September 24, 2012

Good Morning Friends! Magnificent is this Monday…loved by HIM! Ever since I got my little black car two tires have had slow leaks. Right after I got it we noticed that the back tires were both low, so one day I dropped it off at a tire shop and asked them to fix both rear tires. When I went to pick it up they told me they couldn’t find any leaks…..hmmm I thought, that’s odd, if there’s no leaks why the heck do I have to put air in them….Oh well…..took the car and figured I would go someplace else….well one week turned into another and another; oh I had good intentions everyday of getting it in somewhere but…just didn’t, then the wreck and it was in the shop and then the transmission…all the while the tires had to have air every couple of weeks! Well, I made a serious commitment to myself that as soon as I got it back with new transmission I was getting tires fixed and while it was there, balanced and rotated!!!! So off to another tire shop I went feeling quite smug! I dropped it off on my way to work with plans of having a friend take me to get it at lunch! About mid-morning, I got a call from the shop. “Mrs. Johnson, your car is ready. And we couldn’t find any leaks in your tires.” Oh my gosh, I couldn’t believe it…again! So I said, “well, then how come I have to put air in every couple of weeks??!!! He then explained that the leaks were so slow that they could not be detected by their machines……so slow leaks…..seemed a little crazy to me, but what’s a girl to do??? I just keep putting air in the tires which by the way are now on the front…..Slow leaks……undetectable….for now….The other morning I was once again squatting down putting air in both tires before heading to work and the thought occurred to me…..Do I have any slow leaks? Any habits that might not seem to be bad…..habits that are seemingly undetectable right now, that if left unattended could lead to habits that might be harmful to myself or others……habits that might, if allowed to get bigger, cause our Heavenly Father to be sad……It’s so easy for us to fall into little habits, routines in our daily lives that seem harmless…..oh, in the back of our minds we know that we “have a slow leak” but we just don’t want to get it fixed…….after all…..who knows…..Oh my…..our Heavenly Father knows…….Father, give us wisdom and strength in our daily lives to develop habits and routines that are pleasing to You a blessing to those around us. “When you live the kind of life that Jesus has planned for you, it will be a life that is lived without regrets.” Roy Lessin.

 

Do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9. Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58. The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3. No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13.

 

Love you all!