That's too many numbers!!!!!

I love Kids! They say exactly what they are thinking. Today while driving the bus I was listing to a 1st grader debate with a pre-Ker.
They where talking about what size of a Kawola bear they would have as a pet.

The pre-Ker said billions, and billions, and billions, and billions, and billions, and billions.......etc... for about 30 seconds. Then the 1st grader interrupted and said, "that's too many numbers... they go past the line!" I am assuming he meant the margin line on notebook paper.

Silence.....

Then the 1st grader used his higher education to trumped his lil sister. He said, "Infinity!"

Debate over.

Satan hates your guts and my guts billions, and billions, and billions, and billions.....etc...

But God Loves you......

Infinity!!

Debate over!

Just a Thought.....

Canvas

I spoke to a young man over the weekend who is full of it!!!! Potential.... he is full of a LOT of potential.
I told him that he was an empty canvas. Then God spoke to me.
I went on to tell him that God wants to create a master piece on him. He wants to work through him in a unique way.
God is not a "factory owner" He is a "creator". he does not create duplicates, He creates original artwork. He wants to flow through us with unique breaths of fresh air. He wants to create in us a pure heart that makes people feel His love, His joy, His expression, His touch.
Canvas.
Lots of color and even black and whites at times.
The wise king David prayed in psalm 51 Create in me a clean heart....." this was just after his "fall". God has always wanted to take fallen people (which happens to be the whole world) and Crete new and loving hearts.
Canvas.
That young man is going to be Gods "Magnum Opus" (God's Masterpiece)
Canvas
Are you ready to be still long enough for God to do His artwork on and through you?
Just a Thought.....

Forgive

Do you wake up in the mornings and say to your self, "Self, why don't you just hurt someone today". Of course you don't.

My motives are actually pure. I try to be nice to strangers, helpful to most and close to a few. However, no matter how you slice the pie someone is ALWAYS going to get hurt.

I'm not talking about petty feelings. I am talking about real bonifide pain.

I have done that. I have hurt some people. And, no matter what I do or say it will take the Holy Spirt to help me and them.

The trap is turning someone Else's forgiveness onto your self and vicariously living through their unforgiven. I call it "reverse debt." In other words, we try to pay for someone Else's debt by beating ourselves up because we caused them pain.

It does NOT mean that we just grow numb to anothers feelings, it does mean however, that we must allow ourselves to be released after we speak and ask for forgiveness from our heart.

I had to do this the other day. I walked up to them at the door. I said "can we talk" They said no, not now. I tried to use that as my way out. God would redirect my paths. I would run into the one who offend me and told them I forgive them. Wow, it was tough.

Then came the toughest part, I asked the to forgive me. (even though I felt I was justified in my actions years ago.

Pride is hard. It is very hard. one writer said this,

"To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us." - Charles Caleb Colton


Forgive and process through today.

Let it go and be free.

Trust me, its worth it.

Just a Thought.....