How do you use social media?
I use Facebook for information and to stay connected with some associations or groups or even friends. I love to see what is trending or I post. I use X once in a blue moon. I have not really sat down to use Instagram.
There is just too much to do on social media and not enough time.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
Psalm 66 verse 18
Who do we think we are praying to the Lord without sincerity?
We are fake in compassion and evil lurks in the corners of our hearts. We have offenses we have not confessed whereby we wish to give evil for evil.
Who are we to come before a holy God with dirty hands trying to justify our actions?
We are nothing. We must learn to bring our sins or problems our heavy hearts to him. Open our minds and confess our wrongdoings, and leave them at his feet. Let the Lord fight for us. Let him take vengeance for us. He understands and knows what is best.
Forgiveness is not easy, but by taking that first step towards the Lord is a leap in the right direction.
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.
Every day is a great day to sleep in. But I can’t. Have to go out to work or I have an appointment. There is always something to keep me from snuggling down deeper in my bed.
I acknowledge that I don’t get enough sleep because I putter around too much before going to bed.
I read somewhere that sleep is essential to leading a healthy life. Getting into a sleep pattern is challenging, but for my health, I have to get in gear. I have to learn to shut everything off and clear my brain and relax.
Easy to say. It is hard sometimes, so I try to do two minutes of minfulness. Clear my mind of the daily clutter for two minutes. That doesn’t work. I am too busy trying to figure out how to clear my mind when something pops up I forgot to do.
Yikes!
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.”
Psalm 66 verse 4.
The Lord is worthy to be praised. And in a soon coming day, all the earth shall bow the knee and own him as Lord over all.
Amen.
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.
I was given a gift of food as a thank you at work for my help from a patient. I love getting gifts.
It was not something I liked, seeing i am not a fan of fruit cake, but I was grateful. She remembered me and took her time to find something for me.
I worked on Christmas Eve. I took the gift thinking to bring it home. On the subway, I saw a teenage girl sitting on the cold floor asking for money. Something told me to go to her. I walked up to her bent down and asked if she could do with this food gift.
Her face lit up. She looked me in the eyes.
She said. “Yes. Thank you. Thank you.” I gave it to her. She took it and hugged it. I walked away like a load was lifted from my body.
On the escalator, a man stood beside me. He said. “Acts of kindness go a long way.”
I asked. “You saw that?”
He answered. “I did.” Then he nodded as we got off the escalator and walked away.
I turned and went on my way, thinking how fortunate I am to have a gift I could give to someone in need. I am indeed blessed.
I have not seen that girl since, but I hope it was a blessing to her.
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.
I am still a work in progress. I try to step away from my situations that are questionable and take a better look.
Jumping in with both guns blazing is always a problem for me. Practice makes perfect. The more I pause before I speak gets me the right answers, whereby I could make decisions and alter my behavior for my good.
As I look at the big picture, I see little things that can be of benefit. To discount them would cost me so much. So I try to stop and think. If that doesn’t work out, I move on to something else and learn from my lessons in my life.
For example, I listened to my sister when she advised me to make a simple call to a stranger. I could have cut her down, but I listened. I made the call, and that one action later launched my career.
I stopped, and I listened.
Thou crowned the year with goodness.
Psalm 65 verse 11.
We are almost halfway through the new year of 2024. So far, there were ups and downs. Appointments and disappointment. Sometimes, we smile, but other times we weep.
Not to worry, God is in control, and favor is coming. Blessings will flow if we stay in faith. Faith pleases God. Trust is as a crown for the righteous.
…they say who shall see them?
Psalm 64 verse 5
We must remember who God is. He is the almighty.
The one who can make the earth his footstool.
Nothing is hidden from God.
God sees everything we do.
We can not fool God.
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?
I hear it was beautiful at one time, before. Now, war torn, a place of death and destruction. It is so sad.
O God thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirstieth for thee, my flesh longer for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; to see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalm 63 verses 1 and 2.
As we walk the road of life, we are comforted by his presence. As we daily seek him, we grow accustomed to hearing his voice until our desire is to know him more.
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