I stopped into Wawa this morning to get a latte’ and when checking out I told the lady behind the counter that I always enjoy seeing her smiling face, to which she responded, “Oh, thank you! You just made my day!”
Wow Lord, thanks! That in turn made my day!
Go out there my friends and make someone’s day. All it takes is a kind word.
Show the love of Jesus to someone you rub shoulders with today. It will make your day too!
The boys snickered as I sat there in class with my dress falling over my knees. Why, Mom, why do you make me dress like this when everyone else wears their dresses shorter than mine? Why must I be the subject of ridicule by all the boys in my class?
Shyness developed in me at a very young age. Rejection and pain were covered up by solitude, retreating into myself, and pulling away. Shame called my name!
Then in high school, I would roll up the waistband of my dress until the hem would be just to my fingertips when I put down my arm, and off I’d go into my day. I was not going to be ridiculed about the length of my dress any more!! Have you ever done anything like that when you were growing up? I’m sure I’m not the only one!
But God!!!
Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!
He truly is my strength, my song and my salvation. I am nothing without Him!
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules. ~ Matthew 15:8-9 (NIV)
Religion versus Relationship. What’s the difference? Well, there is something called “head knowledge” where a person knows who God is, who Jesus is, and maybe knows there is a Holy Spirit in the Godhead. They may even attend church, possibly teach Sunday School or are involved in some other way in the church, but their worship in God’s eyes is considered vain. Why? Because they have Religion not a Relationship.