Join Me

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.
Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.

Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.

I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word.
I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn,
yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
for with the Lord there is unfailing love.
His redemption overflows.
He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.       Psalm 130 (NLT)

Some people spend much of their Bible study time looking for insight on when Jesus is coming back or when Jerusalem will be restored to Israel. I’ve always wondered what they do with Jesus’ words in Acts 1:6-7 which says that no, not even Him, will know that time. The more I study, especially Jesus’ words, the more I feel I am being told to pay attention to my relationship with God and draw as many toward a relationship with Jesus with the power of His Spirit. What is time in Jesus’ Kingdom any way?

Paul believed that Jesus was going to return “soon”. I do, too. And if I consider an eternal timeline, 2000 years isn’t very long. But the wars and disease and decadence of the time in which I live makes a relationship with Jesus seem more important. I was sharing with someone the other day that “getting around to it” may not have as much flexibility as it once did. And even if Jesus doesn’t return in my lifetime, do I really want to live my final years without Jesus right next to me? Uh, no.

This is, I believe, what God loved so much about David. David’s heart was totally committed to God. David wasn’t perfect in the execution of his service to God. He wasn’t perfect in his listening to God. David wasn’t even perfect in his repentance to God. BUT David knew that he should be. He wanted to be. And God knew David’s heart.

God knows my heart today, my imperfect heart. God knows my commitment to Him. God knows that I will sin. But He also knows that I will be sorry and ask His forgiveness and we will be back together again. His love is unfailing. How I long for my LORD!

I am reading a book right now, Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11’s Last Survivor by Genelle Guzman-McMillan. It is an extraordinary testimony. Twenty-seven hours this young woman laid beneath tons of concrete and steel unable to see her hand in front of her face. She could not move her head. She could not move her legs. She could only move one arm.

“How did I last as long as I did in those conditions?…I firmly believe that the first of countless steps in His[God] plan for me was to draw me near to Him.

I apologized, and He accepted. I promised, and He believed…It didn’t feel like only concrete and beams had been lifted off me, but a dark veil that had been shrouding me for years as well…the best story I was going to have to tell from my tribulation to my family and friends was that, when it was over, I had made a new best friend, one I could count on for anything and one I would spend the rest of my life serving with honor and glory. (p. 118)

The Bible is my standard for reading material but God isn’t finished with His inspired teaching. He has more stories to tell me about His character. Genelle knows the character of God. Go to your local library like I did or get on Amazon.com or visit your local book store and be encouraged by God’s faithfulness, love, and mercy. There’s always more for me to learn and live and invite others to join in.

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Seek His Face Always

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!

Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. Psalm 105:1-4 (HCSB)

Lectionery Texts: Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45, Philippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20:1-16

The lectionery them this week is about obedience and God’s extraordinary grace when I don’t succeed in the obedience. God’s inspired word teaches me so much.

Be careful looking back to the Good Ol’ Days. In the Exodus text Moses is catching the serious whining and complaining of the Israelites. They want to go back to Egypt where they say that they had plenty to eat and apparently plenty of time to sit around those full dinner pots. Hmmm. I thought they worked plenty and had little time for anything but working.

When God leads me into a new season that involves many changes in my life, I can find my mind going back to “the good ol’ days” when I knew what I was doing and I knew what God was doing. My memory is often a filter as I forget the difficulties of that time that if I did remember it accurately, I would realize that there were changes then just as there are now. I would remember the faithfulness of God and how He brought me through that time. It would boost my trust in God to bring me through this season, too, even a “desert season”.

Keep my eyes on the Goal. I love this passage but I began reading from the beginning of the chapter and came into a focus starting with verse 15. Paul is recognizing that there are some in ministry who “aren’t throwing strikes” (to use a baseball metaphor). He tells the church to not get distracted by whether other people are doing their job for Jesus right. Make sure I am doing my job according to Jesus’ plan.

Whatever I may accomplish in the Kingdom – remember that I am not “all that and a bag of chips”! By that I mean, many prayers of many unseen saints and the work of God’s Spirit has made it possible. I am only a tool in Jesus’ hands.

I regret that it’s only in the last ten years, since my young son died and I have had some health difficulties of my own, that I began to understand Paul’s words. He expresses conflicted feelings about going on to heaven with Jesus and staying here with Jesus and working for His Kingdom. Paul helps me understand that my life is forever sealed with Jesus so my life will be about suffering but it will be in much greater part (time) about being with Him in glory.

Late or early, our reward will be generous. I call this my “hospice passage”. During my time as a hospice nurse, I had the honor of attending the deaths, the “going home” of many people. Many of them I got to know over a period of weeks, months, even years. I met people who did not know a time when they didn’t walk with Jesus. He was always a part of their lives. I also met people who came into this time of their lives without Jesus. Maybe they knew Him as a child but had questions as they got older that became a barrier, even resulted in rejecting Jesus as God. It was an indescribable experience to see someone realize that Jesus had not given up on them. He was there all the time. I have literally seen a room glow with the presence of God as a person left this life. I will see all of these people around the table at the wonderful feast that Jesus has planned for us.

Jesus is with me every day, teaching and guiding. He wants me to walk with Him but He does not lower His standards when I choose not to obey. It is God’s grace, His unconditional love, that is a great teaching tool in my obedience. It is His love that pulls this desire to come closer to Him; to be obedient so that my life is a total act of worship (Romans 12).

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Lesson to Remember

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For the Scriptures say,

“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will confess and give praise to God.’”

Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.        Romans 14:10-12 (NLT)

Lectionary texts: Exodus 14:19-31, Exodus 15:1-11, 20-21, Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35

I am going to take this week and spend some extra time with the LORD. It’s been a while since I have taken time like this. These lectionary texts will be a good study for us all this week.

I will see you again next Monday, September 19th.

 

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Courage for the Future

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these events are the beginning of birth pains.”            Matthew 24:4-8 (HCSB)

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.            Psalm 37:7 (NLT)

Last night there was another presidential address designed to get Congress moving to passing laws that will create more jobs that will save our nation’s stalled economy. I didn’t listen to the speech. Frankly I have zero confidence in Congress or any politician. Each one of them has an agenda. Who’s agenda do I give my allegiance?

Dr. Bob Cornwall, pastor and teacher, wrote a book that our company published called Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord’s Prayer. Take a moment and say the Lord’s Prayer… It is a prayer of allegiance, isn’t it? It does express Who (God) and what (His Kingdom) is my #1 priority.

In the years ahead, I am going to be challenged by what I see on the world’s stage. Jesus warned me in John 14-16 that as a disciple I would be hated and feel deserted. He told me all of this so I would know that He had gone before me to show me how to live as an “alien” in this land. He gave me His peace and hope and assurance that He has ultimately overcome the world and its “terror”.

Some may find it impossible, even foolish, to ignore the world and its politics. For me, I find that I must keep my focus on God’s Kingdom. My prayers are directed by the Holy Spirit and not the media’s spin. I do not feel the need to try to plot some timeline and match it up to Scripture passages and determine when and what God is doing. I just trust Him for every minute. I want to keep my eyes on His goal: bringing people to know Jesus and His gift of eternal life.

My struggle comes when I turn my eyes on “others” who have stable home or are able to take vacations with family. “Stuff” that I think I need. I’m sorry when I hear myself whine and am truly grateful for the many blessings that God showers on me every day. I have taken my eyes off the goal, haven’t I? And so I become “worried” and “fretful”. Not where God wants me to be!

“Shhhh, Jody, I AM aware of your needs. I will take care of you, my beloved child.” And then His Spirit gives me the courage I need for another day. It’s time for me to pray today, dear friends. The Lord’s Prayer is good place to start. Let us pray like we mean it…

Our Father who is on the throne in heaven, holy is your name.
Your Kingdom will come and what You determine – will be done, not only in heaven but here on earth.
Give us today all that we need. Forgive us for the sins we have committed, just like we forgive others who sin against us.
Keep us away from the temptation and the evil that is in our world.
For it is Your Kingdom, Your Power, and for Your glory that we live, forever and ever. So be it, LORD.

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Still

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Jesus’ eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee, where Jesus had told them to meet him. They saw him and worshiped him, but some of them doubted.        Matthew 28:16-17 (CEV)

Faith. A vital element in my life as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Simple but not easy. Or is it too easy.

The writer of the book of Hebrews stated it well. Faith is being sure of what I hope for, with a certainty even when I cannot see any proof (Hebrews 11:1). It is a nebulous thing that can be difficult to “dial in” on a given situation. When I am unsure of what God wants me to do, is my faith “too weak”? When I feel that God is leading me to do something extraordinary, even outside my usual behavior, do I have a “great measure” of faith or am I just listening to my own “crazy idea”?

Biblegateway.com has a “Topical Index” in which you enter a word, like “faith”, and it brings up all the topical incidents in the Bible related to faith. There are many. But just reading over the first page gives me:

Noah building the ark

Abraham leaving his known land at God’s command

The offering of Isaac

Rahab helping the spies

Hannah dedicating Samuel

David striking down Goliath

David believing his kingdom would be a perpetual kingdom

These “witnesses” are the key to my walk of faith. It is this “cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12) that extends their hands across time to guide me as I run my race and help me to reject the sin that threatens to cause me to stumble. The Accuser throws his lines of temptations and distractions so that I doubt and second-guess the voice of the Holy Spirit who is telling me the truth.

In Acts 1:4 and Luke 24:49 Jesus told His disciples to wait, to stay where they were until the Holy Spirit filled them with the power they would need to fulfill their missions. And there is a nugget of wisdom for me. When I am uncertain in my faith, stop and wait, ask for wisdom and faith. God is faith and He will give the measure that I need to hear Him. If I am open and willing to hear Him, He will respond.

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.           Psalm 27:14 (NIV)

 

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Am I Capable of Murder?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. Abel also brought a gift—the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.

“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”     Genesis 4:3-7 (NLT)

Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of Amalek.”

Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of death has come.”

Samuel declared:

As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.

Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.      1 Samuel 15:33-34 (HCSB)

You may think that the answer to the title question is obvious and even irrelevant. I am a sane, Christian so of course I wouldn’t murder anyone! However, in the last few years as I have become aware of the evil that is out there and realized if someone beat up, raped, or killed my child or grandchild, I would be capable of retaliating. Like the sweet little Samuel who said, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening!” (1 Samuel 3:10), I too might be capable of hacking an enemy up!

The first event after Adam and Eve left the garden is about their sons. To me, it’s like the LORD telling me right out of the Bible-gate that anger is with me and eager to pull me down a destructive path. He tells me I must make the choice to say, “No” to the rage. The great addition to this Old Testament passage is that Jesus brought a new covenant, a new contract to me, through His death and gift of saving me. Jesus promised that His Spirit would remind me of all that He had taught and lived (John 14:25-27). Jesus knows what I feel when I see children suffering and dying because of blatant evil. Jesus knows what true justice is. He is telling me that His justice will prevail (Revelation 16:5-7).

In the Sermon on that Galilean hillside (Matthew 5:21-22), Jesus reminded us all that murder was not allowed under God’s Law. BUT He went on to say that it was more than the act of murder that was prohibited under God’s Law. Jesus reinforces the Father’s warning about anger. Even saying a “curse” to someone – we may find ourselves in hell! Jesus lets me know that choosing not to control my anger has serious consequences in His Kingdom.

The answer to the question: “Am I Capable of Murder?” is “Yes” but with God’s help today I choose to say, “No” to murder, even anger. I will continue to ask His Holy Spirit to cleanse me and create in me a clean heart (Psalm 51:10). And when my heart is swept clean, may I invite the Holy Spirit to fill me up with all that He desires (Luke 11:24-26) so that nothing crouching outside my heart’s door can sneak in.

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How To Travel from Point A to Point B

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land. At about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni? ” that is, ” My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? “                    Matthew 27:45-46 (HCSB)

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three, because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle. And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit. ” Saying this, He breathed His last.                        Luke 23:44-46 (HCSB)

Jesus is my Teacher. He is the One who has been before me in all of my life experiences(Hebrews 4:14-15). So I want to know how He got from Point A (“God! Why have You left me alone here?”) to Point B (“I trust You, Father, and give You all of me.”).

Keep the lines of communication open. Jesus went off alone to pray. Alot. Scan through the four gospels and see how many times it said He went to the mountain or left the disciples and went ahead of them or sent them ahead. I would think that Jesus had a pretty good connection with the Father but He made intentional time to spend with the Father. I think Jesus is showing me there is no shortcut here.

Commit truth and promises to memory. Jesus frequently quoted the Scripture, didn’t He? He quoted passages that pertained to Him. Seems like an example for me. Commit to my mind God’s promises for me. Remember the truths that He has given so that when the Accuser tries to twist the truth – I hear him for what he is – a liar. Read the conversation between Jesus and Satan in Matthew 4 and how Jesus stood on the truth of God’s Word to kick Satan back!

Stay on the path you know. And so I come to Jesus on the cross. Beaten physically, His body screaming in agony, and then He senses the Father pulling away. The Father must pull away because Jesus has taken ALL the sin of mankind from beginning to end upon Himself. The Father, the Holiest of Holies, cannot be near sin. And so Jesus screams out in this pain and despair. How does He go from that to the peace of entrusting the essence of who He is to the Father? He holds on to the mission He has been given. It is the one thing left in His mind – taking those last steps (breaths) that bring Jesus to the finish line. It is done. When I am feeling beat up, pulled from many directions, confused by the many voices, – take a step toward what I know – what I have been put on this earth to do:

Love God

Love others just as I love myself

Go and share the Good News as Jesus’ ambassador

As Jesus set His eyes on Jerusalem from the time He began His ministry so I set my face toward the New Jerusalem and keep my hands out to bring others along.

Some days I may feel like I have nothing to give to anyone else. Jesus knew that. He was there when I was created. He knows every cell of me. He has provided His Spirit to be the strength when I have no strength. So, drop all excuses and hook-up with Jesus. He will take me from Point A to Point B every time.

 

 

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All That I Owe

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands. In the Law there are many commands, such as, “Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not want what belongs to others.” But all of these are summed up in the command that says, “Love others as much as you love yourself.” No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands.

You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord. Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light. So behave properly, as people do in the day. Don’t go to wild parties or get drunk or be vulgar or indecent. Don’t quarrel or be jealous. Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won’t try to satisfy your selfish desires.      Romans 13:8-14 (CEV)

Further Lectionary Texts: Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 149, Matthew 18:15-20

The lectionary passages are beautiful and I hope that you will take the time to read them. The Exodus passage is God’s plan for the Passover. I cannot imagine the terror of that night in Egypt. Or maybe I can, just a bit. I remember the night that Hurricane Ivan blew over my head. It did sound like the hounds of hell! And it did “pass over” and we were kept safe.

Moses brought God’s Law to His people. It was God’s way to teach His children how to grow up in a way that would bring them closer to Him. And then He gave His people a new covenant. Jesus came. He came to fulfill the Law. Jesus came to show us God’s Love in the flesh. The perfect Father, God raises His children with discipline that is characterized with rules (boundaries) and with love.

And here is where I soak today in Paul’s words about God’s love. When I love others, the “laws” of God covering my relationship with others will be covered. It isn’t easy to love. People aren’t always lovable. And I am not always loving. I want “fair” and I want people to be appreciative of my love. Jesus’ example doesn’t read like that, does it? Jesus loved before I loved Him. Jesus loves me even when I do not appreciate His love.

The time is now to make a no-turning-back 100% commitment to God. To move forward in this world with Jesus – it is vital to stop sitting on the fence with one hand held out to Jesus and one hand holding all that the world’s deceptions. God says that He is “jealous” (Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 4:24) and will not share me with any other god. The god of the world is jealous too. Make no mistake that the temptations from this world are designed to suck me into putting my focus on what the world thinks is important. The question: “Who will you serve?” was not just for the children of Israel thousands of years ago but for me, today. And with that commitment comes promises for “sufficient grace” (2 Corinthians 12) and whatever amount of wisdom that I need (James1).

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Let Jesus. “Come on in, Jesus, and have a seat. I’d like to talk to You.”

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Really???

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Sitting across from the temple treasury, He [Jesus] watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning His disciples, He said to them, ” I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed —all she had to live on.”      Mark 12:41-44 (NLT)

There are many passages in the Bible that I read and nod my head in agreement. I see the point. I receive the lesson in my spirit, feeling the conviction. I even bring it into my heart and respond with emotion. But do I walk the lesson out in my life.

Scenario: I am walking into church on Sunday morning. A man comes up to me on the street. He is out looking for a job, a handout. His wife and child have nothing to eat today. They have no money. I’m not sure if I have money for groceries next week but I have $10 in my pocket. I don’t have any “extra” in my life right now but I have food for today. Do I “judge” this man as a “freeloader”? Is God telling me to give – in faith – and He will take care of judging the man and what he does or doesn’t do with the money?

Scenario: There are cutbacks at work. Where there used to be overtime, now I barely work 30 hours/week. There is still rent to pay. Gulf Power is increasing the cost of electricity. Food and gas costs are increasing. I have always given God the first slice of my income. I am afraid to give that money when the ledger in my mind seems so out of balance.

Scenario: A friend is starting a new Bible study on Monday nights. I like to watch football on Monday nights. I need the relaxation after a hard day at work. I don’t want to go back out and study! I have to be ready for all the demands at work. My family count on me to provide for them.

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is about an abundant life that is filled with God’s promises. But too often I apply God’s promises of abundance to my financial status. Jesus spoke of treasures but He was about wealth that didn’t decay (Matthew 6:19-24). He said in this same passage that I cannot serve Him and Money. It is the importance that I put money, and those things related like career, ‘things’, and, yes, giving to Him whether in money or in using the gifts I have been given, into submission to the will of God’s Spirit within me. Submitting is a conscious choice.

Submitting to what God is asking of me takes His help. I am not strong enough, even pure enough to always chose His way. My flesh is weak and yet loud enough to try to deceive me, luring me away from God’s way and truth. The more I am immersed in God and His Word and chose to spend time with Him, I learn and assimilate Jesus’ example into my life. I learn His voice and follow.

Do I give to God out of my “surplus”? By that I mean do I make decisions to give or not give, serve or not serve, only after making sure that I have taken care of my needs first? Is that the way Jesus made decisions? Does He not indicate here in this passage of Mark that He approves of the woman giving all that she had to live on? Really??? How much am I willing to give to God? Really.

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You’ve Got God!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?
When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.

The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.

For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me.
At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,
singing and praising the Lord with music.
Hear me as I pray, O Lord.
Be merciful and answer me!
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
Do not turn your back on me.
Do not reject your servant in anger.
You have always been my helper.
Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me,
O God of my salvation!
Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord will hold me close.
Teach me how to live, O Lord.
Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me.
Do not let me fall into their hands.
For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;
with every breath they threaten me with violence.
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.          Psalm 27 (NLT)

How is your week going? I would say that my week is “normal”. There have been some encouraging, praising moments. There have been some difficult moments. And this psalm covers them all!

In reading this psalm I am once again shown how important spending time with God can be to what I focus on and how I deal with the total of my life. When I stay connected to the vine, like Jesus told me (John 15), I keep God’s wisdom and His truths and promises in my heart and mind instead of making a giant out of my problems. Any problem compared to my Creator is minuscule and that keeps me looking forward with the correct focus.

Jesus showed by His example that taking time on a mountain or by a lake or just off in a quiet place will be time well-invested in our spiritual health. That may mean getting up earlier in the morning or turning off the television at night, but I submit that there is no better way to recharge and relax.

When burdens press down, problems press in, and voices press on, deep breathe and remember – Call on Jesus.

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