Friends

Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks to you like family.  Proverbs 18:24 MSG

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Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us
show the truth by our actions. 1 John 3:18 (NLT)  -God

Good News of Great Joy

Luke 2:10-11 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

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God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5

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Philippians 4:6 (New International Version)

⁶Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world,
but to save the world through him.

John 3:17 (New Living Translation)

Things are not always as they seem

I finally saw the musical Wicked at the Fox today. It was very cute. The moral of the story, things are not always as they seem, even the "wicked" things.

This got me thinking about people in general. I judge others and make assumptions about others often, even though I try not to. I think most people do this. Most of the time, not only do I not know the whole story, but things change. People change. I change.

So I will continue to try to be as open-minded and loving as possible, even though it's not human nature to be. Most especially because this is how I want others to be about me.

Luke 6:31 (New Living Translation)

³¹ Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

All I can do is pray

I am overwhelmed by the prayer list and hurting needs right now, and honestly who am I to be overwhelmed. I wish I could take away the pain or ask God "why?", heck I wish there was even something I could DO for all the people in my life that are suffering. I don't understand why things happen the way they do but I know they should not diminish hope and that if people have to hurt as part of the grand plan for good, then let it be for God's glory and not in vain. 

Romans 8:26-28 (The Message)

 ^26-28Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

The Daily Grind

So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take
your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating,
going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it
before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for
you is the best thing you can do for him.

Romans 12:1 (The Message)

Friends

Proverbs 18:24 (The Message)

²⁴ Friends come and friends go,
but a true friend sticks by you like family.

Different Doesn't Mean Wrong

In Romans 15:1-7, Paul writes that you are to find room in your heart to love and accept those who differ from you. In the center of all your relationships, hang an imaginary plaque that reads "Different Doesn't Mean Wrong."

Jesus accepted and respected each of you, loving you enough to die on the cross for your sins. He now asks you to extend that same nonjudmental love to those in your life.

-Mom's Devotional Bible (NIV) from Zondervan

Happy Heart

Proverbs 15:15 - For the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

Good verse for the new year

Isaiah 43:18-19 (New International Version)

¹⁸ "Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.

¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.

Good devotion and verse

In James 1:2-4, we are told, 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

Full devotion at: http://www.christnotes.org/ww.php?d=2009-10-19

I like this one

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed from a lack of knowledge.

I want to be a sponge.......or maybe spongy clay?