TV Challenge

How's your week of choosing to not watch TV going? 

Remember as Zig always says, "You are where you are and what you are because of what's gone into your mind...You can change where you are and change what you are by changing what goes into your mind."

The American Academy of Pedriatrics, doctors have warned that TV viewing can lead to violent behavior, obesity, apathy, lower metabolism, decreased imagination, constipation, and even death-in the even that the TV should topple over and fall on the child.  But this is the first time the association has called for an outright ban.  The study also said that the average child is subjected to 14,000 sexual references on TV a year and is exposed to $2 billion worth of alcohol ads in other media annually."

And remember it's not just because of the kids...you need to be careful of what you are putting in your mind.....if you do choose to watch TV.......... why not try filtering it through this....

"Finallly, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things."  Phillipians 4:8

Blessings!
Melissa

Something to stay away from...if you do not want weak bones!!!

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Proverbs 14:30

Verse of the day

Proverbs 12:4

A worthy wife is her husband's joy and crown; a shameful wife saps his strength.  Life Application Bible

A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. NIV


My prayer today is that I would be a wife that brings joy to my husband.

Melissa

Verse of the day

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  Though a host should camp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.  Psalm 27:1, 3

I may not know what tomorrow holds but thank God I know who holds tomorrow.  May we remember today that the Lord is on our side no matter what battle we are facing.

Blessings to you!
Melissa

Verse of the day

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is that man that trustesth in him.  O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Psalm 34:8-10

True Spirituality

1. First is the desire to be holy rather than happy.

2. A man may be considered spiritual when he wants to see the honor of God advanced through his life.

3. The spiritual man wants to carry his cross.

4. Again a Christian is spiritual when he sees everything from God's viewpoint.

5. Another desire of the spiritual man is to die right rather than live wrong.

6. The desire to see others advance at his expense is another mark of the spiritual man.

7. The spiritual man habitually makes eternity-judgements instead of time-judgements.

By AW Tozer in That Incredible Christian

When I look at this list I realize just how much I truly need the Lord because on my own I would not be able to accomplish even one of these.

My prayer today is that I might die so that he can live through me.

Blessings,

Melissa

Are you pleasing God or people?

I am reading a book by Lou Priolo called "People Pleasing" and here are a few things to think about...
1. He fears the displeasure of man more than the displeasure of God.
2. He desires the praise of man above the praise of God.
3. He studies what it takes to please man as much (if not more than) what it takes to please God.
4. His speech is designed to entice and flatter others into thinking well of him.
5. He is a respecter of persons.
6. He is oversensitive to correction, reproof, and other allusions of dissatisfaction or disapproval on the part of others.
7. He outwardly renders eye service to man rather than inward rendering sincere (from the heart) ministry to the Lord.
8. He selfishly uses the wisdom, abilities, and gifts that have been given to him for God's glory and the benefit of others for his own glory and personal benefit.
9. He invests more of his personal resources in establishing his own honor than he does in establishing God's honor.
10. He is discontented with the condition and proportion that God has appointed for him.

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. (John 12:42-43)

My prayer today is that I would be more concerned about pleasing God.

I will post more about this topic but in the mean time ask yourself "is ever right to please people?"

Stone your brother, or your son or daughter........

March 30th "One Year Bible"
Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23
It was an interesting passage today. In verses 13:10...it mentions to stone and put to death anyone in your family or elsewhere that tries to get you to serve other gods. Whoa!!! That was a powerful solution to anyone trying to get you off track. It really reminds me of the seriousness of following the Lord and although he might not want us to stone our brothers/sisters...he does want us to flee from anything that would have us serve anyone or anything other than him.

Filter everything through this today.....

Finally, sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.
Philippians 4:8