when was the last time I posted my act of love? It's been a while, sorry God.
A little boy knocked down a stack of snack cups (i guess you can call it that) and the first thing his dad said was "bad boy" in a very negative way (not polite). And I kneeled down to pick up the cups with the dad. God's always working in my heart, despite how I'm feeling for the past week, He made me realize that I should continue to show love to others, to care for them. I've been too into myself (haha) lately and it's time for a change! I need to keep my chin up! Other than that, after picking up those cups, I picked up bread that was fell down. No one went to pick it up -.- and it's there. so annoying, bread on the floor. Reminds me of manna and how God provided food for the Israelites when they were in exile. Just like how God will provide strength for me!! and food. hahha :)
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I got this insight from a friend, and it challenged me and got me thinking (too much thinking this week ahhh). Anyways, I want to share it here and look back at it.
by Charles R. Swindoll
I heard a statistic the other day that blew my mind. Anna Sklar, the author of a book called Runaway Wives, was a guest on a local talk show. In the course of the discussion, she cited that ten years ago, for every wife or mother who walked away from her home and responsibilities, six hundred husbands and fathers walked out. Today for each man who walks away, two women do.
Pause and let that sink in.
Understand, I'm not advocating either, nor am I taking sides. I'm just amazed at the unbelievably rapid rise in the number of women who choose escape as the favorite method of coping.
Contrary to our great American heritage, many of today's citizens would rather quit than stick. That which was once not even an option is now standard operating procedure. Now, it's "if you start to sink, jump, don't bail" . . . or "if it's hard, quit, don't bother."
Every achievement worth remembering is stained with the blood of diligence and scarred by the wounds of disappointment. To quit, to run, to escape, to hide—none of these options solve anything. They only postpone the acceptance of, and reckoning with, reality.
Churchill put it well: "Wars are not won by evacuations."
No, battles are won in the trenches . . . in the grit and grime of courageous determination . . . in the arena of life, day in and day out, amidst the smell of sweat and the cry of anguish.
The apostle Paul, the man who bore on his body "the brand-marks of Jesus" (Gal. 6:17), was a living example of his own counsel: "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. . . . Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong"
(1 Cor. 15:58; 16:13).
Giving thought to giving up?
Considering the possibility of quitting?
Looking for an easy way out?
Entertaining the idea of running away . . . stopping before it's finished . . . escaping from reality?
Don't! The Lord never promised you a Disneyland. In fact, the only time He ever used the word "easy" was when He referred to a yoke.
Every journey is accomplished one step at a time. Don't stop now.
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3 comments:
Wow. That was really powerful. Approve!
SUPER LIKE! :)
agree! John 15:20
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