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Giving Grace

29. March 2011 by Inspired Thoughts.

Grace is the blessing God’s gives to us even though we are not deserving.  He see’s our mistakes and acknowledges them as mistakes even when their impact was very painful to him and the He GIVES GRACE! Mistakes are the things that were not intended to happen.  What happened as a result of what you did or said was a mistake.  Have you ever done or said anything that did not end up the way you thought it would?  Have you had something done or said to you then you were told what happened was not what they intended? When YOU made the “mistake” did you hope for the other persons’ forgiveness and grace?  When the “mistake” happened to you did you forgive and give grace? The Bible tells us to do unto others as we want others to do unto us and to love one another. If you haven’t received God’s heavenly grace lately you should consider who deserves your grace here on earth.
Pamela

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Distractions!

23. March 2011 by Inspired Thoughts.

Very often we find that distractions appear out of nowhere at just the WRONG time.As soon as I decide to save money, a store puts the very thing I’ve been drooling over on sale – Distraction
As soon as I decide to pay off a debt with my income tax, a new opportunity becomes available that takes ½ the money – Tempting Distraction
As soon as I decide to start to exercise in the morning, I can’t seem to get up on time anymore – Physical Distraction I’m a “shiny penny” person.  I’m always on the computer looking for “stuff”.  While looking for one thing I find something else that captures my attention, 4 hours later….I’m late for something because I’ve spent too much time on Google! – I’m thinking about giving up Google for Lent ;-). 

More importantly for me, when I decide to develop a closer relationship with God in prayer or when I’m really upset about “things” in my life and I want direction from God, I don’t seem to be able to keep my mind still so that I can pray.  My thoughts seem to wander everywhere and I can’t concentrate - Distraction!   Distractions are the little things that keep you just enough “off balance” so that you give up before you start to do something that’s GOOD for you.  Fighting distractions is hard because they are annoying little things…like Nats at a picnic….after a while they wear you down and you give up on what you want to do. 

Most women know that if you spray any flying bug with hair spray, the wings will stick together and they will drop to the ground and leave you alone.  We need to find the “hairspray” answer to the little nagging distractions in our lives that keep us from getting better at being who we are.  My “hairspray” answer for the wandering mind when trying to pray is a pinpoint focus on a song that speaks to what I am trying to do….”Just a closer walk with thee” or “The battle is not yours it’s the Lords” or “We fall down but we get up”.   I spray my Nats with spiritual song until they all drop to the floor and leave me alone….sometime is take a few days of spraying but I need to be as persistent as they are to win the fight to be a better ME.  By using a “hairspray” that relates to what I want to do, I find that while “spraying” I’ve come closer to accomplishing it…Never Give UP! Never Surrender! 
Keep spraying…Pamela

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