dW 02.04.11

dW

 

scripture

 

Colossians 3:12-14

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

 

quote

 

It is not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
Hans Selye

 

thoughts

 

Have you ever gotten an overwhelming sense of your own imperfections?  This week, in addition to praying that God help me deal with stress more gracefully, I’ve been praying that He give the people around me a greater measure of patience and mercy to employ toward me too.  Oh how much I have to grow in this process of pressing forward in the process of allowing God to transform me into the person He intended me to be.  May we all get an occasional glimpse of our own imperfections so that we can be more forgiving of them in others.

dW 01.31.11

dW

 

scripture

 

1 Timothy 4:8

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

 

En Espanol, 1 Timoteo 4:8

 

thoughts

 

Sadly, Jack Lalanne died recently. He was the father of the fitness craze. His healthy living and fitness may have helped him live until he was 96. Then again, one of my neighbors loved junk food, didn't work out, and made it to 100 years. So, I ride a bike to work each day, and down a daily half a glass of carrot juice, and that's all I'm doing to try and extend my life. This is because I took to heart 1 Timothy 4:8, and the bumper sticker that said, "Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway." Jack Lalanne worked out for two hours a day, even into his 90's. He once boldly said, "Billy Graham's for the hereafter. I'm for here now." Not anymore.

-Ray Comfort (“Death at 96”, LivingWaters.com Newsletter, January 31, 2011)