It is so cold, that a little fire right now would be so nice to take the chill out of my old bones. The last couple of days, I have been blogging about how to get through the fires of life.
Isaiah 43:2 - "When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you."
Review from the last couple of days: To get through the fires of life.
1. Keep on Walking - through the fire. Do not get weary and stop in the middle of the problem, fire. Walk through it!
2. The fire will pass. Every problem has a beginning and an ending. We need to be patient and trust in the Lord.
3. Make difficult times work for you. Have courage to believe that He that began a good work in you will bring it to the day of completion.
4. Take What Is and make the most out of it. Do not waste your time on complaining and learn to be content. Because the Lord is in control.
Today
5. Clean up your own Trash! We need to accept responsibility for our own actions. I cannot control what happens to me, but I can control what happens in me. I do not have to allow the trash of this world, to live inside of me. Read Philippians 4: 4-9.
6. Be Gladder than Madder! How will you respond to the fire storms of life. You can get angry, mad at God, people and even your self. Or you can be gladder, have a spirit of thanksgiving." Paul said - "Give thanks in all situations for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you!"
Remember: God never promised that you would not feel the heat, just that you would not be burned by the fire."
I will continue this idea next time. Eccl. 3:11 - "He makes all things (you and me) beautiful in His time."
Today's points so tie in together...it's all in the attitude...I need not be dancing on the rooftops to be "...full of joy..." as Paul says.
ReplyDeleteI will be printing out these points and keeping them in my Bible...for this is what I desire to be...an instrument of His Joy to those around me.
The test will be "how I choose to get through the fire the next time it comes a'flamin' my way.