Seven Journaling Jots to Inspire You #Week 29
I could fill a diary full of blunders
My weekly personal note:
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Good afternoon,
Happy Wednesday! Is it really October? Last weekend we sure did have some warm days. My husband came home one day and asked if we had the air on, and I replied in that ‘duh’ tone, “It’s October!” As if that explained the lack of cool, flowing air in our house. Ha!
I mean, do we EVER run the air in October? No.
Then, the next day we chatted with a friend and found out it had been 100 degrees! (My eyes were wide as saucers with this shocking truth.) I knew I was feeling a little warm, but guess my mind refused to believe it was really hot. Haha!
Then, I felt lousy because I usually cool the house off before my husband gets home from work so that he can cool down and relax. Somehow, I let the fact that he must have been truly hot fly right over my head.
Do you ever get so caught up in your own routine or world that you fail to pay attention to present reality or circumstances…or the needs of others?
It’s great to have routines and be consistent with our schedules, etc., but sometimes it might be good to re-evaluate a situation and make adjustments.
It also reminded me to remember to be more “flexible”.
I also got called out on this same issue, in my teen years, when I was in a Christian school. The back of our report cards dealt with the issues of our character. I remember getting a low evaluation on being “flexible.”
So there you have it… at my age (yes, I’m half a century old! LOL) and I am STILL learning and STILL struggling with flaws in character! And especially being flexible.
This might not be much of a spiritual lesson today, but perhaps this silly story might encourage you today that NONE of us have it all together or always choose to say things in the nicest ways or make perfect choices every single time. Oh… I could fill a diary FULL of blunders, believe me!!!
Keep walking in faith,
Rhonda White
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” - Psalm 51:10 kjv
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7 Journal Jots: (Use these ideas for your own journal or ministry)
A simple science lesson in the Bible directly from Job! “He...hangeth the earth upon nothing.” - Job 26:7b What an AWESOME & POWERFUL GOD!
We are created for His purpose… “Our purpose and goal should be losing our lives so we can live for God’s glory.” - Refreshing Daily in God’s Word (See Matthew 10:39)
The first step toward VICTORY over the flesh is admitting that our flesh is weak…we need to acknowledge and confess! (Does this not keep our relationship closer to God?!)
“The blood of Christ cleanses us from guilt and the mirror of the WORD cleanses us from worldly defilement.” - Dr. Rick Gravely
“Rejoice and bloom where GOD has planted you!” - Dr. Tim Green (See Isaiah 35:1)
“If we would work as hard at growing our spiritual man as we do our physical man, we would be a lot better off.” - RDIGW, Sept. 2021 (Who doesn’t want to be more blessed and better off! Amen!)
QUESTION: Has the WORD of GOD found good soil in your heart? The KEY to a healthy spiritual life is the HEART. Keep watering your heart daily with the Word of God, and your spiritual roots will grow deeply…and you’ll produce more righteous fruit.