I Corinthians 1:4-9 "I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace (unmerited favor) of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall always confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful,through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."
This scripture was an affirmation that I followed the will of God concerning my actions involving my students. God has given me grace (unmerited favor) in everything I said or did, even if it was done while under the influence of the flesh. He used my words and gave me knowledge as to what to say or do because my heart's desire was to do His will. God also acknowledges that my testimony concerning Christ was acceptable in His sight. God is always faithful. This scripture was a comfort to me in knowing that despite myself my words and actions pleased God.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
FLOWER PEOPLE
Suppose you dwell in a high-rise apartment. On the window sill of your room is a
solitary daisy. This morning you picked the daisy and pinned it on your lapel. Since you have only one plant, this is a big event and a special daisy.
But as soon as you’re out the door, people start picking petals off your daisy. Someone snags your subway seat. Petal picked. You’re blamed for the bad report of a co-worker. Three petals. The promotion is given to someone with less experience. More petals. By the end of the day, you’re down to one. Woe be to the soul
who dares to draw near it. You’re only one petal-snatching away from a blowup.
What if the scenario was altered slightly? Let’s add one character. The kind man in the apartment next door runs a flower ship on the corner. Every night on the way home he stops at your place with a fresh, undeserved, yet irresistible bouquet. These are not leftover flowers. They are top-of-the-line arrangements. You don’t know why he thinks so highly of you, but you aren’t complaining. Because of him, your apartment has a sweet fragrance, and your step has a happy bounce. Let someone mess with your flower, and you’ve got a basket full to replace it!
The difference is huge. And the interpretation is obvious.
God will load your world with flowers. He hand-delivers a bouquet to your door every
day. Open it! Take them! Then, when rejections come, you won’t be left short-petaled.
Excerpted from:
A Love Worth Giving
W Publishing,
solitary daisy. This morning you picked the daisy and pinned it on your lapel. Since you have only one plant, this is a big event and a special daisy.
But as soon as you’re out the door, people start picking petals off your daisy. Someone snags your subway seat. Petal picked. You’re blamed for the bad report of a co-worker. Three petals. The promotion is given to someone with less experience. More petals. By the end of the day, you’re down to one. Woe be to the soul
who dares to draw near it. You’re only one petal-snatching away from a blowup.
What if the scenario was altered slightly? Let’s add one character. The kind man in the apartment next door runs a flower ship on the corner. Every night on the way home he stops at your place with a fresh, undeserved, yet irresistible bouquet. These are not leftover flowers. They are top-of-the-line arrangements. You don’t know why he thinks so highly of you, but you aren’t complaining. Because of him, your apartment has a sweet fragrance, and your step has a happy bounce. Let someone mess with your flower, and you’ve got a basket full to replace it!
The difference is huge. And the interpretation is obvious.
God will load your world with flowers. He hand-delivers a bouquet to your door every
day. Open it! Take them! Then, when rejections come, you won’t be left short-petaled.
Excerpted from:
A Love Worth Giving
W Publishing,
Friday, March 13, 2009
WISE ECONOMIC PLAN
1. Don't watch the news regularly.
2. Trust God.
3. Continue to give with a joyful heart to the Lord through tithes and offerings.
4. Be content. Want what you have rather than what you don't have.
5. Spend less and save more.
6. Don't make purchases on credit.
2. Trust God.
3. Continue to give with a joyful heart to the Lord through tithes and offerings.
4. Be content. Want what you have rather than what you don't have.
5. Spend less and save more.
6. Don't make purchases on credit.
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