The tongue is a fire no one can tame. (Adapted from James 3 verses 6 and 8)
Sometimes jumping in and speaking your mind is not always a good idea. As an old Arabian proverb says, there are four things you can not get back once they are sent out. One is the spoken word. Words are powerful.
Words spoken in hast or out of season can cause strife and not good. It is best always to check your words before you speak. Depending on the situation, they can do more harm than good.
Be aware.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble. (Adapted from Proverbs 21 verse 23)
Psalm 39 verse 1. I said, “I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.
I like gardening sometimes. OK, I like it most of the time. Mom used to do all the planting. Everything she put her hands to grew in abundance and with great beauty.
My sister and I took over. She works on the front, and I work on the back. I think I got the short end of the stick.
Mom would bend and pull and bend and work the earth. How that little lady did it, i have no clue. My back would ache after a long day in the garden, which isn’t that much to do. The backyard isn’t big, but It is hard work . I decided to build a raised bed so I don’t get to bend too much.
Looked online and found a site that was easy to do. I went to local hardware store and had them cut the cedar planks. Then, I mapped the design, which is so simple. Tools were challenging cause I have no idea what Dad had. He bought some stuff but never used them. We would keep them in the house for the local handy man to use. Dad was born wearing a suit and tie. I say that with great respect.
I went back to the local hardware store and got what I needed.
It took me most of the morning , but I did it.
It was satisfying.
The dog loved jumping in and out of the bed while I filled with soil.
Don’t worry about people who are not for you. People who pull you down. Those who discredit you. People who speak badly about you. Maybe at work there is a co-worker who is getting everything: the promotion, more money, the accolades. You do the same job, and yet no one notices you, but management gives that coworker the upper hand.
Maybe a friend is getting married and then another and another and you look around and there is no one for you.
Maybe a relative is just so ungrateful after you helped them financially, and they don’t remember your good deeds. Now, look at you with all those bills plying up, and you have no way out.
Don’t worry.
Let all of these people do what they do, but you stay close to the Lord and enjoy His word.
Those people will not last with their joy because it is only for a short time.
You will be rewarded. The Lord will bless you in His time.
Stay strong in the Lord and the power of His might.
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