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Question & Thought for July 26th, 2016!

Question & Thought for July 26th, 2016!
Good Tuesday Morning!
1. Question – What’s going on in your 3 lives”
2. Thought –
  1. Public lives are lived out on the job and in the marketplace, where certain rules, conventions, laws, and social customs keep most of us in line.
  2. Private lives are lived out in the presence of family, friends, neighbors who must be considered and respected, even though the rules and prescriptions are looser than what’s allowed in public.
  3. But in our Secret lives, inside our own heads, almost anything goes.
We refer to ourselves in first person singular – “I” – but inside, it’s more like first person plural. Most of the time, my inner life seems like a ventriloquist act. A ceaseless dialogue between Me and my dummy. Oddly enough, the dummy is smarter than I am. (MAYBE [Maybe Not] by Robert Fulghum) (Continued tomorrow)
“Don’t just pretend that you love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good.” (Paul, Romans 12:9)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for July 21st, 2016!!!

Question & Thought for July 21st, 2016!!!
Good Thursday Morning!
1. Question – What is the biggest factor which distinguishes between the two cities?
2. Thought – And therefore it is that humility is specially recommended to the city of God as it sojourns in this world, and is specially exhibited in the city of God, and in the person of Christ its King; while the contrary vice of pride, according to the testimony of the sacred writings, specially rules his adversary the devil. And certainly this is the great difference which distinguishes the two cites of which we speak, the one being the society of godly men, the other the ungodly, each associated with the angels that adhere to their party, and the one guided and fashioned by love of self, the other by love of God. (Saint Augustine from The City of God)
“It would be better not to know so many things than to know so many things that are not so.” (Josh Billings)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for July 15th, 2016!!!

Question & Thought for July 15th, 2016!!!
Good Friday Morning!
1. Question – Is Perception Reality?
2. Thought –

TGIF Today God Is First
July 06, 2016

“The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too” (1 Kings 19:14).

 
The CEO walked into his manufacturing plant only to observe an employee standing by idly not working. Angrily, he walked over to him, peeled off a $100 bill and gave it to him: “Here, go spend your time elsewhere!” The man looked at the CEO somewhat puzzled, but left with the $100. “How long has that man worked for us?” said the CEO to the employee standing nearby. “Well sir, that man does not work for us; he is only the delivery man.”
 
Perception is not always reality. Elijah was in a crisis. Jezebel wanted to kill him. The nation was falling to Baal worship. From his vantage point – it was all over. He was the only prophet remaining in all the land who had not bent his knee to the idol of Baal. He wanted to die.
 
Then, the Lord sent His angel to correct Elijah’s perception: “Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel – all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him” (1 Kings 19:18). There were seven thousand Elijah knew nothing about! Elijah’s perception was not reality.
 
Whenever things are going poorly, there is a temptation to believe God is not working in the situation. We may even believe our life is over. Everything from our vantage point is dark. We see no future. However, even in these times, God’s plan is being orchestrated behind the scenes. He is accomplishing His purposes. But we need a fresh perspective on our situation.
Do you need a reality check on your situation? 
 
Ask God to show you the truth. It may be very different than your perception.
Don’t text and drive. Read!
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.