FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022 - SPIRITUAL VIEWS

 FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022 - SPIRITUAL VIEWS

I currently get two daily Bible study plans on YouVersion.com.  This comes from a plan by Tony Dungy 

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“Potential--You Are What You Absorb

If you have hydrangeas in your yard, you may have heard of this. Some people swear that if you plant rusty nails with a pink-blooming hydrangea, the flowers will change to blue over time. Supposedly it has something to do with adding metal to the soil, but gardeners know that the hydrangea is the litmus test of the flower world--its color is affected by the pH level and the amount of aluminum in the soil. Like all plants, the hydrangea absorbs nutrients through its roots that, for these showy blooms, benefit the final outcome.

We're like that as well. We absorb what is around us and reflect it back in different ways, good or not. What are you absorbing into your life today? Do you need to add more healthy things, eliminating things that compromise your witness and do not glorify God? The things that you take in often come out in your words, your attitudes, and your habits. Make sure everything you bring in is worthy of being in your mind and body, the temple of God's Holy Spirit.”

Scripture:

“But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.”

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GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out

One of my (and probably all people's) perpetual battles is “what is my value”.  In the past month, I’ve had two religious groups tell me that I’m wrong (and one of those groups, in particular, wanted to pray over me for deliverance!!!).  

Do I listen to them?  Do I let their garbage in?  Do I listen to God?  Do I let LOVE WIN?

Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death.”

Matthew 5:28-30 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.”

“I can only love God as much as the person I love the least”.  Thus, I must LOVE THEM, and let LOVE WIN!!

Karen

June 24, 2022