Wednesday may 18, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-They who anger you controls you-

2-God allows us to start fresh at any point in our lives-

3-Like a gardner, God must at times prune us to develop our character and faith-

4-Falling in love with love is like falling in love with make believe-

5-We tend to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Half a large intestine=1 semi colon-

I'VE LEARNED-A sharp tongue can cut your own throat-

DID YOU KNOW-Eating raw onions is good for unblocking a stuffed nose-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Does sanctification come from the Holy Spirit or the death and resurrection of Jesus?

2-What is the "power" that comes from the Holy Spirit?

3-Is the spirit that came upon Jesus the Holy Spirit that comes in our life today?

4-Is God persecuted when his children suffer persecution?

5-Does obedience always bring blessing?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What woman put on an act to convince David to recall Absalom from exile?

Yesterday's answer-David's 1 Samuel 22:3-4

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

A Life that Pleases God

¹ Brothers and sisters, we taught you how to live in a way that will please God, and you are living that way. Now we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way even more.² You know what we told you to do by the authority of the Lord Jesus.³ God wants you to be holy and to stay away from sexual sins.⁴ He wants each of you to learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable.⁵ Don't use your body for sexual sin like the people who do not know God.⁶ Also, do not wrong or cheat another Christian in this way. The Lord will punish people who do those things as we have already told you and warned you.⁷ God called us to be holy and does not want us to live in sin.⁸ So the person who refuses to obey this teaching is disobeying God, not simply a human teaching. And God is the One who gives us his Holy Spirit.

⁹ We do not need to write you about having love for your Christian family, because God has already taught you to love each other.¹⁰ And truly you do love the Christians in all of Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, now we encourage you to love them even more.

¹¹ Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told you.¹² If you do, then people who are not believers will respect you, and you will not have to depend on others for what you need.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

I call upon you, O Lord. In the morning you hear me; in the morning I offer you my prayer, watching and waiting.

I lift my heart to you, O Lord, to be strengthened for this day. Be with me in all I do, my God; guide me in all my ways.

I will carry some burdens today; some trials will be mine. So I wait for your help, Lord, lest I stumble and fall.

I will do my work, Father, the work begun by your Son. He lives in me and I in him; may his work today be done.

Amen.

GREATLY BLESSED, HIGHLY FAVORED, IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD!!!