Shouldn't life be more of something to treasure than to throw away or sit on.
If we took a little time everyday to sit and be quiet, to feed on the word of life, and to ponder what we have read and to search ourselves to find a way to move with faith. How different our lives would be. Can you imagine your life lived out with purpose? I have coasted through life in my past. Following my heart, looking for a sign, waiting...always waiting for something,someone. Then I picked up my bible and started reading. I spent hours reading and pondering, then I began to believe what I was reading. I knew that I believed by the way I actually began to change the way I live. Is this not what faith is? ~Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,the evidence of things not seen.For by it the elders obtained a good report.(Hebrews 11:1+2) What did the elders do to obtain this good report? They did things that seemed outlandish to the people who were around to see. They believed God when no one else would, they did for him things that no one else wanted to do. They lived in a way that pleased the Father and stood to seem ridiculous because of it. I can imagine, just as we do, that these elders sure had it tough at times too, they may have been lonely on their journey too, they may have wanted to cry and give up too, but they didn't. They believed God's promises and wanted to obtain them. And believe it or not~These all died in faith,not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were pilgrims on the earth~(Hebrews 11:13) PILGRIMS~ We are just travelling through,brothers and sisters, so don't get caught up and trapped into serving the distractions that this world has to offer.
We are in these vessels right now, and I pray that we all die in faith, having been persuaded of God's promises and having embraced them. I hope you are confessing to yourself and to others that you are a pilgrim. Our home is Heaven!
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Hey! It works now! I think I tried a while back and couldn't post a comment. Yes, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am sure there are others too that get uplifted and encouragement through your thoughts and views. Keep sharing and blessing us with your insight, Tamara! Kiss the babies for me! RL
ReplyDeleteThanks RL! I am greatful to you for taking the time to read my thoughts! I just love to write, but it is always more fun when I know someone will be reading what I've wrote ( :
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ReplyDeleteYou speak truth and your blog is do encouraging and uplifting. Never stop writing these posts! ;)
I am trying to focus on the realness of God and not on this world.
Thank You Alexis.I soooo appreciate you reading my blog! Your own blog is magical! You are so very talented!!
ReplyDeleteHere is some scripture that came to mind when I read your comment;
1 John 2:15~ Love not the world, neither the things that are in thie world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
You wrote you are trying not to focus on the world but on the realness of God, from the verse I wrote above, you can see with your own eyes that you are on the right track!! Keep reading God's word, believe and show your faith in his word by living your life to the Glory of God!! Alleliuah!