Truth

Sitting smugly in the very beginning of the word truth can be found the letters R and U. Maybe this is a coincidence, but having recognized this, the question then must be asked ....

R U ready? Are you ready for the truth?

The truth hurts but it also heals. If we speak the truth vindictively to purposely hurt someone, that is not good. But if we face up to,  and speak the truth because it cannot be denied, we are on  our  way to freedom and healing.

Truth gives us direction.  It changes our focus.  When we embrace truth, we no longer have to run from fear.  Fear is a mirage sent by the enemy to intimidate and hold us back.

 Truth is, it is not our past that makes us or breaks us. It is our reaction ... to our past ... that will ultimately determine which way our future will go.  Our past will lead us by the nose if we let it. It will be a cruel task master if we do not manage it.  It will also be a wonderful mentor if we will allow it. 

 

Romans 3:33 says:

 

"Careful!  I've put a huge stone on the road to Mt. Zion, a stone you can't get around.  But the stone is Me!  If you are looking for Me, you will find Me, on the way .... not in the way."

 

Do not try to "side step" or find a way to get around the truth.  Listen to the words of Jesus:

John 14:6 says: 

 

  "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life....  No one comes to the Father except through Me." 

    

 

 

Nose Goalies

Does your child pick their nose and wipe it on the living room wall?  I admit, this is better than eating it .... but not by much!  Here is a suggestion that just might work.  Ask:

"Who left the Nose Goalie on the living room wall?"

That will get their attention.  After all, a booger and a goalie have a lot in common.  It's the goalie's job to keep unwanted balls out of his/her team's end zone.  Same with a booger.  God created our noses with that slimy, yucky, yellow stuff inside to catch unwanted germs, toxins, etc., so they can't get inside  our bodies and make us sick.

See?  You can solve an irritating problem, learn some science and have some fun at the same time.

You're welcome and feel free to mention it.  (O:

Imagine…..

· A home where kids make decisions based upon careful consideration, rather than by, “The Mad Mama Syndrome”.

 

· A place where Mom and Dad do not shelter their kids from beneficial consequences, which would only increase their understanding of why certain things don’t work!

 

· A  family where parents spend more time mentioning how proud they are of the decisions their kids are making, than complaining about the ones that they are not.

 

Ok, so no home is perfect, parents or kids alike…. but we can all certainly do better.  Would you not agree?  If we have a strategy and carry it out with humility, love and respect, many a crisis can be prevented before it even has a chance to take root! 

I put my talking alarm clock in the kitchen pantry because it wouldn't tell the right time and it wouldn't shut up. The punishment hasn't worked though....it's still boldly speaking out the wrong time. Guess I'd better let it out... and change it's battery! LOL

My dog Frank drives me nuts when he gives himself a bath! That sound! I try to ignore it, but find it impossible. When I pick up my Bible to read or start my morning prayers, he's always there with his big, slurpy tongue licking and cleaning himself.

So, I pray harder, thinking, “This is ridiculous”! Poor Frankie is getting so much satisfaction out of this bath and I am being selfish by not over looking it. I'm having this battle right in the middle of prayer, no less!

Finally, in desperation, I cry out, "FRANK, STOP LICKING" and he does. One day, I half expect to hear an answer....."MY NAME'S NOT FRANK AND I AM NOT LICKING!" Yep, maybe there's a good object lesson here......(O:

Good news ...... I conquered my elephant today!  (O:

You know how sometimes, things we go through in life become such attention grabbers that they   steal our focus and keep us distracted? We try to forget about them and let go, but there they are waiting for us around the next turn!  It's like, as the familiar old saying goes, "having an elephant in the room"!

How awkward is it, trying to navigate a small room which you are sharing with an elephant? You become very familiar with and tired of looking at ….. elephant parts! Imagine my surprise when I realized that my elephant was not within the room. It was within me! Woah!

God in His grace was trying to show me something and I was not yet quite ready to understand. Certain things in my life were "butting up" against reality. My stubbornness was bringing me grief and yes I was tired of it, but had never claimed responsibility. As I saw it, the elephant was trespassing and needed to get out!

Moral to this story is, I like my elephant now ..... we have become good friends. When things begin to get tight, I remember that it is probably me and not the elephant, after all. (O: