God, Grant Me A Few More Hours in My Day Please!

Good Morning

I want to start off by saying how sad I am that I have fallen away from this blog! Every single day as I read and study, I think to myself, “Oh I want to write about this!” But then I am never able to make it to my computer. I have jotted down so many versus that I wanted to write about, but there are just not enough hours in the day.

We found a home and started to pack in March. Packing and moving in April took me away from writing. After the move, my daycare picked up. I have so many little one’s to watch during the daytime that I have no time to write here anymore. And to top if off, I am not able to end ‘work’ at a normal time. I unfortunately work into the second shift every night which takes me away from family & household work. I am finding myself doing laundry at 10pm because that is the time I finally have available after I take care of kid things, dinner… etc. Another issue with my lack of time, concerning writing – I write on 2 other blogs. One of them I get paid to write for and I am contracted. In order to keep my contract, I HAVE TO write a certain amount. *IF* I have time to write at the end of the night, it has to be for that site. Same with the other one. I need to keep my stats up on that one in order to be able to do product reviews… so I HAVE TO write there too. This blog has been the one to fall by the wayside. I wish God would grant me an extra 10 hours a day, haha. I now understand why  these families were so eager to take me as their daycare provider – my hours. Other providers close at 5pm. Now it all makes sense.

As for writing… I plan to get back on track.

For myself.

I love studying and sharing what I learn. God’s word amazes me every single day. I can pick it up and read the same scriptures that I have read a dozen times, but learn something new each and every time. I miss writing.

I need to start again.

For now I will  leave you with this:

1st John 4:19-21

¹⁹ We love because God first loved us.²⁰ If people say, "I love God," but hate their brothers or sisters, they are liars. Those who do not love their brothers and sisters, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have never seen.²¹ And God gave us this command: Those who love God must also love their brothers and sisters.

I have seen much hate lately.

I think we need to re-evaluate the love we have for one another. Make sure we are walking in love, not hate. Hate makes a person so miserable and eats at them. Do we really want to feel that way?

How Much Do You ‘Love Thy Neighbor’?

I wanted to share a commandment today. It was a commandment that is in the old testament and the new testament, but with a major difference. The commandment changed a little.

Lev. 19:18

“…but you shall love your neighbor as yourself…”

And now the “new commandment’ -

John 13:34-35

³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you,..”

Jesus told us to love others the way He has loved us!! Jesus laid down His life for us! He not only loved His neighbor as Himself, but He loved him MORE than Himself… HE DIED for others.

This is an amazing difference when you compare this new testament verse to the old testament verse. No other moral or religious system in the world every prescribed any thing so pure and unselfish.

How much do we ‘love our neighbor’?

Would we lay down our life for one another?

Think about that.

Jesus IS love.

Do we love Him back?

 

Dart Test, Will You Pass?

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary
class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith.

She says that Dr.Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.

On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face.

Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved. The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats.

As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.

Dr. Smith said only these words....

"In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
Matthew 25:40

No other words were necessary; the tears filled eyes of the students focused only on the picture of Christ.

This is an easy test; you score 100 or zero.

It's your choice.