For those of you who are not on certain Social Media sites, I publish “Short Takes” every day. Below are the takes for last week. I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~When I get upset about anything…I say to myself…God’s got this! Let Him have all of you & all will work for good!
~If someone wants to change who you are…walk away. Relationships are about compromise not coercion.
~Choose wisely those close to you. Walk not in the counsel of the ungodly!
~When you walk in the Spirit…Your walk will not resemble the world. Be in the world…Not of it!
~”Let nothing disturb you…neither let your heart be troubled.” Jesus
~Love with all your heart. To compromise is to short change yourself and those around you!
~God is at work in this season bringing countless new believers to Him and countless prodigals back home to Him. Pray the harvest!
~”To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.” Walt Whitman
~”By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
~ “Enjoy the weekend, stay safe and we would like to thank those who continue to fight for our country and to remember the ones we’ve lost.” John Brown
Some Thoughts on the Elderly…Be of Service
“Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.”
“Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was OK. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.”
“When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grandparents and your parents and how upset you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.” Jeff Bergmann
“Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, and they were able. Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people cared more about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and jeez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.” Thanks to the author, Adele Renee.
If you have not yet made the decision to accept Jesus Christ into your heart, do it now. Do not wait another minute. Speak to Him from your heart (for it is always a heart issue). Tell Him you have fallen short in your life. Sincerely apologize for your sins. Ask Him to cleanse you and come into your heart and be Lord over your life. From this moment forward, let His Spirit guide you along the narrow road that leads to everlasting life!
“Yet who knows whether you have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
PrayforAmerica
“If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
