Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
TWO WOLVES
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
"One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
"The other is Good - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
(I have heard this before and I like it.)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
SPIRITUAL SUNDAYS
I love the way these scriptures are used in Nancy Guthrie's book "Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow". This is adapted from passages in Hebrews, Romans, Luke, John, 1 Peter, and Philippians.
"JUST AS I PRAYED for you when I was on earth, I am interceding for you before the throne of God, now and forever. In your utter weakness and deepest despair, when you don't have the words or the will to ask for what you need, my Holy Spirit is praying for you with the kind of passionate groaning for which there are no words.
You can be confident that God will say yes to what the Spirit prays for you, because he always pleads for God to accomplish his perfect will in your life. He is at work in you and on your behalf, tearing down the walls of your resistance to God's will.
The answer to the Spirit's prayers may not be what you would ask for on your own, but don't you want your Father's will to be done in your life more than you want to get what you want? Remember that he will cause everything in your life to work together for your ultimate good.
I hear your prayers, asking for your path to be smooth and asking the Father to bless your plans with success. But I have to tell you, that is not how I am praying for you. I love you too much for that. I am praying that when your plans go awry and your efforts fail, your faith will not. I am asking the Father to give you the good gift you have asked him for--more of my Holy Spirit at work in the interior of your life and character.
I am praying that you will walk in the truth and complete the work that has been entrusted to you--not so you can revel in the glory, but so you can experience the joy of giving the glory back to me. I am praying that the truth of my Word will teach you and refine you, even though that refining may be painful, because I know your greatest happiness will come as you become holy as I am holy.
The day is coming when you will see and share in the glory I have shared with my Father since before Creation I'm praying that God will purify you and protect you until that coming day."
I hope you will go to our Spiritual Sundays blog to share with us or to find links to other blogs who do share there. Have a wonderful weekend.
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