WATCH OUR THOUGHTS

Jan 18, 2017

I'm still in Menifee, CA.  I went to the pool yesterday, delightful!  From the pool, I could see snow on the Mountains and people sunbathing for tans on the deck of the pool.  I haven't found the desire to try to get a tan, I value my skin and it's usefulness to me in living my life in it.  (smiley face).

At 3:30 Sis C came to pick me up, we went to an organic eatery and I had an organic turkey sandwich on multigrain bread, two slices of fresh orange and two carrot sticks and a half of a (delicious) sugar free brownie made with maple syrup and honey.  I was satisfied and it was good. 

We went to her business office and Bro M picked us up for Bible Study at FTHCM in Pomona, CA. (Sis. C has her own business as a Family Therapist).

Bible Study was awesome and it was great to see Pastor and Sis. Owes.  They had not seen Bro M and Sis C since 2003, so they were happy to see them to along with most of the others there that knew them, and hadn't seen them either.  The church is beautiful and a lot of upgrades have been done since I saw it last and most all, of it was done by the congregation (including upholstering the pews!).  The infrastructure at work!

The Message was right on:

Subject:  Laying aside every weight.

·        We need to be aware and recognize the things that hinder us from being Complete in Jesus.

It could be a "minor" adjustment that, like in a building project, it can affect the outcome, if it is not corrected early.

·        We need to be grounded in the Word of God (fixed).  Things around us  (houses, cars, Church buildings are naturally grounded (or the electricity would zap us), we should be grounded in the Word of God because it is a safe place, (keeps us from being zapped by the world).

·        Whatever we believe in, we will support, stand for and sacrifice for. (God did all three when He chose to send Jesus to live and die for us). Do we do that as Christians?  Are we really believers?

·        II Corinthians 10:3-6  Identify the weights:

1.     Things that are contrary to the will of God.

2.     Things that are "higher" with us, than God.

3.     Imaginations, that are ungodly, they come to us continuously, we need to cast them down, continuously.

4.     Disobedient thoughts (bring them into captivity).

                        Thoughts produce actions

                        Actions produce results

                        Results produce consequences.

                        Consequences, (the way we handle them) determines our conduct.

                        Conduct puts our Character on display.

                                  WATCH OUR THOUGHTS!

          5.  Things that effect us emotionally and spiritually. 

·        What do we do with the weights?

          1.  Lay them down (we can't carry them).

          2.  Cast them down. (Cast all your cares on Jesus)

          3.  Put them off (Put off the old man)

          4.  Bring them down. (Bring the flesh under subjection to the Word

                of God)

WE WERE MADE RIGHT (By Jesus) so... WE ARE ABLE TO DO RIGHT!

After Bible study they stopped me by the 99cent store and I got groceries.

Today is beautiful, bright and sunny, and I will try the pool again, it is supposed to rain for the next two days.