Positive Thinking?

When God thought of you, it was positive. NOT negative.

Jer 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Ironically, this verse--on so many hearts, posters and mirrors--is smack dab in the middle of God's pronounced judgment of 70 years captivity

WOW?!!!!

Yes, there is a consequence of sin. Yes there is a cure for it as well!

The awesome thing about God is His view of our lives

Before we were born

When we were born

When we committed our first sin

Second sin

Third sin................ Well you get the picture.

Have you "fallen" lately? Yea? Ha, I have to.

Notice God said I HAVE PLANS FOR YOU. Now, if GOD - the creator of the cosmos had/has a plan, ain't no one gonna screw with HIS plan.

So, relax, get back up, and try again. Yea, that's right... try again and again and again and.... well you get the picture.

His plan for you WILL happen.

When God thinks about you, He thinks positive stuff.... And He wants you to think the same way. Cool, hugh?

What matters the most

So, Jesus saved me 2000 years ago. I came to Him about 22 years ago.

Here I am thinking this morning about what matters the most in my life.

My House...... Nope, its just a place to sleep

My Truck...... Nope, It just gets me to and from to work to pay for the house.

My John Deere..... Nope, its just a means to cut the grass at the house

My Cell Phone..... Nope, its just a means of communication that I use instead of a stamp and letter.

Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful for all of these things. But they do not matter in the big picture. If I loose them, they are replaceable.

What matters the most is.....

God - He loves me Know matter what. He will NEVER stop loving me - know matter what

My wife - 20 years of marriage, hard work, ups, downs, and love. She has stuck with me through a lot of thick and a lot of thin (on my part)

Luke - my 17 year old son... He is one of the biggest influences in my life (@earlcreps calls it reverse mentoring)

Jacob - my 11 year old son... he is the most creative kid i have EVER known. God is so gonna use him!!

My brother Rod - He is my hero

My brother Charles (who is in heaven) - He was gay, I judged him, I was wrong. I love that guy!! I know he knows that. YES HE WAS GAY, YES HE IS IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS.

My sister Kathy - She finally had the guts to do what she had to do, and she is becoming stronger for it!

My sister Karen - I am proud of her. Her and i battle some of the same issues, she is fighting back!!!!!

My Mom - The docs said she would not recover well from her massive stroke she had a few months ago. Yep she is a fighter. Yep she is recovering strong! (THEY WERE WRONG)

My Dad - He lives with us now. He was diagnosed with dementia - He is the NON LAZIEST person on earth and taught me my work ethic.

My wife's dad and step mom - They are awesome!!!!

My dogs, because they are.... well they are stupid, but I love em :)

My cat.... She is... haha... a stuck up, emotional, spoiled rotten lil girl - but I love her!

These are the things that matter to me the most

These are the things that I will invest the rest of my life in!

These are the things.... That matter the most.

What about you? Tell me what matters the most to you.

In Reguards too... (repost)

In regards to grace,
its amazingIn regards to love,
its a giftIn regards to patience, its earned
In regards to energy drinks,don't
In regards to my wife, Proverbs 31:10-31
In regards to my 11 year old, i want to be like him
In regards to my almost 17 year old, he is the picture of calm
In regards to Church, be it
In regards to Jesus, imitate Him
In regards to books, read the thick ones too
In regards to the heart, don't let the mind tell it what to do
In regards to Monday, well its Monday
In regards to Rocky, was that really the last one made?
In regards to doors, do not walk through all of them
In regards to rest, do it or die
In regards to jello, what happened to the Bill Cosby jello commercials?
In regards to random, lol... thanks for reading
Just A Thought...........