Psalm 58 – FS/FS
How is God stretching and/or strengthening your faith?
God is stretching me to keep my mouth shut about things that don’t really matter. Like we say in the south, “that don’t amount to a hill of beans.” Girls, this is a tough one. I want to shout. it. out. but He is saying let. it. go.
Oh boy…Wendy! Your comment on how God is stretching you hit me right between the eyes this morning. I had literally just read James 1:26 which says “If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON HIS TONGUE, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Thanks be to God for confirming His Word for me this morning! I appreciate you so much!
WOW that is a big one for me too, thanks Wendy for convicting me before I go to work today and reminding me to work on this!! It is so easy to murmur and complain about things that don’t matter in the light of eternity!! 🙁 God is not please when I do that!!
Have a great weekend everyone!! 🙂
This week God has been stretching me to remember that He extends a huge amount of grace to me on a daily basis and that he extends just as much grace to other people. The Holy Spirit has been making me aware of how negative my internal (and sometimes external) dialogue can be about myself and other folks sometimes. Yikes! I had no idea. Working on being more humble, modest, non-judgmental.
Wendy ditto on what you said but in my case it is strengthening me because it helped me manage my stress, my worries, and negative thoughts by keeping my mouth shut on things that don’t matter,
I am jumping on the bandwagon! I was going to say something similar. I have not been showing a Christian attitude towards others at work. I get caught up in the gossip and say things to others that really do not bring positive energy to the group I work with. This has been a struggle for me lately. The lesson this week opened my eyes and showed me that is something I need to work on. Help me Lord!
This week, the senior independent retirement community where my husband and I work is “closed” for the flu. we have almost half of our residents out with it and and over half of our staff. And, I am not good with “sick” at all. Talk about being stretched. Also we had one resident die this week and another is so very close to heaven’s door as well.
God is my (our) strength. All prayers appreciated.
I’m dealing with a difficult situation right now where someone does not appear to like me very much and I do a lot of biting of the lower lip to avoid saying something that would serve to only exacerbate the situation and make things worse. God seems to be saying to soldier through with a heart like Daniel (Babylon, etc), praising God for everything and working on allowing this situation to grow me as a person.
Dear Wendy & Sisters:
God is stretching /strengthening my faith by looking hard at my actions and words spoken.
Guidelines : Think before speak and Pray before you act.
In all my affairs I have to be alert that I apply : Justice, compassion and faith.
God bless you all!