Getting What We Give

Getting what we give….. 

Most of us do a pretty good job of surrounding ourselves with people who we can get along with pretty well. 

However, every now and then we are put into a situation with strangers who make us uncomfortable with their actions or we have an encounter with others whose behaviors may not match up with what we consider acceptable or normal. 

Now perhaps it's different for you, but it’s in these times that my self-centered head likes to hold court and begin judging and condemning others because they are not doing or behaving the way I consider acceptable. 

You know what I mean. 

Like the guy who forgot to brush his teeth and you are trapped listening to him go on and on about something you could care less about while your mind tries to determine from his breath what his last meal was. 

Or the person who is making a mountain out of a molehill over something that is obviously important to them, yet insignificant in your life. 

Judging others is never good because it warps our opinions and does not give our heart a chance to see why the Lord has put this person in our path. 

We don’t have to agree with everyone we encounter, but we do need to treat them like we want to be treated...

Check your experience… 

“but we let God be the final judge.” Big Book pg. 70 

Lord, open the eyes of my heart and let me seek to understand instead of looking to be understood, AMEN. 

“Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things? Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you?” Romans 2: 3-4 

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Smart or Wise?

 Are we being smart or wise?... 

While these 2 words generally mean the same thing, there is a big difference. 

Being smart comes from relying on our own self driven actions, skills, knowledge, and work. 

Wisdom comes from knowing our limitations, learning from experience, and relying on something or someone outside of ourselves. 

Humility and discernment lead us to wisdom. 

So think about this today. 

We need both in our lives depending on the situation is when we must make the choice. 

Are you being smart or wise?... 

Check your experience … 

“if it is wisely handled -- and it seems to be in wise and prudent hands -- there are doors of opportunity ahead of this project that may surpass our capacities to imagine." Big Book pg. 572 

Lord, let us lean toward wisdom when it comes to matters of the heart and will, AMEN. 

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 

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Everyday Faith

 Faith is not believing that God can; it is in knowing God will... 

Have you ever considered that the things we rely on most we don’t actually see or understand how they exactly work? 

We can’t see the air we breathe. 

Except for a few friends who are engineers, we can’t really explain all that is involved when we turn on a light. 

We put the key in the ignition and the car starts right up. 

These things require something on our part that we don’t normally think about. 

We have faith that they will work. 

This faith comes from the experience we have built up from doing these things over and over again for a long time. 

We trust that they will work and don’t really give it much thought. 

That is how our faith works in the other areas of our lives. 

When we trust God with all of our heart, faith can carry us through many situations and seasons that are either uncomfortable or unfamiliar to us… 

Check your experience… 

 “To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self-sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.” Big Book pg. 93 

Lord let us grow our faith through daily practice in trusting and relying on You, AMEN. 

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 

 Have a blessed day Y'all! 

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