Casting Your Cares

A few weeks ago I did a sermon about “Blurred Vision” and how certain things can cloud the way we see things. I also know that God is trying to tell me something when I prepare a sermon. This time it took a few weeks to sink in… The other day I was at my doctors office. Most of you know I suffer with a lot of endocrine problems and it was at this doctors office that I was crying my heart out telling her how bad I felt and why couldn’t I just feel better.. The doctor sat there calmly as she listened to me and softly said, “Ephesians 2:14 tells us that Jesus is our peace, and that Psalm 55 tells us to cast our cares unto the Lord.” My 1st thought was wow, I have a doctor that knows scripture and is encouraging me not through medical terms but through the Bible. As soon as I got home I read what she quoted and my blurred vision became clear. What we go through in this life can bring us down– but God is our strength in all situations. I encourage you to read Psalm 55; David is going through some rough spots but towards the end of the Psalm God gives him clear eyes.. Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

Just Look Up!

Not sure where this first originated but I thought I would share... THE BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. THE BAT The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash. THE BUMBLEBEE A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself. PEOPLE In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up! That's the answer, the escape route and the solution to any problem... just look up! Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, But faith looks up! Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and trust in our Creator, who loves us.