FEBRURY 2021 NESLETTER
NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2021
Robert
Lindenberger
3325 3rd.
Avenue
Mims, Florida 32154
321-368-7184
Every day with Jesus
Is sweeter than the day before
Every day with Jesus
I love Him more and more,
Jesus saves and keeps me
And He's the One I'm waiting for;
Every day with Jesus
It is sweetest than the day before
February already! – – And
today is the first day for the rest of my life.
I want to serve Jesus. Yes, every
day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before, and I love him more and more;
but I have to be honest and say that some days are dark. J. R. Miller wrote
in For the Best the Things: "Sometimes it is dark. We cannot understand what we are doing. We do not see the web we are weaving. We are not able to discover any beauty, any
possible good in our experience. Yet, if
we are faithful . . . , we shall someday know that the most exquisite work of
all our life was done in those days when it was so dark.
"If
you are in the deep shadows because of some strange, mysterious provenance, do
not be afraid. Simply go on in faith and
love, never doubting. God is watching,
and He will bring good and beauty out of all your pain and tears."
Ephesians 4:25 – 32.
What this adds up to, then, is this: no
more lies, no more presents. Tell your
neighbor the truth. In Christ's body, we
are all connected to each other, after all.
When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.
Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry – but don't use your
anger as fuel for revenge. And don't
stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the devil that kind of foothold
in your life.
Did you use to make ends meet by
stealing? Well, no more. Get an honest job so that you can help others
who can't work.
Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your
mouth. Say only what helps, each word a
gift.
Don't
grieve God. Don't break His heart. His
Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your
life, making use of it for Himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.
Make a clean break with all cutting,
backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with
one another, sensitive. Forgive one
another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.
THE
LANDMINE of FORGIVENESS.
It can be difficult to let go of
resentment toward those who have hurt us.
But that is exactly what God asks us to do – not only for their good but
also for our own. Unforgiveness causes
stress and unhappiness that can creep into our relationships with co-workers,
friends, and family. But when we choose
to forgive, we will find freedom. Here
are the things to do if you have noticed bitterness in your heart:
ASSUME
ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR UNFORGIVING SPIRIT. The other person may be responsible for
wrongful action toward us, but we are nonetheless responsible for the sin of
harboring bitterness.
ADDRESS
HONESTLY. It's appropriate to admit to God when we harbor resentment or wish for
someone's punishment. But since an
unforgiving spirit will return unless we can permanently lay down our anger,
this is a choice many people must make repeatedly.
PRAY
FOR YOUR WRONGDOER. We may not feel like talking to God on behalf of
someone who's hurt us, but doing so is the way to break the hold bitterness has
on us.
Even
after we've done these things, resentment may still crop up in our hearts. When that happens, we can thank God that we
have, in fact, forgiven. We can also
refuse Satan's invitation to rehash the past.
– – Charles Stanley, In Touch,1/31/2021
Did you
read that? "We can also refuse Satan's invitation to rehash the
past." When my wife, Marion, died 10/12/14, my life changed – I became a
loner that people see, but I have Jesus in me, who walks with me and talks with
me and loves me even when I am unlovable because I am his child. Right after
Marion went to be with Jesus, I read my Bible and heard a man who had sinned
and turned his face against the wall and prayed for 15 more years? So, I closed my Bible and said, "I claim
that Lord to be my prayer, 15 more years." That was six years ago. I only have nine years to go, and my constant
prayer is that people would see Jesus in me and not me.
May God bless you and keep you and
make his face shine upon you and give you His peace! Shalom.
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