food for thought

• There's always going to be that one that defies the rules...today I had more than one...bought a SEEDLESS watermelon and found THREE seeds inside, made my meatloaf as I always do but it defied the usual not turning out just right and actually turned out AMAZING presentation especially, and then there were the straggler popcorn kernel balls that just decided they wanted to be who they were and didn’t feel the need to expand to any heights or widths or make any changes to themselves but to just be annoying hard little balls in the bottom of the bag…at least I didn’t choke on them! And this was not today, but I’ve never ordered a curly fry from Arby’s without getting one or two regular ones thrown in…honestly, I think they see their opportunity to hang with the cooler fries and right before the waitress goes to put the curlies onto the tray is when the regulars make their move and jump into the box…. ... perhaps we can learn a lesson from this all or maybe not..but what I see is ambitious fast food and maybe if we took that kind of thinking into our everyday world of school and job and at home we too could jump around into places that might not be where we are supposed to be but could be the very place that we need to be to be a blessing to someone. Because I know I'm blessed by those regular fries just as much as the curly ones and you gotta give em props for their endeavors!! and being a unique seedy seedless person can allot you more opportunities to plant seeds since you do indeed have them within you despite what your outer lable has placed upon you as seedless. Planting seeds is an amazing way for growth and showing others so many things and helping teach them along their path...and the popcorn balls, well, instead of being upset at those who aren't exactly what you like or what you wanted them to do, etc..you can be a unique seedy seedless person who does not get upset at the unpopped kernels and just let them be who they are and they can go out and roll around and maybe plant a popcorn tree somewhere that can grow!!let them be an individual and see how far they will rise! As for the meatloaf!!! It showed me especially that with persistence and working hard to make that perfect meatloaf it finally occurred and we can work hard to help others and have things occur for them via prayer and our strength that perhaps to them has always turned out just mediocre in life but we can be that meatloaf that SHINED and let them know to not give up but to keep going..and finish that race and it will be the best blessing for them ever..even better than the perfect meatloaf!!

Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

NO more busted luggage to lug!

Have you ever found yourself standing on top of a suitcase jumping on it while the other person helping you is attempting to zip it up? When is the moment that you realize, “perhaps we have too many items that do not need to be taken with us” ? Most of us will just ignore that thought and keep jumping on it until it closes, or we will go get a bigger suitcase and stuff it all in there and somehow still have the sides bulging again, then we will lug the bag here and there to its final destination and upon opening it, providing you still can and the zipper didn’t break, what you find is a heap of smooshed things and an overabundance of belongings that could have been removed from the start making less work on so many. I saw an ad yesterday on facebook for a storage unit and the question was this:”should this guy order a bigger unit or get another medium sized one to hold the rest of his stuff. “ I commented on it, “We, in general need to reduce what “junk” we have instead of paying more money to store it for months on end. Our mentality is GET GET GET and then forget forget what we have so go get more and then we are hit with the hard realization that the more has no room to be allowed into our homes, bags, units, lives….I believe we do this same thing with problems and frustrations and situations that occur in life. We often times cram them and cram them inside figuring, they will fit and I will deal with them later, almost popping yourself at the seams from all that you are bottling and holding and storing within you. And then we have others who come along and dump more on us but we are already filled to the brim.. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if before you start shoving things here and there and paying for extra space elsewhere (like other people’s brains and time to listen) that we sit down with Jesus and go through our hurts and our scenarios and ask Him what He can eliminate for us and provide new space and freedom to be able to have the ability when asked for help by someone that you could reach out and spare some time and a dime because you didn’t spend all your dimes on storage units or your time because you handed your problems to Jesus at His feet and he promises to take them from us and for us to lean on Him . He then will bless above and beyond and will share with you that release of having had too much “stuff” up in your head and heart. Replace it with Him and His words, which you can never have enough of God’s word inside you. Then, when you go to pack your bag all you need is a joyful heart and happy smile and well, be sure to throw in your Bible! (and a couple outfits, but not too many!)