It Continues to AMAZE Me

It has been a LONG time since I posted. I am for the most part using Facebook now. What I have to say wouldn't fit on FB....so...most of you know that I have horses, I love my horses....my horses are on pasture through the winter except for 1 month. Where they are, I don't not have power to hook up a stock tank heater, so when it is cold like it is now, I go every morning and every evening to check the stock tank, the last several days, because of the extreme cold, i have broken ice and removed it from the stock tank both morning and nite, if a horse doesn't have water they will dehydrate just like a human. Trying to make this long story short. The Pasture is owned by one man, but the water I pump from is from another man...this morning, i went and broke ice and removed the ice from the tank....this evening i went to check again to make sure the tank was clear of ice....as I approach the tank I notice that a path has been shoveled clear of snow for me from where I get out of my car all the way back to where the stock tank is. . .of course i was delighted and so very thankful, as I am walking back to the tank, not only has the neighbor shoveled the snow for me, but he has filled the stock tank up for me......this brought tears to my eyes....why can't we treat each other the way this man treats me, everytime, all the time? I went to the door in tears and thanked him profusely, he grins at me and says he is happy to do this "LITTLE" thing for me and my horses....people, we gotta get it right. sometimes we treat each other down right rude, we have misunderstandings and friends get their feelings hurt and then we have the audacity to call ourselves "Christians"! I was humbled by this act of kindness......and am so very thankful that this gentleman is in my life and in my horses, they thank him and so do I.

Thoughts

One measure of our love for God is what we’re willing to do to share His Word with others.
I was thinking what Christ went through for us. The Scourging, the crown of the thorns, the mockery, the spitting, the carrying his own cross, the humiliation, the crucifiction.....I cannot imagine the isolation HE must have felt!
We go through things on a daily basis, at the time it seems to be a HUGE trial, then I think of what JESUS did for me!
God does not like murmuring and complaining.....PERIOD....What HE wants from us is that we should PRAISE HIM IN ALL THINGS! When we are in the midst of a trial, look up and praise the one, who gave His all for you and me. Then ask yourself this, what have I done for Him? HE asks that we live this life for Him and to share with all who will listen what HE has done for us and what HE can do for them.
If you love the Lord, tell someone about HIM, tell them what HE has done for you.

In His Hands

This is the day that the Lord has made, I shall be glad and rejoice in it!
The Bible says to praise Him in all things, that He knows what we need before
we do and that His ways are higher than our ways.
Seems like to me that we have the directions on how to live this life
He has given us in His Holy Word......Why is it that we still have such a hard
time of doing just that? We are human that is why, and on this road
to perfection, we are going to make mistakes, we are going and say and
do things that aren't right. I remember my my Mother always saying, honey
I always love you, but I don't like you right now!
Jesus, always loves us, and He will not play games with us, time is too
short! Let us make right our wrongs and press on to the mark of our calling in HIM!
I don't know what lies ahead for me, but I do know that as long as I am hanging on to
Him and keeping his commandments that He will help me through whatever I face.
We will dissapoint each other, but Christ will NEVER let us down, His word says
that He will never leave us nor forsake us. I am thankful this morning that I
am one of the chosen. I desire to be pleasing in all that I say and do.
I long to make heaven my home....be blessed this day.

Attitudes

As Christians, WE ARE IN A FISH BOWL!
People are watching our every move, every word, they are watching our body language!
We are being watched. When people drive by our Church buildings, we are being watched....are the grounds well kept?
How are we treating each other as we come down the steps after services?
How are we treating each other
in our homes? Do we have an un-saved loved one watching and thinking, I don't want any part of that Christian stuff....just look how they are treating each other!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are we showing the LOVE of Christ to one and all? .....Wake up...we are being watched...What is your attitude, is it reflecting Christ?

Food for Thought-Morning Devotion

I’m Right; You Must Be Wrong

My friend Ria admires the great blue heron’s amazing 6-foot spread of wings and marvels at his majestic appearance. She welcomes the sight of him gliding in for a landing on a small island in the middle of the pond near her home.
Now, I can appreciate that the heron is a marvelous and unique creature. But I don’t ever want to spot him in my backyard! That’s because I know he won’t be there just to admire the garden.
No, this not-so-fine-feathered version of persona non grata (someone not welcome) will be checking out our pond for a take-out fish dinner!
So, am I right? Or is Ria? Why can’t we agree? Different personalities, history, or knowledge can color people’s views. It doesn’t mean that one person is right and the other wrong, yet sometimes we can be unkind, rigid, and judgmental if there is not agreement. I’m not talking about sin—but just a difference in opinion or perspective. We need to take care in judging others’ thinking, motives, and actions because we too desire that kind of benefit of the doubt (Luke 6:37).
Can we learn from someone who sees things with a different perspective? Do we need to practice a little patience and love? I’m so grateful that God is abundantly patient and loving with me. — Cindy Hess Kasper

You’ve been so patient with us, Lord,Though we are slow to hear;Give us the grace to show such loveTo those we hold so dear. —K. De Haan

A little love can make a big difference.

Luke 6:37-42
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Devotion taken from Our Daily Bread

Phone

I don't know who reads this anymore, and that is neither here nor there now. But,
I know that my heavenly Father knows my needs even before I do.
A couple of days ago I posted a prayer request for my cell phone that I had dropped
when irrigating the pasture around 9:30-10 in the evening. I had dropped it
on the ditch bank, not in the ditch, it had recieved enough water to shut
it self off. When I found it, I came home and posted this request......thank you
Lord God, thank you Lord God.....we tried the phone this morning and it works, PTL!

Please Pray

This will probably sound pretty dumb to some, but here goes.
I dropped my cell phone while I was irrigating tonite. I didn't drop it in the ditch,
just on the ditch bank. At least 30 minutes had elapsed from the time I dropped it, till
the time I found it AND, I want to praise the Lord, HE led my right to it, you see it was
dark out AND the pasture is knee deep in grass, not to mention the irrigating going
on!
I know it is just a phone, and there are so many others things that could be prayed about and for, but the bible talks about the
desires of our hearts....this phone still has pics on it that Damon sent me...so please
pray for my phone...thank you and God Bless you.