Little things are BIG things!

Flourish2finish blog #31

Little things are BIG things.  That is the lesson I learned yesterday.  As you know, my desire is to be an example of Health and Energy so others will have the hope that "Old age" doesn't have to be decrepit, medicated, useless and set aside.   That we can be Healthy and Flourish; grow luxuriantly, thrive, succeed, and have an influence and be an example for the next generation! 

Well, yesterday I did some domestic stuff, cleaned up and washed clothes.  I went to the Laundry mat at the Adult Lounge and saw some people that were at the Christmas Eve fellowship and that was fun.  Met some new people.  The pool is still open ( No one is braving the cold).  Then after I finished the washing, I came back home to get ready for Bible study in Acton, Calif. at the River of Life Church about 3 miles away. 

The Actress, (she loves the Lord, and came to the Christmas Eve fellowship) picked me up and took me to Bible study.  I learned that she has been eating organic since she was a teenager (she just turned 60, that's 45 years).  That after leaving school, she hitchhiked around the USA for 6 years, finally visiting her brother (who had just been saved 2 weeks before).  She told him,"There is nothing to live for, I have done so many things, that I am ashamed of, and I don't even know who God is."  Her brother told her "I know who God is, it is Jesus!"  She said, " Come off it!, it can't be that easy." He said,  "If Jesus doesn't prove who He is to you, then you can go ahead and kill yourself".  She said "OK, Jesus prove to me me that you are the Son of God and I will serve you forever."  Then Jesus showed her, He was the Son of God, she was overwhelmed by His love, better than anything she had ever experienced in her whole life.  She gave Jesus her life and has been serving him for 37 years.

Then her Brother said,"There is more."  Then she said "What can be more than this?"  Her brother said, "You need the Holy Spirit to give you power to live for God."

She said that the same day her brother took her across the street to a Pentecostal Church where she received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.  She was delivered from her past, received her prayer language, and realized there was nothing in this world that would satisfy like Jesus.

 The next day, she was walking by a Hippie.  He looked at her and said, "Man, whatever you are high on, I want it."  She told him it was Jesus, and he said, "Whatever it is , I want it." He accepted the Lord.

Bible study was good.  People who loved the Lord, and I got to meet some more wonderful people.  The Pastor spoke on Testimonies, ( What you have seen and heard that bares witness to Jesus' power and miracles) that plant seeds so people know that God is no respecter of persons and that He can do the same for you and others.  He gave some examples of miracles which were confidence building, in what prayer and trust in the Lord, can do.

Now, getting to the little things.  In the Bible study, I ate a Sugar-free mint and offered one to my friend.  She took the package and turned it over to read the ingredients and gave it back without taking one.  Later, she told me she couldn't eat artificial sugar substitutes.  I SHOULDN'T EITHER!  What a poor example, not only was I eating them, I offered "toxins" to my Sister in Christ!  What's more I had done it before with others, and if I had not become aware, I would do it again! WOW.  What a poor example, little things like that can destroy credibility, and my witness.  I REPENT!  It won't happen again!

My actress friend from Bible study are going to town have a "girly" day today.

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