It’s almost the end of 2004. Remember all the hype about Y2K, start of a new century? All that is already in the distant past. My life on earth is at least 50% over, most likely more than that. However, compare to life in eternity with God, I’ve barely started. What a hope I have in Jesus. Without Him, I have no hope in the present world.
Author: Joyful
Guest teacher in Amy’s class: “If you are from Portugal, you are…..”
Student: “Puerto Rican!”
Guest teacher: “If you are from Portugal, you are Portugese. When you get old, you are a Portugeser!”
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:14:45 -0800, Elliot Lee wrote:
In the News:
At a creek near Baton Rouge, LA, beavers used abandoned, stolen
money from a casino to help build a dam. The Lucky Dollar Casino
was robbed of $70,000 last week. Police do not suspect the
beavers.
We often refer to the “power of the Holy Spirit” in the sense of performing miraculous acts – healing, speaking in tongues, and the like.
But we need to give the Holy Spirit credit for more.
The power of the Holy Spirit gives us hope (Rom 15:13)
The Holy Spirit talks to us to give us instructions (Acts 10:19-20)
The Holy Spirit gives us discernment between good and evil (Acts 13:9-10)
“Can you spare some change for some food?”
“No, I don’t want to give you money, but, here, I will buy you a hot dog.”
Just next to us was a hot dog stand. The man was hesitant. I think he would rather have the money. But he ate the hot dog.
Do you have days when you don’t want to do anything? I want to snuggle back in bed and read a book.
Scenerio: Amy was told to clean up her piles of toys and papers all over the living room.
I said to Amy, in a harsh tone, “You have all these nice things to play with – toys, markers, papers, beads. I buy all these things for you to enjoy. I don’t want to hear you complain about cleaning up your own messes. These are your good stuff you are cleaning up, I am not even asking you to clean the toilet. Stop complaining, clean it up, or I’ll throw them away!”
Do you like the puppy below? I got it from Amy!
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings I am the receptionist at the Arcadia office. It’s quiet there, and I use that time to pray and study the Bible. I am thankful to God for providing this quiet time for me while helping Mike at…