Today I listened to a lady who explained that she allowed her children to look through magazines and toy catalogs in order to see the newest toys and products out on the market. She saw how excited her children were getting in just looking thru the catalogs and how they began to covet those items they didn't have. She learned by watching them that this was not good for them and that she did not want them to start believing that what they had in life was not good enough for them.
So she began to throw those mail catalogs and magazines away. She started limiting Christmas gifts to 3 only. One from each set of grandparents and one from her and her husband. She explained that this has helped them out financially as well as in their walk with God.
I hope that I can recognize these things in my own life and "throw it away!" So when I start to see those Sunday paper inserts for all the sale items, I will pray and ask God to only allow me to search for things that will benefit my family and myself, that I won't get more than I need and I will keep within our spending limits.
I appreciate the story I heard today, but I don't recall who the speaker was. I did however, find a link to some money saving tips that seem rather helpful in my search for the speaker on Google.
http://firsttrinity.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Money-Saving-Tips.pdf
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
It's been a while...
It's been a long while since I've posted on my blog. I'll try to keep it updated more frequently. It seems just as I start to grow close in walking with God, life gets in the way. I really need to learn to just shut everything else out and learn to say no in order to put God first each day of my life. People won't like me for doing so. But it needs to be done.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Privilege in knowing God
It is a privilege for us to know God and we should try to keep a personal relationship with Him at all times. This book explains how many people go through life never knowing God or experiencing a relationship with Him and as an end result, they die as unbelievers who never discovered why they were put on earth.
Technology today keeps us busy and we all sometimes "forget" to include God in our daily routines. We become overwhelmed and stressed out and having all that technology doesn't equal a relationship with God, who we cannot know unless we know Christ. Truth is, the technology and education we have with technology doesn't make us intelligent. We need to become knowledgeable in the fact that God wants us to live as His Son lived.
I've learned that trials will come our way but we must remember that Jesus never leaves our side and He is with us in the middle of everything we are going through. Even when we cannot see Him, He is there. We are to ask the Lord to help us find things in our lives that we need to surrender to Him.
Technology today keeps us busy and we all sometimes "forget" to include God in our daily routines. We become overwhelmed and stressed out and having all that technology doesn't equal a relationship with God, who we cannot know unless we know Christ. Truth is, the technology and education we have with technology doesn't make us intelligent. We need to become knowledgeable in the fact that God wants us to live as His Son lived.
I've learned that trials will come our way but we must remember that Jesus never leaves our side and He is with us in the middle of everything we are going through. Even when we cannot see Him, He is there. We are to ask the Lord to help us find things in our lives that we need to surrender to Him.
Never Losing Salvation - Extraordinary Life by Charles Stanley
This book has been truly teaching me more than any other book about being a true Christian and being "saved by grace". I am really beginning to understand Jesus' sincere reason for dying and I understand that I can never lose my salvation.
I've realized that I needed to change my goals in life. I needed to start focusing on Christ and His purpose for me instead of focusing on what society, family and friends want from me. There are so many revelations for me in this book and I hope there will be for you too!
I've realized that I needed to change my goals in life. I needed to start focusing on Christ and His purpose for me instead of focusing on what society, family and friends want from me. There are so many revelations for me in this book and I hope there will be for you too!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Extraordinary Life
07/07/2008
I am currently reading "Living the Extraordinary Life" by Charles Stanley. I absolutely love Charles Stanley and his teachings about the bible. He seems to be able to make me understand what the bible really is meant to teach me and I strongly believe in his sincere work for the Lord.
If anyone else is reading this book, I would love to see what comes to their hearts and what experiences they have while reading it. Please email me!
(on page 4)
Our treasures , the things we hold dear, become offerings of praise and worship to Him.
This simple statement makes me realize that the material things we hold close to our hearts are really supposed to be offerings to God. So this got me thinking, in what way can I offer these things that I enjoy to God in order to prove to Him that I am sincere?
It was really quite simple, "just give them away". So if I give them away to someone else as gifts this would in turn bless the Lord. I think at times, it's hard for us to realize that God intends for us to have more in life and that without Him, we will have nothing.
I am currently reading "Living the Extraordinary Life" by Charles Stanley. I absolutely love Charles Stanley and his teachings about the bible. He seems to be able to make me understand what the bible really is meant to teach me and I strongly believe in his sincere work for the Lord.
If anyone else is reading this book, I would love to see what comes to their hearts and what experiences they have while reading it. Please email me!
(on page 4)
Our treasures , the things we hold dear, become offerings of praise and worship to Him.
This simple statement makes me realize that the material things we hold close to our hearts are really supposed to be offerings to God. So this got me thinking, in what way can I offer these things that I enjoy to God in order to prove to Him that I am sincere?
It was really quite simple, "just give them away". So if I give them away to someone else as gifts this would in turn bless the Lord. I think at times, it's hard for us to realize that God intends for us to have more in life and that without Him, we will have nothing.
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