Good Morning Everyone.
God often reminds me of a concept that is so important.
Choose your battles.
Did you recognize we fight little battles all day? Some of
them spiritual, some mental, some verbal? We do, and
by the end of the day we feel drained.
Not all of these battles are necessary for us to fight.
But we in our blindness, and carnal (fleshly, worldly)
thinking, think we need to establish verbally who is right
and who is wrong. Sometimes, we need to let go, and
let God do that.
Truthfully, each morning first thing, we MUST
lay our burdens at his feet, and go out in faith
and make the best of the precious, new day
we have been granted to invest in.
According to the article below, we are going to meet
a lot of chickens in our lifetime, learning our position
of authority in Christ we need to leave the chickens alone,
and go out and do the right thing. Pray for the chickens,
don't fight with them.
It is hard to soar with the eagles, when you are living
down among the chickens. It is a choice. Who you
surround yourself with makes a absolute difference
in how you act and who you become.
You don't always need to let people know how right you are,
or set them straight, or try to fix things. You don't need to
control situations or people. This is born out of insecurity,
and we need to leave it with God. We need to fill up with
His word, be right before him. And we need to surround ourselves with people who uplift, encourage and take
the spiritual path in life. This inspires us to higher
thinking and a better way of life.
If you get around people that pull you down, and corrupt
your behavior and thinking.. you are only defeating yourself.
You have no one to blame but yourself when you
allow negativity and people in your life who
are detrimental to your spiritual life.
It is all a choice. This is how we learn to be successful in
life, by right thinking, and making wise choices. By being
teachable. No one has fully arrived, we are all under
construction, we are all still learning. Be open to what
God has to tell you, and to Godly teachers. Don't go any
other way but His. This leads to a life with far fewer regrets.
Love you so much
millie
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you
in view of all the mercies of God, to make a decisive
dedication of your bodies -- presenting all your members
and faculties -- as a LIVING SACRIFICE, holy (devoted,
consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your
reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and
spiritual worship.
Do NOT be conformed to this world -- this age, fashioned
after and adapted to its external, superficial customs.
But be TRANSFORMED (changed) by the (entire)
renewal of your mind -- by its new ideals and its new
attitude -- so that you may prove (for yourselves)
what is the good and acceptable and perfect will
(in his sight for you).
Romans 12:1-2
Are you sold out to God? Are you transformed?
Are you new in Christ? You need to be.
You were bought with a price... the blood of the Lamb
who sacrificed himself as a atonement for the sins of
the world. No one paid a greater price of love for you
than this. Give Him your all.
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Chickens
by Ann Paden
Jack London's wonderful classic, White Fang, tells the story of an animal, half dog-half wolf as he survives his life in the wild and then learns to live among men. There is one story in particular from the novel that has left a lasting impression on my mind..
White Fang was very fond of chickens and on one occasion raided a chicken roost and killed fifty hens. His master, Weeden Scott, whom White Fang saw as man-God and "loved with a single heart," scolded him and then took him into the
chicken yard.
When White Fang saw his favorite food walking around right in front of him he obeyed his natural impulse and lunged for a chicken. He was immediately checked by his master's voice. They stayed in the chicken yard for quite a while and
every time White Fang made a move toward a chicken his master's voice would stop him. In this way he learned what his master wanted - he had learned to ignore the chickens.
Weeden Scott's father argued that you "couldn't cure a chicken killer," but Weeden challenged him and they agreed to lock White Fang in with the chickens all afternoon.
"Locked in the yard and there deserted by the master, White Fang lay down and went to sleep. Once he got up and walked over to the trough for a drink of water. The chickens he calmly ignored. So far as he was concerned they did not
exist. At four o'clock he executed a running jump, gained the roof of the chicken house, and leaped to the ground outside, whence he sauntered gravely to the house. He had learned the law."
Out of love and a desire to obey his master's will, White Fang overcame his natural, inborn desires. He may not have understood the reason, but he chose to bend his will to his master's.
Animal stories often have a way of breaking your heart and often reveal a profound truth. The simplicity and purity of White Fang's love and devotion to his master help me realize that my life will always be full of "chickens." What I have to settle is, whom I will serve!
Have you heard the Master's voice?
Are you able to stay away from the chickens once you know that the master desires that of you?
One day we, like White Fang, will leap clear of this "chicken yard world" and its temptations into a far, far better place.
Hold steady, the time is drawing near. Until then, hear and obey the Master's voice.
contributed by Gail
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