Friday, March 28, 2008

His Word..... Hidden

Psalm 119:1 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.


I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this scripture in my devotion this morning. I was talking with a couple of friends just last night about how things will suddenly pop up and you have scripture that you didn't necessarily realize you knew.

When we stay in the Bible and read daily we feed our spiritual man. This is important as parents, grandparents and as people that are with kids because they learn from example.

Our children copy what they see. If they see their parents reading God's Word they will likely do the same. If your child hears you call somebody a jerk out of frustration, one day they will do the same. Trust me. Been There Done That got the T-Shirt.

So, we need to read the Bible with our kids. Have a hard time reading? Don't think you have time? Get the Bible on CD or tape and play it in the car while you go to softball practice or soccer. We keep praise and worship CDs in our vehicle to keep our focus on God.

You will notice that once you have God's Word in your heart that you will be more loving, your house will get a peace about it even in the chaos.


Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Strength For the Weary

Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

This scripture is from my devotion this morning. It's interesting though because the devotion that was with it while I can understand it and I have been there, it's not what this scripture says to me today.

He (God) gives strength to the weary (me).

The last few weeks I have felt like I was running all over the place and emptied my cup completely instead of taking the time to get a refill and top it off. See, we have a child that has medical issues and there is alot of therapy involved to be done. He will be turning three soon so the early intervention services he has been getting will come to a close and everything will change over to the school system. This means getting all the evaluations taken care of and lots of paper work, extra meetings and if I'm not careful it can wear me down. I have to make sure to take the time to fill myself back up, spiritually and emotionally. Plus, we have 5 other children with their needs and activities.

In this day and age it is very easy to get worn down without realizing it before it's too late. As Christians, we need to make sure to stay in the Word. Our spiritual needs are met by keeping the Word fresh on our minds and our lips.

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