She Said--He Said

Mark 11:25: "Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions."

Who cares what she said, he said - the outcome was wrong!! Hard hearts, bad feelings, being scared, I know that is not what God intended. Stubborness is not right!

Luke 6:37 - "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned."

Luke 7:47-49 - "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."

Life is short - no one knows how long God will allow each of us our lives here, we need to forgive and move on. What does it matter if you apologize first or not, the thing is to move on - to lay it to rest - to always love, to always care!

Watch Your Words!

Anger - it can be such a bad thing in our relationships with each other! Sometimes we do not stop and think before we say something that should never have been said - words can destroy and not encourage! James 1:19-20 "This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." Sometimes we speak out in anger without even realizing that we did not hear things correctly or even really listen -- and the words come out so hurting, so mean. Psalms 37:8 - "Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret, It leads only to evildoing." So true - How can we love and speak hate - Lord, forgive us, forgive me - for words that I have said that have not encouraged, but have hurt others. Please let me hear, let me be slow to speak and slow to anger O Lord!

Teenagers, Concerts & Dad!

     Who in the world is Justin Bieber and where did he come from?
   This kid apparently was discovered on "You Tube" a couple of years back. Evidently he wanted a singing career, and made his own videos, uploaded them to the internet and the little girls started swooning and haven't stopped since!Somehow I have been tasked with taking my daughter and her friend to this guys' concert!
    Months ago when the tickets were bought, another of my daughters' friends mother said she would be glad to drive the girls to this teenage hearthrobs' show. Now suddenly she can't and in order to avoid an emotionally devastating( for 14 year old girls anyway) situation, I'm driving them. The location is two hours from home and I will have to find a way to kill about three hours while these pubescent darlings fawn over some guy who looks like he's 12, singing and strutting all over the stage! I could have played the "tough stuff" card and backed down, but when I think of how fast kids grow up, I wanted to 'suffer' through it. It seems that all to soon our 'little girl' will be out of high school and ready for college. I know that's still four years away, but time seems to just fly as far as a kids' growth is concerned. So I will take a couple of good books, find a corner table in a restaurant and find satisfaction in knowing I helped 'save the day'! After all what's a Dad for?
     " How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!"
1st John 3:1.