GREENE STREET LETTERS: Today....

Friday, September 17, 2010

Today....

Found a penny lying on the ground this morning.
The date on the penny?
1998....
I have a lot of memories that are good that took place in 1998.
Was God speaking to me through that penny?

Did He want me to realize that I was richer because of that penny?
After all, I had one more penny than I did prior to seeing it lying there on the ground.
Did He want me to realize that becoming rich in Him sometimes comes in small increments (if we could measure them)? That it is a continual "enriching" that goes on all day and that it happens in such a way that unless I took time to pray and meditate on His word, I would miss it.
Did He want me to see the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" on that penny to remind me that He is my portion in this day............not the Federal government.........not congress..........not any king, ruler or dictator...........Almighty God is Jehovah Jirah.
Did He want me to remember how the sun reflected off the penny which was why I stopped to pick it up? That I am to reflect the Son of God , Jesus in my own life that this reflection might draw others aside and cause them to give pause to the truth they have avoided.
Did He want me to remember that looking down in humility is where the greatest treasures are found.
How many walked by that penny today, never giving thought to it or taking the time to stoop and pick it up? Humility is simply agreeing with God who God says I am.

Wow...all this from a single penny lying on the ground at the Quick shop.
Thank you Lord for this lesson today.

God on you.........
mb

2 comments:

Bobby said...: Thanks for sharing this reflection with us.; September 17, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Greene Street Letters said...: Thank you, mr. Sparks.
Look forward to having breakfast with you again soon.
mb; September 18, 2010 at 7:18 AM

Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

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Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Today....

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