Driving thru fog last nite reminded me of a 6 am trip to church awhile back:
Didn't know winding road well,
couldn't see more than few car lengths ahead.
Increasingly scared as fog seemed to close in.
Pulled over into a driveway and prayed for a "pilot car".
Within moments, one slowly drove by. I pulled out, followed tail lights easily for the 8 miles to the main road where fog was lifting. That was the *only* car out, 6 am that Sunday. God answering.
PARABLE:
We don't have to wait to be bright suns to help others. Sharing our bit of light can help
guide and comfort people
in their fears and sorrows.
We don't have to have a "success story" before we seek to help others.guide and comfort people
in their fears and sorrows.
Don't have to wait 'til we've conquered our dieting or
shopping or anything-ing bad habits.... temptations...
IF ANYTHING --
Sharing our continuing weaknesses PLUS our
continuing determinations to keep seeking to follow God
provides more encouragement
than success stories that can discourage, can draw people to think "Nice for you, but I'll never be able to do that." So -- for a "diet blog" -- this word:
Let's not wait til we reach or are near that special scale number.... our weight doesn't matter, for helping others. Except the size of our heart for them.
GOD'S ENCOURAGEMENT
2nd Corinthians 1: 3, 4 -- verses well worth memorizing:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, God "who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
PRAYER
LORD God -- Help me to really love others as You have said. To NOT wait until I reach some goal before I'm not embarrassed to mention that I even have a problem. (Because some problems, unlike weight, can't be seen... yet are shared by many others God could guide us to help.)2nd Corinthians 1: 3, 4 -- verses well worth memorizing:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, God "who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
PRAYER
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