Houses

We are all just living inside a house. When you see someone you are only seeing the house. But there is someone living inside that house and no matter how the outside may appear, there could be a real gem living inside. Take John Chapter 8:3-11 for instance. Here was a woman, an adulterous, and yet after given such love, forgiveness, compassion, and mercy, what a gem came forth. The house was made clean and she became something beautiful. All out of one persons act of love to her, not her actions but her, the person.

I wish we lived in a world where we were more blind to the outside of the house and more loving and compassionate to the inside of the house. I'm so glad God looked past the outside of my house and came in with His love otherwise my house would be in complete ruins today.

How many houses are we responsible for completely ruining  or even damaging just because of our treatment of them? So many walking around hurting, lost, without hope. Our actions towards them can make a difference in their life for the good and improvement of them or even for the total destruction of them. Even a look or gesture can have profound impacts on a persons life. I can't begin to tell of all the times a stranger just smiled at me or spoke a kind word and it just lifted me up and then there were times that a person just ignored me or spoke something unkind and it just tore me. Well I can have the same impact on others as well, and we don't have to know them either.

So if you see someone with chipped paint, or a rotting roof, or a broken window, see what you can do to help repair the house rather than add further damage to it. And if you see a house that is all pretty and looking good, see what you can do to keep it nice.

And remember, even if the person has brought it on them themselves who are we to judge? Just read John 8: 3-11, she brought it on herself but unconditional love made the difference.

Unconditional love...something very rare and almost impossible to find today. How sad and how many would be made well if more of that kind of love was going around.

The Deception of what is Seen

Today I woke up to the first day of spring, or was it? What I felt was cold and when I looked outside snow was all there was to be seen. A cold wind blew and snowflakes were falling from the sky. How could this possibly be spring? Everything around me was saying something different. Was it a dream? Had I just simply been confused about the time of year? I needed to know the truth and it was at this precise moment that I knew I had to go to the source of truth, what I knew to be true in spite of everything going on all around me. I went to my calendar. I am always very careful to mark off each day so I always know what day it is and sure enough it was not the first day of winter like it appeared but was truly the first day of spring. No matter what I saw or felt the truth was clear. This was simply a last blast from old man winter. (I hope) It really was the first day of spring.

You see many times we look around at what we see and feel and we believe it to be true, but it is not. What we see and feel can many times be very deceptive and if we do not stay connected to the truth we become very deceived and go the wrong way and often get into situations beyond our control becoming trapped in something we thought was real but was false, a lie.

Looks can often be very deceiving; sometimes we need to look past what we ‘see’ into what we know to be true.

I was given a very good example of this truth this morning and so am passing it on to others.

This Day In History

The Boston red Sox traded the beloved Babe (the Bambino) Ruth to the New York Yankees, enraging the fans. The curse of  the Bambino began, and lasted a very long 86 years. The Red Sox did not win another World Series until 2004.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Prayer starts the year on the best footing!  Love, God  "Thou wilt show me the path of life" Psalm 16:11

That was something I read on a little daily calendar I found. But you know what? Not only does it start the year out on the best footing but also your day. Why not start each day of this New Year out with prayer. Your day will go better, your week will go better and most importantly it will greatly improve your life. But don't just start your day with prayer, end it with prayer also. That makes for a very well rounded day and it keeps your nights covered too.
Well, that is my first thought of the New Year. If you are thinking of investing in any type of securities this coming year, I suggest that the first one you invest in is prayer, spending a little time with God. That my friend is the best and surest security you can find and best of all its completely FREE.
Have a safe and blessed New Year.

Since posting this way back when I have learned and unlearned so much; like the New Year does not begin in January, but that doesn't change this post, just the date of it.