Well if life isn’t hard enough, then I had to have a fight with a 20 foot cockroach that invaded my house. The pine tree wood cockroach lost. It was loud when my daughter squished it with a shoe. Then my two children proceeded to pick their mother off of the floor. Needless to say, I was already blue and now I am most definitely blue from bruising. My daughter and son are so wonderful to their mother. God blessed me with them.
A relative of mine had a need. I couldn’t help her this time, but the need was made known. My brother and niece heard about her needs and helped. Believe it or not, this was a charitable action that of blessing. Giving when we have extra is wonderful; sitting on it when others have true needs –a person needs to think twice. Charity is a big issue in God’s eyes.
“Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said: ‘Truly, I tell you this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:1-4.)
My niece and I were posting about something someone said pertaining to Paul in the Bible. We weren’t debating but just talking. This good hearted Christian woman posted something along the lines about debating—that we shouldn’t because of what the Bible says. I didn’t have the heart to correct her on the “debating issue.”
We will all believe what we want. I like to debate but my niece and I were discussing—talking about… conferring … etc. We shouldn’t question the actual word of God. What we should question is the interpretation of man—of commentaries. Interpretation is where problems come into existence because everyone wants to be correct about God’s word. Guess what I am not correct all the time; nowhere near being correct and neither is anyone else. Arguments over Christianity can hurt a person emotionally and physically; it can harden the heart of Christians and those who are questioning faithful issues. But, we as Christians should open our hearts, expand our thinking for the purpose of learning God’s word to enhance our faith. As I always contend, truth is what we honestly believe in our hearts. Do not close your hearts to the truth in the word. Always remember that interpretations are nothing more than “opinions” and those opinions come from God who gave us a free will.
“Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil…” (2 Timothy 2:23-24)
Keep in prayer Mary Ellen Leisering's Mom, who is not well; keep in prayer the family and friends of our fellow classmate from MHS David Wayne Leff, who went to take up his residence with God; keep in prayer Ashley Larson in her fight on cancer; keep in prayer Natalie Hightower on her fight on cancer; keep in prayer each other.
God bless you all and keep you safely in His arms. —
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