THOUGHTS

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING KINDA LAZY.  MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO JUST ROLL OVER AND GO BACK TO SLEEP, WHICH I DID FOR A LITTLE WHILE.  I AINT GONNA LIE, I WAS TEMPTED TO LAY AROUND ON THE SOFA AND WATCH THE CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL, BUT I ALSO KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO GET UP.  ONCE I GOT UP, LITTLE NAGGING THOUGHTS KEPT SPRINGING INTO MY HEAD, NOTHING REALLY BAD, JUST THOUGHTS......

I AM SO VERY FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL THIS MORNING THAT THE LORD SAW FIT TO WORK WITH ME TO CHANGE MY VERY NATURE.  I KNOW TODAY THAT I WILL NEVER BE RID OF MY SINFUL INCLINATIONS, BUT THROUGH HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE, I CAN START FRESH EVERY DAY.  IN THE PAST, I CHOSE TO SLEEP SOMETIMES TIL NOON AND WHEN I DID WAKE UP, ITS NO TELLING WHAT WOULD TAKE PLACE.  IF I CHOSE TO GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY, I WENT, BUT I LEFT JESUS RIGHT THERE IN THE CHURCH HOUSE UNTIL I CHOSE TO RETURN.  IF I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE AND HURT THEIR FEELINGS, THATS EXACTLY WHAT I DID AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.  I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT MY SINFUL NATURE, BUT THATS THE PAST......I WANNA TALK ABOUT TODAY!!!!

I RECOGNIZED MY SINFUL NATURE FOR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THIS MORNING.  THANKS BE TO GOD!!!  I REALIZE THIS MORNING THAT MY SELFISH WILL WILL GET ME NO WHERE.  IT IS UP TO ME TO MAKE A CONCSIENCE DECISION EACH DAY TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS.  THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT BY OUR FRUITS WE WILL BE JUDGED.  WELL..........I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I NEVER WANNA APPEAR AS A WITHERING VINE EVER AGAIN!!!!  BY STAYING IN THE WORD, FILLING MY MIND WITH HIS GOODNESS AND REFLECTING HIS LOVE, MY ONCE WITHERING VINE CAN AND WILL PRODUCE BEYOND MEASURE!!!!  BY LISTENING TO THAT STILL, SMALL VOICE, I WILL CHOOSE RIGHT ACTIONS OVER WRONG!  GOD TRULY DOES PERFORM A RENEWAL OF OUR MIND.......IF ONLY WE LET HIM.  ANY THIS DAY, I CHOOSE TO LET HIM!  THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR UNENDING LOVE FOR A SINNER LIKE ME!

ISAIAH 55:8  "FOR MY THOUGHTS ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS, NOR ARE YOUR WAYS MY WAYS, SAYS THE LORD"