Biscuits

BISCUITS

The following article really blessed my life and I wanted to share it with you. I am praying it blesses your life also. It is taken from Herb Pinney's newsletter for "New Iberian Mission Association". It is written by a Herb's class mate which was a few years a head of him, Ron Harrod for Redondo Union High School correspondence blog. I really liked it.

"When I was a kid, my mom like to make breakfast food for dinner now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she made breakfast for dinner after a very long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my Dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed the burned biscuits. Yet, all my Dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching my Dad smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my Dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said, "Honey, I love burnt biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss my Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today, and she's really tired. And besides, a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things...and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But, what I have learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults AND choosing to celebrate each others differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will take the good, the bad and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit or two isn't a deal breaker!

"Don't put the key of your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own."

God bless you. Now and always.

adapted - From the desk of Ron Harrod, Class of '47

If you are interested in praying for and supporting financially a great mission work to the Guatamalan people contact Herb Pinney at P.O. Box 15133, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004. The Community Christian Hospital, the Morning Glory Christian School, Christian Church at Sacsuy, plus the village evangelism are doing a great work. You should at least write and ask for their newsletter which tells of some amazing and miraculous work for our Lord Jesus Christ.


and remember I am praying for you and your family,
God bless your efforts for Him.

Facing your GIANTS!

FACING OUR GIANTS!

Do you have any giants in your life? Maybe you are facing a giant of a decision today! Maybe it is a giant of financial pressure. Maybe a giant of a tough marriage. Problem children. Or maybe just the overall giant of our society and economy. Whatever the giant or giants in our lives may be, I am sure we all have them.

So what do we do about those giants? How can we handle those giants in our lives? In the Old Testament, in I Samuel 17 we find young David facing a real giant. You do remember the story don’t you? Little David verses the giant Goliath. Remember now, Goliath was the champion of the Philistines. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore body armor that weight 125 pounds. Just the end of Goliath's spear weighed 15 lbs. He had fought every warrior in the Philistine army and won. This was one huge, bad dude.

But this story of David facing the giant Goliath gives us some principles of how we can face and fight the giants in our lives. Here are principles from the Bible, God's Word about facing giants in our lives.

First. Read, I Samuel 17:48. It states that as Goliath approach David “quickly ran out to meet him" the giant Goliath. Friends, we will never conquer our fears, sins, problems, the giants in our lives by running away. Those giants will always be there just like Goliath was there everyday taunting, challenging, badgering. The only way that we can overcome and conquer the giants in our lives is to do as little David the shepherd boy did here in I Samuel 17. He quickly ran out and faced his giant. So friends, face the problem. Face your giant. Acknowledge it and address it. Only by facing the giant can we overcome.

Point number two in facing our giants. Notice in I Samuel 17 that little David didn’t give any thought to Goliath’s skill, armor, age, social status, or whether he was a captain or a private in the Philistine army. David didn’t say anything about the weight of the armor or the size of the giant. Here’s what David did focus on…a real hint for us in facing our giants. Listen…

Living God vs 26
Armies of the living God vs 36
The Lord of host, the God of the armies of Israel vs. 45
The Lord will deliver you into my hand…that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel vs 46
And then in verse 47…the Lord does not save by sword and spear for the battle is the Lord’s.

I count 9 references to the God thoughts of little David the shepherd boy as he faced his giant Goliath.
So, here’s point two in facing the giants in your life. Don’t focus on the giants…FOCUS ON GOD. The miracle of overcoming giants is to trust in the Lord…focus on HIM!

So here you go…in facing your giants. 1) Step up and Face the giant 2) Focus on God almighty.

Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Pro 3:6 Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

Face the Giants

FOCUS ON GOD!

I am praying for you and your families.