Very often I will receive something in my email box that hits the nail on whatever I am dealing with in my life. Below is an excerpt from Billy Graham's Decision Magazine. I posted the link at the end if you would like to read the whole devotion.
I was reminded today of what my focus should be....on Jesus Christ...my Savior and Redeemer. That he knows the plans for me, that when things happen He will have an answer for me.
Anyway, enough said.
I received this in another email,
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 (NKJV)
"Besides feeling totally helpless, what has been your reaction? Are you defiantly standing in the midst of the swirling circumstances, yelling in your spirit, Why did You let this bad thing happen? Or maybe you’re withdrawing into a shell of denial and depression, hoping that things won’t get any worse.
I have heard that a turkey and an eagle react differently to the threat of a storm. A turkey runs under the barn, hoping the storm won’t come near. An eagle leaves the security of its nest, spreads its wings and rides the air currents of the storm, knowing its wings will carry it higher in the sky than it could soar on its own. Based on your reaction to what has happened in your life, which are you—a turkey or an eagle?It’s natural for me to be a turkey in my emotions, but I have chosen to be an eagle in my spirit. And as I have spread my wings of faith to embrace the “wind,” placing my trust in Jesus and Jesus alone, I have experienced quiet, “everyday” miracles:His joy has balanced my pain,His power has lifted my burden,His peace has calmed my worries,His grace has been more than adequate to cover me,His strength has been sufficient to carry me though,His love has bathed my wounds like a healing balm …And through it all, I have seen the Lord!"
Below is the link from the section above:
http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_article.asp?ArticleID=1081&BA=1604&QR=120
May your focus today be on the One who Forgives, Saves, and Redeems!
I was reminded today of what my focus should be....on Jesus Christ...my Savior and Redeemer. That he knows the plans for me, that when things happen He will have an answer for me.
Anyway, enough said.
I received this in another email,
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 (NKJV)
"Besides feeling totally helpless, what has been your reaction? Are you defiantly standing in the midst of the swirling circumstances, yelling in your spirit, Why did You let this bad thing happen? Or maybe you’re withdrawing into a shell of denial and depression, hoping that things won’t get any worse.
I have heard that a turkey and an eagle react differently to the threat of a storm. A turkey runs under the barn, hoping the storm won’t come near. An eagle leaves the security of its nest, spreads its wings and rides the air currents of the storm, knowing its wings will carry it higher in the sky than it could soar on its own. Based on your reaction to what has happened in your life, which are you—a turkey or an eagle?It’s natural for me to be a turkey in my emotions, but I have chosen to be an eagle in my spirit. And as I have spread my wings of faith to embrace the “wind,” placing my trust in Jesus and Jesus alone, I have experienced quiet, “everyday” miracles:His joy has balanced my pain,His power has lifted my burden,His peace has calmed my worries,His grace has been more than adequate to cover me,His strength has been sufficient to carry me though,His love has bathed my wounds like a healing balm …And through it all, I have seen the Lord!"
Below is the link from the section above:
http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_article.asp?ArticleID=1081&BA=1604&QR=120
May your focus today be on the One who Forgives, Saves, and Redeems!
