Teachability

I enjoy reading the Bible and find many lessons for life. Read Exodus 3:10-17.

Can you just imagine for a moment what the Egyptians in Moses’ day must have been saying when they heard rumors that Moses was going to tell Pharaoh, let my people go?  Moses was well known in the community but of all the people God could have used to deliver the Egyptians, He chose Moses. I believe that Moses had a teachable spirit. One side of his personality he was probably easy to get along with, pleasant and peace loving while the other side he lacked confidence in self, was pessimistic and fearful.

When an employer seeks a worker to fill a certain position, he may request the help of the personnel department to find someone qualified, and trained in a particular field. In our text we read that God does the opposite; He chooses the weak and foolish ones. An employer looks at the outer qualifications, but God looks at qualities within.

Moses and others broke the mold of natural born leaders. Are you willing to allow God to use you as a leader? What has He called you to do? Are you willing to have a teachable spirit and risk failure in order to do His will?

There is much to be done for the cause of Christ. Answer God’s call for you to serve Him today and be open to learn something new.

Mid Life Observations

According to www.about.com - A midlife crisis is experienced between the ages of 40 and 60.

I attended a Braves game in Atlanta, GA with my son Paul and you know where I'm headed with this title. It's actually been on my mind for some time.

I don't understand why husbands don't take a lead role in their marriage and strongly encourage their wives NOT to wear that "outfit" - (top or bottom) in public. I observed a middle aged couple (apparently opted for children later in life) with their two grade school sons about twelve rows in front of me. This mother was scantly dressed and all eyes followed her every movement.

Why do women, particularly mothers, want to advertise? What husband doesn't want to protect her or his children from being a victim?

I notice this crisis more among women than men. I have seen men in their crisis too but women seem more daring.

Women of character and modesty - let's flaunt that inner, natural beauty that requires no additional advertising!

Speechless

Some things in life render one speechless. We all go through "ups and downs" in life and sometimes we feel as if this roller coaster experience will never end. We want to get off or retreat to some corner and scream to the top of our lungs but no matter how hard we try our exhaustion from that experience has rendered us speechless. Either you are going into a rough place or coming out of one. No one is exempt. And it is really bad when you are trying to encourage a good friend but you just don't know what to say; you're speechless. Even when trying to pray for God to help the words won't come out. That's where I am right now.

I think God likes for us to be in just this position. It's here in that quiet place that He is FINALLY able to draw us near to Him so He alone can show His faithfulness in our circumstances.

So I must remind myself - HE IS FAITHFUL...who will not allow me to suffer more than I can take. 1 Corinthians 10:13

Air Conditioning

I was thinking about the time in my youth when we did not have air conditioning. It was back in the day when my mom, brother and I lived in a trailer. Now they call trailers "mobile homes". Trailers back in the seventies did not have good construction and lacked adequate insulation. 

Summers were most unbearable and a fan offered no cooling, only warm air. I couldn't wait to go to school, work or church because it was a relief! It was hard to sleep too. About 2 AM the temperature would be a little more comfortable or I'd finally drift off to sleep; too tired to fight off the heat. Naturally the windows remained open all day but the noise in the neighborhood made it difficult to sleep well. The trailers were aligned on a lot rather close together and that made it easy to hear things like couples arguing; children crying, dogs barking, and cars squealing tires. I was most fearful of the shadows on my walls of people walking in street. Their image looked very large and my fear was heightened if the image did not move; because a group of people hanging around a street light and talk very loudly. They too had trouble sleeping without air conditioning.

I don't know how people live without air conditioning these days but there are many people that don't have it. I guess we just get used to it.