DAY 72 Reference Text: 2 Kings 5:1-15 When you find someone functioning within the scope of their expertise, they are like geniuses. However, when the same person faces situations about which they have no clear experience, one of a couple of responses can happen: "freeze and panic, choose to learn about it then do, or... Continue Reading →
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS
DAY 67 Jeremiah 18:18,a,c Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” When the people in the days of Jeremiah wanted to plot against him, their focus was on using two things:... Continue Reading →
WHEN TEMPTATION KNOCKS
DAY 57 I have heard a number of teachings on temptation, but the one from Mass today was one worth sharing so here is a paraphrased version of it: Temptations come in different forms, but they won't always come with a banner and a trumpet. They can sneak up on you. You may be tempted... Continue Reading →
FUELED BY MEN
DAY 53 Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. There is something about the human spirit that makes it seek recognition, praise and affirmation at every chance. You might therefore realise that by... Continue Reading →
THE CLASS OF TESTING
DAY 52 Sirach 2:1 My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing To come forward means to advance on one's own volition. It denotes a choice, unenforced but made as a result of a personal deduction. Therefore, to come to God, thinking that you will not be tested is... Continue Reading →
UPDATE YOUR DATA
DAY 45 Mark 8:15-16 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. The one thing we can trust our mind to do to is to store truckloads of information. This storehouse... Continue Reading →
MEN ARE THE CUSTODIANS
DAY 42/365 Everyday presents an opportunity to learn new things even about the things we think we know much about. I had an interaction that revealed that some information is only known by people within a specific scope of influence. However hard you try, unless you ask, that body of knowledge might never come to... Continue Reading →
A WORKER AND A KEEPER
DAY 39 Workers are involved because things don't just take care of themselves and keepers are appointed because not all things can guard themselves. Thus, anything intentionally made, required a custodian to watch keep watch. A two fold charge was committed to the man when he was placed in Eden: Genesis 2:15 And the LORD... Continue Reading →
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
DAY 34 Mark 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. What do you want?Perhaps, that seems a bit too vague so let me rephrase it:'What do you want out of life?' This is one of the simplest questions we... Continue Reading →