Family Outing

We had a family outing in the country and I think the kids liked the tractors because we couldn’t hardly get them off to get any photos.  I did manage to get some.  The little one’s are twins and they were just precious.  I even think the oldest boy might have enjoyed it and most boys don’t.  Here are some of my favorites.  Hope ya’ll enjoy. 

I have received so much email resposne from my 100 days of prayer for women from yesterdays segment(personal email I send out) so I thought I would share it here.  It is from a book called 100 days of Prayer for Women (I got the book from Lifeway)

Day8:  BITTERNESS PUTS DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND GOD

Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses.      PROVERBS 10:12 Holman CSB

Are you mired in the quicksand of bitterness or regret?  If so, it’s time to free yourself from the mire.  The world holds few if any rewards for those who remain angrily focused upon the past.  Still, the act of forgiveness is difficult for all but the most saintly men and women.

Being frail, fallible, imperfect human beings, most of us are quick to anger, quick to blame, slow to forgive, and even slower to forget.  Yet we know that it’s best to forgive others, just as we, too, have been forgiven.

If there exists even one person–including yourself—against whom you still harbor bitter feelings, it’s time to forgive and move on.  Bitterness, and regret are not part of God’s plan for you, but God won’t force you to forgive others.  It’s a job that only you can finish, and the sooner you finish it, the better.

-Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate.  It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.—-Corrier ten Boom

–Bitterness is a spiritual cancer, a rapidly growing malignancy that can consume your life.  Bitterness cannot be ignored but must be healed at the very core, and only Christ can heal bitterness.———–Beth Moore

-Grudges are like hand grenades; it is wise to release them before they destroy you.———-Barbara Johnson

- Sin is any deed or memory that hampers or binds human personality.———-Catherine Marshall

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: 

You can never fully enjoy the present if you’re bitter about the past.  Instead of living in the past, make peace with it and move on.

-All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must be removed from you, along with all wickedness.  And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.—————Ephesians 4:31-32 Holman CSB

-For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.————James 3:16 Holman CSB

-The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy. __________Proverbs 14:10 NKJV

-Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do.  “I’ll do the judging,” says God.  “I’ll take care of it.”——————Romans 12:19MSG

TODAY’S PRAYER

Heavenly Father, free me from anger and bitterness.  When I am angry, I cannot feel the peace that You intend for my life.  I cannot feel the peace that YOu intend for my life.  When I am bitter, I cannot sense Your presence.  Keep me mindful that forgiveness is Your commandment.  Let me turn away from bitterness and instead claim the spiritual abundance that YOu offer through the gift of Your Son.  Amen.