Ex 35:25-26, KJV
25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
Ex 28:3-4, NIV
3 Tell all the skilled men to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
1 Kings 4:29-30, KJV
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
School is back in session! Our children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews are receiving knowledge into their little brains like a sponge takes up water. But knowledge is nothing if it is not accompanied by wisdom. Each and every one of us has the ability to have wisdom. Wisdom is not limited to the smart, the holy, the preacher, or any other. Wisdom is available for whoever will ask for it and live by it.
Usually I think of needing wisdom for decisions, and we do! But wisdom is more than simply making good choices. Here is Strong’s concordance definition: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Your ability to organize your home is wisdom. Your skill at sewing is wisdom. Your talent to write is wisdom. These “talents” aren’t merely genetic; they are gifts of God to be treasured. Glow when you’ve done a good job – you’ve just opened your present from God!
I’ll take it one step further: Its possible for you to be lacking in a specific area, utterly, totally can completely, NOT talented, but if there’s a need & you you seek God for “wisdom”, (or the skill) God can give you abilities that you were not born with. Then we should use our wisdom to live fulfilling lives, to bring up our children to seek after wisdom, to help others, to make the Kingdom of God grow...
A life full of wisdom is Mmmmmm, good.
You can listen to Soul Java in audio on your computer, or download it to your iPod player at iTunes, or other mp3 devices @ http://deneerichardson.com , and http://deneerichardson.podbean.com/.
Friday, July 31, 2009
What Are You Packing?
John 6:5-11
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
NIV
One of the reasons I like homeschooling is that I don’t have to pack Morgan’s lunch everyday. A petty reason to homeschool indeed, and certainly not the only reason I do, but the fact remains that I do not like to pack lunches. There’s no sense in packing left-overs, the reason they’re left-overs is because my family didn’t like it in the first place! Then I pack “kid-friendly”, albeit chemical-full, prepared lunches. They like these, until they see some other kid’s lunch, instantly making theirs unsatisfactory. So, now a morning ritual that shouldn’t cause a second thought is suddenly a stressful “event”:
“Are the teacher’s going to approve of the nutritional content?”
“Will the other student’s ridicule my kid’s lunch?”
“Will other children find my child’s lunch trade-worthy?”
Alright, so I stress too much over my kid’s lunch! The point is that lunch is an “event” every morning for every mother with a child in school.
In our day of understanding salmonella poisoning, fish is the last thing we’d pack. But there was a day when a certain mom could think of nothing better to pack than fish and barley loaves. Perhaps the kid was a real eater. FIVE loaves and TWO fish?! Or maybe he didn’t eat so much, but perhaps she packed enough for him to share with a couple people nearby. Imagine her surprise that evening as she heard how SHE ended up feeding more than five thousand people! And we don’t even know her name.
I’ve got to pose this question to you today: What are you putting in your child’s basket? No, I’m not talking about food. I’m talking about what you are instilling in your child that God will use someday? Are you teaching your child the art of sharing? Are you teaching your child how to speak politely to strangers? Are you teaching your child submission to authority? These things may seem small and insignificant to you, just as that mother’s fish and bread must have seemed. And unfortunately, because they seem so small its real easy to a long time without making sure our children are functioning properly. But if you’ll do your best even on the “small” things you’ll find God using your child to accomplish big things thru your daily contributions into your child’s brain. What you put in your child’s basket today makes the possibilities of tomorrow amazing!
So, what are you packing?
You can listen to Soul Java in audio on your computer, or download it to your iPod player at iTunes, or other mp3 devices @ http://deneerichardson.com , and http://deneerichardson.podbean.com/.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
NIV
One of the reasons I like homeschooling is that I don’t have to pack Morgan’s lunch everyday. A petty reason to homeschool indeed, and certainly not the only reason I do, but the fact remains that I do not like to pack lunches. There’s no sense in packing left-overs, the reason they’re left-overs is because my family didn’t like it in the first place! Then I pack “kid-friendly”, albeit chemical-full, prepared lunches. They like these, until they see some other kid’s lunch, instantly making theirs unsatisfactory. So, now a morning ritual that shouldn’t cause a second thought is suddenly a stressful “event”:
“Are the teacher’s going to approve of the nutritional content?”
“Will the other student’s ridicule my kid’s lunch?”
“Will other children find my child’s lunch trade-worthy?”
Alright, so I stress too much over my kid’s lunch! The point is that lunch is an “event” every morning for every mother with a child in school.
In our day of understanding salmonella poisoning, fish is the last thing we’d pack. But there was a day when a certain mom could think of nothing better to pack than fish and barley loaves. Perhaps the kid was a real eater. FIVE loaves and TWO fish?! Or maybe he didn’t eat so much, but perhaps she packed enough for him to share with a couple people nearby. Imagine her surprise that evening as she heard how SHE ended up feeding more than five thousand people! And we don’t even know her name.
I’ve got to pose this question to you today: What are you putting in your child’s basket? No, I’m not talking about food. I’m talking about what you are instilling in your child that God will use someday? Are you teaching your child the art of sharing? Are you teaching your child how to speak politely to strangers? Are you teaching your child submission to authority? These things may seem small and insignificant to you, just as that mother’s fish and bread must have seemed. And unfortunately, because they seem so small its real easy to a long time without making sure our children are functioning properly. But if you’ll do your best even on the “small” things you’ll find God using your child to accomplish big things thru your daily contributions into your child’s brain. What you put in your child’s basket today makes the possibilities of tomorrow amazing!
So, what are you packing?
You can listen to Soul Java in audio on your computer, or download it to your iPod player at iTunes, or other mp3 devices @ http://deneerichardson.com , and http://deneerichardson.podbean.com/.
Engage the Blade!
Matt 17:18-21
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
A wonderful friend of mine and my husband’s told us this story about his father recently:
After a couple of hours of mowing under the berating heat of the Florida sun and pressing humidity, his father came indoors for a rest. While lounging on his couch, covered in sweat, exhausted and cooling off with the A/C and a soda, a nagging sensation gave way to dawning realization - he had forgotten to engage the blade!
The disciples did everything they knew to do to deliver a young man of an evil spirit, yet to no avail. Jesus came on the scene and without breaking a sweat he rebuked the devil and it departed out of the boy! Jesus told them, “this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” The disciples simply had not learned to “engage the blade”!
Sometimes spanking your kids fifty times a day gets no results! Sometimes nothing, from begging to sweet-talking, can get your spouse’s attention! Sometimes the most creative Sunday school lesson doesn’t work! Sometimes the best choir song doesn’t “happen” in a service! Why? Perhaps we’ve not been praying, or, (gasp!) even fasting? Those who do not live a spiritual life will continue to face the results of fighting fire with fire – which is always, frustration. But for those who involve God in our lives, (& don’t forget, God is a spirit and can only come in contact with us by spiritual means) we can fight the fiery darts of this world with the power of “a rushing mighty wind” (Acts 2:2), or “rivers of living water” (John 7:38)!
Don’t continue to exhaust yourself with no results - engage the blade!
You can listen to Soul Java in audio on your computer, or download it to your iPod player at iTunes, or other mp3 devices @ http://deneerichardson.com , and http://deneerichardson.podbean.com/.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
A wonderful friend of mine and my husband’s told us this story about his father recently:
After a couple of hours of mowing under the berating heat of the Florida sun and pressing humidity, his father came indoors for a rest. While lounging on his couch, covered in sweat, exhausted and cooling off with the A/C and a soda, a nagging sensation gave way to dawning realization - he had forgotten to engage the blade!
The disciples did everything they knew to do to deliver a young man of an evil spirit, yet to no avail. Jesus came on the scene and without breaking a sweat he rebuked the devil and it departed out of the boy! Jesus told them, “this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” The disciples simply had not learned to “engage the blade”!
Sometimes spanking your kids fifty times a day gets no results! Sometimes nothing, from begging to sweet-talking, can get your spouse’s attention! Sometimes the most creative Sunday school lesson doesn’t work! Sometimes the best choir song doesn’t “happen” in a service! Why? Perhaps we’ve not been praying, or, (gasp!) even fasting? Those who do not live a spiritual life will continue to face the results of fighting fire with fire – which is always, frustration. But for those who involve God in our lives, (& don’t forget, God is a spirit and can only come in contact with us by spiritual means) we can fight the fiery darts of this world with the power of “a rushing mighty wind” (Acts 2:2), or “rivers of living water” (John 7:38)!
Don’t continue to exhaust yourself with no results - engage the blade!
You can listen to Soul Java in audio on your computer, or download it to your iPod player at iTunes, or other mp3 devices @ http://deneerichardson.com , and http://deneerichardson.podbean.com/.
Don't Cook, Cater!
Luke 10:38-42
38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Martha was likely a widow, the eldest sister, and she probably owned the house which is why it was her prerogative to invite Jesus into her home. Who knows what went thru her mind when she heard Jesus was coming thru Bethany? Who knows what household chores she had to push aside to rush out the door to catch up with him? Perhaps she had to push past friends and neighbors who wanted a minute of her time. I can only imagine what all it took to “receive him into her house”.
The word “cumbered” in verse 40 literally means “pulled away” and “pulled apart”. So Martha finally has HIM in her house but she gets so busy she feels “pulled away” from the excitement happening with Jesus. And she has so much to do she’s feeling “pulled apart”. I believe if she would have asked what He wanted, (catered to HIS needs) instead of doing what she thought was best (cooking for an army) He would have said, “I’d like nothing better than for you to sit right here by Mary.” As a matter of fact He did say that without her asking! Jesus said, “one thing is needful”. In other words He was saying, “I don’t need those things you’re driving yourself crazy over. I need YOU here with me.”
Here I am, sitting at my computer writing & recording. There you are possibly sitting at your computer reading this blog, or if you’re like me, your listening to this audio blog on your iPhone while you fold laundry, or run errands. Regardless, we can hardly relax in our multi-tasking world because we’ve got so much to do. Here we’ve worked so hard to have a godly home where Jesus feels welcome. We’ve got the Family Bible sitting out in the open. We tuck our children in bed with a prayer. We really have JESUS in our home but we’re so “cumbered”. We’re so pulled away from Jesus because we’re doing so many really good things! And we’re so busy & stressed by the good things that we feel like we’re being “pulled apart”; as they say, “coming apart at the seams.”
Let’s be responsible and take care of our families, our houses, our families education & growth, our commitment to our local church; but cater to Jesus’ needs first – and all He needs is for you to sit at His feet!
Hear the audio blog @: http://deneerichardson.com/#/audio-blog/4532364166
38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Martha was likely a widow, the eldest sister, and she probably owned the house which is why it was her prerogative to invite Jesus into her home. Who knows what went thru her mind when she heard Jesus was coming thru Bethany? Who knows what household chores she had to push aside to rush out the door to catch up with him? Perhaps she had to push past friends and neighbors who wanted a minute of her time. I can only imagine what all it took to “receive him into her house”.
The word “cumbered” in verse 40 literally means “pulled away” and “pulled apart”. So Martha finally has HIM in her house but she gets so busy she feels “pulled away” from the excitement happening with Jesus. And she has so much to do she’s feeling “pulled apart”. I believe if she would have asked what He wanted, (catered to HIS needs) instead of doing what she thought was best (cooking for an army) He would have said, “I’d like nothing better than for you to sit right here by Mary.” As a matter of fact He did say that without her asking! Jesus said, “one thing is needful”. In other words He was saying, “I don’t need those things you’re driving yourself crazy over. I need YOU here with me.”
Here I am, sitting at my computer writing & recording. There you are possibly sitting at your computer reading this blog, or if you’re like me, your listening to this audio blog on your iPhone while you fold laundry, or run errands. Regardless, we can hardly relax in our multi-tasking world because we’ve got so much to do. Here we’ve worked so hard to have a godly home where Jesus feels welcome. We’ve got the Family Bible sitting out in the open. We tuck our children in bed with a prayer. We really have JESUS in our home but we’re so “cumbered”. We’re so pulled away from Jesus because we’re doing so many really good things! And we’re so busy & stressed by the good things that we feel like we’re being “pulled apart”; as they say, “coming apart at the seams.”
Let’s be responsible and take care of our families, our houses, our families education & growth, our commitment to our local church; but cater to Jesus’ needs first – and all He needs is for you to sit at His feet!
Hear the audio blog @: http://deneerichardson.com/#/audio-blog/4532364166
Monday, July 27, 2009
Guilt, Be Gone!
I do a LOT of work for, about, with my church and sometimes I feel guilty about doing so much. The reason this has caused me some grief is that my church has a LOT of activities. As part of the leadership of the church I'm in a position to worry about "doing too much". Now, activities that have no "spiritual goal" behind them are no brainers; I Chuck 'em! But if I can point to an exact outcome that increases God's Kingdom I can’t see how I can give those up!
When I say I’m busy, I do mean BUSY! Besides the fact that I homeschool, blog, write & record music, (www.deneerichardson.com), have regular household duties, and so much more, I have a very intense church schedule.
For instance, starting with the 1st day of the week:
Sunday: morning worship service, choir practice, evening worship service
Tuesday: Bible study/worship service
Wednesday: Teach personal Bible studies, Orchestra
Thursday: ConnectPOINT @ the church
Saturday: Family prayer
PLUS, there are major events we (me & my fam) are heavily involved in:
Spring: Touch the Future, a ministers conference
Summer: two weeks of children's camps, Campmeeting, my girls' conference, Hadassah, Bible Quiz state & National finals, VBS, & more!
Fall: General Conference, Friend Day
Winter: THE HOLIDAYS!!! (We take advantage of this time of year to do a lot of personal evangelism.)
There are times of the year when I am fully, utterly, & completely exhausted and I worry about myself, my family, & my church. But here’s the thing; from my earliest days I had a hunger to not only hold the label of “Christian”, but to be a servant of God’s. As a child I would cry & tell God, “If you can use anything, you can use me.” As a teen I would sincerely tell God, “You can use me till you use me up.” My priorities have ALWAYS been to “seek first the kingdom of God & his righteousness.” Its what I watched my parents do, its what I saw the people I admired do, and its what I determined I was going to do! I’m not spinning my wheels on “cool stuff to do”! I am very deliberately determining what I want to accomplish and I am engaging myself in activities to reach those goals!
Do I get tired & stressed out? Of course I do! Did I feel guilty wondering if I’m ruining my health, my kids fun, my house’s cleanliness? Yes, I do…
…or rather “did” until I read this passage:
Mark 6:30; “…for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
I have been THIS busy! I completely understand this! And my guilt was washed away when I put it all together:
1. I am a Christian.
2. I seek to walk in Christ’s footsteps.
3. It is Christ-like to be “too busy” about God’s kingdom.
Jesus and his disciples weren’t “too busy” spending their time & energy playing video games, or watching TV, or even working their careers. (You’ll remember that Jesus & his disciples were carpenters, fishermen, accountants, etc.) If you’ll read the entire passage you’ll find them exerting themselves in two-by-two evangelism, teaching, travelling, etc. You’ll find them disconcerted by the news of John the Baptist’s beheading. THEN after they get back to Jesus and he decides they all need to take a well-deserved vacation… Wouldn’t you know it, but the crowds show up by the thousands and instead of a vacay they are back at work again! Jesus, just as tired as the rest of the disciples, couldn’t bring himself to relax just yet because he had an understanding of what it would take to accomplish his goal, and at this exhausting period of their lives Jesus performed the miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish.
…THEN he took a break and got that much-needed rejuvenation! (You’ll have to read my other blogs to know how important I believe a vacation is.)
So, if my Master-Mentor, my Savior, my Jesus exhausted himself to the point of not being able to find time to do the basics of life, like, EAT; well, that’s exactly what I intend to do! Sure its tough to juggle it all; putting enough attention on my kids so I don’t win the whole world and lose my own children, or finding the time to clean my house. It can be hard to give some focus to my own health, education, and well-being. I will certainly do all these basic things, but I will not stop placing a high priority on the growth of God’s kingdom, even to the point of exhaustion! The fact that I worry about everyone’s health & well-being keeps me constantly evaluating the cause and effects of what I’m involved in and where it fits in the priorities of life. In the times of dealing with an overly-full schedule it seems like I’ll never get through that stressful period; when, in fact, life is but a vapor! This life goes by MUCH too quickly. And as I evaluate what’s on my schedule I will chuck those things that Jesus deemed less important. (Luke 9:60, “Let the dead bury the dead.” Matt 6:25, “Take no thought for food, drink, clothes…” Matt 19:29, “Forsake houses & family…” All of these in context with Matt 6:33, “seek ye first the kingdom of God… & all these things will be added to you.”) As for me and my house, with this new insight, I will recommit to stand on a decision I made a long time ago; I am a Christian and I will seek to do no less than Christ did.
Guilt, be gone!!!
Hear the audio blog at: http://deneerichardson.com/#/audio-blog/4532364166
When I say I’m busy, I do mean BUSY! Besides the fact that I homeschool, blog, write & record music, (www.deneerichardson.com), have regular household duties, and so much more, I have a very intense church schedule.
For instance, starting with the 1st day of the week:
Sunday: morning worship service, choir practice, evening worship service
Tuesday: Bible study/worship service
Wednesday: Teach personal Bible studies, Orchestra
Thursday: ConnectPOINT @ the church
Saturday: Family prayer
PLUS, there are major events we (me & my fam) are heavily involved in:
Spring: Touch the Future, a ministers conference
Summer: two weeks of children's camps, Campmeeting, my girls' conference, Hadassah, Bible Quiz state & National finals, VBS, & more!
Fall: General Conference, Friend Day
Winter: THE HOLIDAYS!!! (We take advantage of this time of year to do a lot of personal evangelism.)
There are times of the year when I am fully, utterly, & completely exhausted and I worry about myself, my family, & my church. But here’s the thing; from my earliest days I had a hunger to not only hold the label of “Christian”, but to be a servant of God’s. As a child I would cry & tell God, “If you can use anything, you can use me.” As a teen I would sincerely tell God, “You can use me till you use me up.” My priorities have ALWAYS been to “seek first the kingdom of God & his righteousness.” Its what I watched my parents do, its what I saw the people I admired do, and its what I determined I was going to do! I’m not spinning my wheels on “cool stuff to do”! I am very deliberately determining what I want to accomplish and I am engaging myself in activities to reach those goals!
Do I get tired & stressed out? Of course I do! Did I feel guilty wondering if I’m ruining my health, my kids fun, my house’s cleanliness? Yes, I do…
…or rather “did” until I read this passage:
Mark 6:30; “…for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
I have been THIS busy! I completely understand this! And my guilt was washed away when I put it all together:
1. I am a Christian.
2. I seek to walk in Christ’s footsteps.
3. It is Christ-like to be “too busy” about God’s kingdom.
Jesus and his disciples weren’t “too busy” spending their time & energy playing video games, or watching TV, or even working their careers. (You’ll remember that Jesus & his disciples were carpenters, fishermen, accountants, etc.) If you’ll read the entire passage you’ll find them exerting themselves in two-by-two evangelism, teaching, travelling, etc. You’ll find them disconcerted by the news of John the Baptist’s beheading. THEN after they get back to Jesus and he decides they all need to take a well-deserved vacation… Wouldn’t you know it, but the crowds show up by the thousands and instead of a vacay they are back at work again! Jesus, just as tired as the rest of the disciples, couldn’t bring himself to relax just yet because he had an understanding of what it would take to accomplish his goal, and at this exhausting period of their lives Jesus performed the miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish.
…THEN he took a break and got that much-needed rejuvenation! (You’ll have to read my other blogs to know how important I believe a vacation is.)
So, if my Master-Mentor, my Savior, my Jesus exhausted himself to the point of not being able to find time to do the basics of life, like, EAT; well, that’s exactly what I intend to do! Sure its tough to juggle it all; putting enough attention on my kids so I don’t win the whole world and lose my own children, or finding the time to clean my house. It can be hard to give some focus to my own health, education, and well-being. I will certainly do all these basic things, but I will not stop placing a high priority on the growth of God’s kingdom, even to the point of exhaustion! The fact that I worry about everyone’s health & well-being keeps me constantly evaluating the cause and effects of what I’m involved in and where it fits in the priorities of life. In the times of dealing with an overly-full schedule it seems like I’ll never get through that stressful period; when, in fact, life is but a vapor! This life goes by MUCH too quickly. And as I evaluate what’s on my schedule I will chuck those things that Jesus deemed less important. (Luke 9:60, “Let the dead bury the dead.” Matt 6:25, “Take no thought for food, drink, clothes…” Matt 19:29, “Forsake houses & family…” All of these in context with Matt 6:33, “seek ye first the kingdom of God… & all these things will be added to you.”) As for me and my house, with this new insight, I will recommit to stand on a decision I made a long time ago; I am a Christian and I will seek to do no less than Christ did.
Guilt, be gone!!!
Hear the audio blog at: http://deneerichardson.com/#/audio-blog/4532364166
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