YOU CAN'T BE PITYFUL AND POWERFUL AT THE SAME TIME!

What a very HOT time we have going! We are inside "cooling" our jets this afternoon. Hope all you all' are safe and cool!

Got to spend time with Steve Ohning, Lisa his wife and son Carson yesterday! Steve was 11ish, his son Carson's age, when we met him. He lived down the road and wanted to mow our yard. The rest, as they say was history. He would even fix the tractor for us if it broke. They have a son Ryan 21, and Carson who loves baseball and not mowing, is 11.
We had a lot of lake time, fellowship and eating too much for Steve's 40th Birthday. There is never enough time for all the people you want to spend time with, that is for sure. Happy year, Steve.

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When you do any reading or listening to Joyce Meyer, this one statement always comes up and I truly believe that it is true. You can't be pityful and powerful at the same time. Seems like an easy choice doesn't it? Just be powerful. When I think about some people in my life right now and how easy it is to choose the pityful choice, it makes me very sad. It really gets hard to pull up those boot straps and beat up the enemy who is causing that attitude. Things and Satan can certainly seem higher then any mountain you need to climb.

Col. 3: 1 and 2 says - "Set your mind on only those things above!" Seems simple, but it isn't always. How in the world can we rise above, take the lid off, and put on boxing gloves. It can be done you know. You do need to stay consistent and vigilant to God's Word and know "The enemy is all about using F E A R and false evidence that appears real - in order to get us to follow our feelings". Once we fall into that cracked fretting, fussing, stewing, and steering mind set - he has us right where he wants us.

We need to absorb and keep ourselves wrapped tightly in knowing how much He loves us unconditionally. We can always use a prayer team, or a good friend who holds us up during times like this, but ultimately we must hang tightly to our Lord and God. He has a much bigger whip and can strike those iron chariots out of our way. After all, He says in Jer 29: 11 that He has thoughts and plans for our life. Ones that bring us hope, deliverance and plans that won't harm us.

In my book "I Hate It When My Soul Is Crying", one guest writer illustrated how when crossing that bridge that wavers and looks scary - too scary to cross - please remember that over head are warring angels sent to fight your battles and keep you safe until you cross to the other side. Don't you love that? Visualize it. Absorb the power (POWER-STRENGTH) of that picture. Live it! Choose to live it!