Pastor Tone

15th February 2009

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Looking Around…

I find myself looking around alot, not at the opposite sex so much, more at just people in general. I think I know something. I think by looking at them I have some special insight into thier problem. I dont know if you call it discernment or intuition, I call it the Holy Spirit and life experience. But I do know alot about people. That bieng said, I also care about people. So it is not just this thing where I know they have a problem and dont do anything about it, well sometimes I guess I dont, but many times I do.

I know what you are saying, wow Tone you are great…you know people! No, that is not it. See part of it is I know me. I know what I have gone through and what I struggle with, I think I have come to grips with most of my own problems. But, sometimes I get lost in looking at others, trying to solve thier problems, thinking how Jesus would want me to be toward that person and I lose it. I dont look at myself for a little while. I was brushing my teeth this morning (a very good thing to do if you are going to church today :) And once again as I lift up my electric toothbrush (picture above via Amazon) and there is this yellow film under the bottom of my toothbrush. It is more yellow today, I dont even remember seeing it yesterday. But it is a common occurance, I dont know if it is the battery leaks or if the water runs down and is filled with tooth decay? But there is this build up that starts the minute I set it down.

Well I will have you know, I washed it up right away! It will be back, it always comes back. God spoke to me this morning. As I looked under my toothbrush God said, look inside, look at your life, I was reminded of a verse, I need to meditate on more. Paul is telling Timothy to keep training himself in Godliness and to not stop preaching and teaching and reading scripture. Then he says.

 1 Timothy 4:15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. ¹⁶Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

Watch your life Timothy, watch your teaching, you need to make progress.

God would you please help me to make progress, I want to give myself wholly to your teaching and the way of life you have called me to. Help me to persevere. I want to help others, but help me to focus on the cleansing blood of Jesus in my own life and help me to be a minister of your grace to a lost and dying world. In the powerful and loving name of Jesus I pray. Amen and Amen.