JESUS LOVES ME- AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO!

July 23, 2008 at 7:03 pm (Love)

“Jesus loves me, this I know.

For the Bible tells me so.

Little ones to Him belong.

They are weak, but He is strong!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so!”

 

I am so glad that Jesus loves ME!  He does; He really does!  And I am SPECIAL to Him!  But way too often, I believe that I am more special to Jesus than anyone else!

 

Last September, due to some incredible circumstances, I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.  If I had not been for a missions trip to India (my doctor insisted that I have a physical), it would not have been found for a long time.  I would have needed more extensive treatment.  But God was so good to me!

 

Does that mean that Jesus loves me more than anyone else?  No!  Does it mean that I am more special than anyone else?  No!  I did not deserve God’s goodness or His compassion.  But it was God’s grace that is spread to each of us!  

 

Romans 12:3 says, “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment.”  Too often we think we have a “corner on God’s love”.  But God loves ALL mankind.  I pray that I keep this all in the proper perspective.  Jesus compels us to love each other as He loves us. 

 

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HIT FOR THE CYCLE

July 4, 2008 at 9:42 am (Lessons Learned)

Anyone who knows me very well knows that I like to walk with my head down.  It isn’t that I am discouraged, or down-trodden, or introspective.  I am simply looking for lost coins!  It is a “hobby” (?) of mine.  For whatever reason, I get so excited when I find a coin. 

 

This morning I went for a walk through the neighborhood.  It rained hard last night.  That makes for a good “coin-finding walk”.  Why?  Because the storm stirred up the dirt and washed away a lot of the gunk that was covering the lost coins.  I actually found a quarter, a dime, and a penny!  If I can find a nickel today, I will have “hit for the cycle”!

 

Okay, so what is the lesson learned?  Sometimes God has to send a storm to stir up the dirt and to wash away the gunk.  Then our lost coins (our giftings, talents) can be found.  And sometimes He expects us to be on the lookout for the giftings and talents in others!  It is with great joy when a lost soul, a lost talent is found! 

 

I don’t know about you, but today, I am hoping to hit for the cycle!

 

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