This is personally the first time I have ever seen snow in New Orleans. I'd heard about previous snowfalls but had never experienced it myself. It is beautiful even if it's only sticking to the yards and houses.
I heard a radio host say that the snow here (earliest snow in New Orleans since records have been kept) is a sign from God that the Saints are going to beat the cold weather Chicago Bears tonight in Chicago (which has no snow today). I don't buy it but it proves that many people are very superstitious.
I've gone to the hospitals this morning (in the snow) and been home studying. God always keeps the Scriptures I'll be preaching each Sunday on my mind all week. This week, God keeps resounding in my head, "All things are possible through Me." Can't wait for Sunday!
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Emotions Sometimes Rule, But They Lie
Have you ever let your emotions rule your day (or week or life). Emotions are just responders to what is going on around us. They sometimes lie.
I have had one of those weeks so far. I keep hearing all kinds of negative things going on. In my day to day ops as a life coach, many want to drag you down. The "me first" mentality of western culture has oozed into the life I have been blogging about. You can't mix real life with a "me-first" mentality. They are like oil and water. They don't mix well.
I let my emotions get away with responding to the negativity that has been going on the past few days and it takes me to a place I don't like. Thinking thoughts that are not true. Belieiving the worst instead of believing the truth. Rating my ability as a life coach on what my people look like instead of basing it on my obedience to the truth.
When I get adjusted toward myself being my point of reference, I have to do a reality check. Not of seen reality but of unseen reality. I have to go back to the unseen reality that God has put in my heart and believe that over what I see or feel. The Book says, "...Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death."
I love truth!
I have had one of those weeks so far. I keep hearing all kinds of negative things going on. In my day to day ops as a life coach, many want to drag you down. The "me first" mentality of western culture has oozed into the life I have been blogging about. You can't mix real life with a "me-first" mentality. They are like oil and water. They don't mix well.
I let my emotions get away with responding to the negativity that has been going on the past few days and it takes me to a place I don't like. Thinking thoughts that are not true. Belieiving the worst instead of believing the truth. Rating my ability as a life coach on what my people look like instead of basing it on my obedience to the truth.
When I get adjusted toward myself being my point of reference, I have to do a reality check. Not of seen reality but of unseen reality. I have to go back to the unseen reality that God has put in my heart and believe that over what I see or feel. The Book says, "...Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death."
I love truth!
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