MANY PARTS

Why do you suppose there are many parts to the body? Each part supplying what the others are lacking. Why is there so much lack? Could it be that others are mistaking their existance is to save up and make itself sole priority, and think that the other parts should survive on its own? Parts are just parts if they stand alone. Together they are a body, the body.

Sell all you own and give it away. Do not be proud to have savings or good amount in your bank account when your neighbor has been struggling to make ends meet with children, and no way to put food on the table.

If you have faith in God, you will give what you have and watch the Lord multiply your little bit or your lot and you will continually have more to give away. Man's ways are not God's way. Man's way: To each his own. God's way: Love your neighbor.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

You want to hear God's voice? You want to make wise decisions? You want to be selfless? Get into the Word of God. Give yourself to reading and to prayer. You want change to come? Be still. Determine to live out the Word of God hour by hour. The fear of God is to hate evil and every wrong path. To fear God and keep His commands is the whole duty of a man. His will is His word.

MAKE NO PROVISIONS FOR THE FLESH

MY PORTION

IN THE QUIET

Quiet for some is awkward and uncomfortable. Maybe because we have time to think clearly and all the busy noise is not blocking out the reality of what is really going on.

Just today I enjoyed a nice visit from some of my dearest friends. They were talking about how the natural urge is to overlook as much as possible. The longer you ignore a problem the less it seems like a problem. When you face your fears and the things that you might be dreading, it becomes even more evident just how necessary living out the truth really is. Life is never richer than when we do not run from pain and hurt, but run to Jesus when things are uncertain and most irritating and uncomfortable.

The tears will soon turn to joy in the presence of our Faithful Friend and Saviour. In the quiet is our opportunity to pour our hearts out to God and to listen for His voice. It is good to be quiet sometimes.