  More amusing is the fact that they DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME  they were disconnecting my service.  Just there one minute and then not.  I called. I waited, and waited, and waited.  I finally got an answer and they finally came and fixed it.  Yay!  So now I am back.   There is a moral to my silly little story.

(I just typed this and blogger wiped it out! YAY~ NOT!)

How many times do you think our Heavenly Father considers us noisy?  I can't even imagine.  No matter how much whining, complaining, or griping we do HE is still there to love us, caress us and hold us close.  He certainly does NOT cut us off to never speak with us again.  Our "noise" can also be disruptive to our own neighborhood.  What do your friends, spouses, children, coworkers and fellow church members hear coming from you?  Are you simply noisy or are you Praising, Thankful, Helpful?   Try to remove the noise on your line so that your conversations with God can be clear, concise, and compelling.

Word of the Day
Noise - a inharmonious or discordant group of sounds

Silence

Silence is golden but is it really?  Sure when you've had a day filled with screaming kids it is, but what about when the silence is dangerous?  When it makes you uncomfortable what do you do?  Do you just let it ride or speak up about it?  I am not an advocate of the silent treatment.  I find it silly, however, if you are going to say something you know will be damaging then silence is the better option.  Guard your mouth, mind, motives, and tongue carefully for you never know what may be related if you don't.  Once it's said it can't be taken back.

Speaking up can be appropriate but choose carefully and surrender to silence when necessary.

Word of the Day 
Silence = The absence of sound; stillness.  Refusal to speak out.