THE WIDOW WITH TWO MITES

This is an excerpt from my Bible.

     Jesus was teaching the people about the hypocrisy of the scribes. He described them as lusting for recognition, seeking the best positions, stealing from the helpless, yet making a pretense of being religious (Mark 12:38-40).  Sitting in the women's court where the offering receptacles were located, Jesus used the woman as an example. The comparison is spectacular.
     Widowhood was one of the most vulnerable positions of the time. A widow had less capacity for earning than slaves; and unless she had family or friends to protect and help her she was most likely destitute and perhaps even homeless.
     This particular widow was down on her last two mites (worth a fraction of a penny). Jesus drew the attention of the disciples to this woman, who brought delight to His heart. The sound of her tiny offering as it dropped into the metal receptacle must have been pitiful compared with the rattling of the many coins from the rich.
     This was the last event of Jesus' public teaching. The act of this humble, needy widow seems to summarize all His teaching. She was not meeting a great need (ultimately God's recourses are unlimited), but rather she was recognizing that everything belongs to God. Because she was in His hands, she could willingly and joyously offer all she had to Him.


*If we would recognize all we have is not ours, we would bear fruit, we would put honor where it's due. God would surely be shown unto this nation of affluence and greed, and to this world who needs. No doubt that the Holy Spirit would move dramatically throughout all peoples...

"Kids in Africa don't get to eat, finish!"

We've all heard this at the dinner table. For One... i would like to note the idea of leftovers..mom...

Secondly, did we ever think that maybe more edibles which are untouched by consumers get wasted more?

More than 96 billion pounds of edible "surplus" food is thrown away in the U.S. Each year. It is estimated that almost 27% of our food supply is wasted.

Let's examine Walmart/publix/kroger/....

They over stock in everything, milk gets thrown out once it's reached expiration date (even though we all (should) know the milk is good for a while after the exp. date...) just like other foods. If walmart really supports their communities like they brag about then they could give away the foods to homeless shelters, charities, ext. 

Expiration dates are a bunch of bull honkey if we are just being honest... if it's in a can.. it is going to last. (Not that it's the healthiest..)

We could stop producing so much as a solution.---> Nipping the surplus food and packaging required for the food would also decrease the amount of trash we dump in landfills. 

If big corporations refuse to lessen amount produced (money money money...) the middle man companies (grocery stores) could at least donate the profitless edibles...

sheesh... Big Corps (who are idiots) really strike a cord with me.....it's not even all about money even in the pagan world!

Psalm 63

David was a lot of things... murderer, adulteress, liar... but he sure did seek after our Father...

Psalm 63 (My paraphrase)
Joy in the Fellowship of God


O God, You are my God;
Early in the morning I will seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You;
Because nothing this world offers satisfies me.

So I have sought you in the place where Your people gather,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will obediently lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with honey and tender kisses,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You,
Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will surely rejoice!
My soul clings as a child to You;
Your steady hand lifts me up.

But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall not find peace.
They shall fall by the sword;
Their flesh devoured by wild animals.

But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Time Efficiency

Check it out... everyone has 24 hours each day.
We are supposed to manage that time efficiently. (This..i'm not so good at.)
Right now I have laundry to fold and put away, a floor to sweep, always a need for studying, gotta shower and get ready, gotta clean up from dinner...CCF...maybe visit cousin...sleep...take trash out...

Okay I started writing this last night and I had to go and finish everything I needed to. So...

The point is i completely forgot what my point was. hahaha awesome. I think maybe God just wanted me to realize I shouldnt be blogging, stumbling, or booking as much as I do...

Legalism and Boundaries

Im in big trouble when it comes to being right.

See I really could care less if I am for my bragging sake.. I just want to be right in the end, and that means correction of course, so Ill know how to not live wrongly. I cant stand the idea of serving a God as big as He is and do it the wrong way!!

Thats just wrong!

So we sought pure doctrine, broke off into separate denominations... now what? I grew up in the methodist and baptist churches, honestly making fun of the other denominations, the hard core ones. what the heck Case..!!! I guess lukewarm will hate fire. Okay so now I realize I need to expose myself to everything and figure out what is right by studying and allowing God to reveal Himself.

But can I make a god or idol of this? is it possible to desire right relationship which leads to right living too much?

It really REALLY bothers me that I might not understand who God really is. I know we learn all the time, but isn't this in particular better learned sooner than later? We will need it later! In fact we need it soon!

And okay... I told someone recently that I was over being legalistic. Don't get me wrong, Gods put me through bounds and leaps when it comes to change for the better, but the fear of being wrong in His name holds rules kinda tightly. How will I know where boundaries are without rules? ..Are there boundaries?

"Everything is permissible but not beneficial."
I cant tell you how many times i've said this... Lord help me if I speak lies!
What it means is I can do everything because i am saved through grace but I wont because it doesn't benefit the cause. the cause is loving God through loving people.
 (Grace= Gift undeserved, ie salvation.)
If God HATES sin, (which I know for a big fat fact He does) then everything wouldn't be permissible would it?

You know one of my biggest prayers is that God would send someone to lead me in the right direction. He knows I need it! Then again do I not think He cant lead me in the right direction?

Im too curious for my own good... If im being honest I truely desire comfort and an easy life but seeking after God aint gonna be it the way the world has it. (albeit I already understand He gives joy and peace and such)  Haha Christians are all crazy... thank the Lord for His hand moving our hearts and not ourselves! 


Run To You - The Rocket Summer

The Favorite Gifts I've Received

Firstly, God has definitely given the best gifts ever. Salvation, Love, fruits of the spirit, wisdom, family and friends. But indirectly God has also been pretty darn awesome too.

One of my favorite gifts is a gold pearl ring from my Granna Lee and Big Daddy. The recession hit them pretty hard, and they wanted to give me something because I graduated High School. (which is ridiculous.. it was never hard, but hey.) So out of their poverty and love they gave me Granna Lee's anniversary ring. It is way better than cash could ever dream of being. They could have sold it easily, it's GORGEOUS!! And they put so much thought into it, and presented it to me with so much pride and joy. You know... my family however crazy and dysfunctional, rocks.

This gift may be cliche... but time is also a favorite. Time is something everyone, rich and poor, have the exact amount of. I believe if you make time for people, and present it to them as a gift in love, just time spent with you, you will please our King. (Our time is a tool God GAVE US to use for his glory, not our own satisfaction.) Not to mention the people.
-Side note, just as spending time with people is the ultimate gift, not making time for people is the opposite of love, a form of hate. How dare we tell people they aren't worthy of our time? As if it is ours to begin with!

Once, a friend Josh, gave me a .. well idk what to call it. He cut down a tree branch, shaved and sanded it down to a slanted state, and nailed the image of a cross onto it. Then shaved the nails down too. All by hand. Then coated it in a shiny finish. I love this because he spent time on it! It was awesome!!

Call me a girl, but my next favorite gifts are rings from my mom. (I love jewelry with a past.) Turquoise is one of my favorite gems, along with my birthstone amethyst, and its a major theme in her jewels. She was such a hippy! The rings were mostly of Cherokee background or at least made by them. One is an eagle/totem looking ring. She is one of the most creative persons i know. She sized down her childhood bracelet to form a ring (professionally..creativity doesn't equal know-how).
---**Lauren Statham. I know when you read this you're going to think about how we aren't creative of our selves its all God , He created everything there is to be created so we are kind of just spittin out His bi products and I couldnt think of a different word if you must know haha.

I think encouragement is also a form of gift giving. From person to person, expressing love, by geniality or through advice. I love to see people being obedient to the Lord and that in turn is an encouragement. I love to see friendships bud and flourish in the name of Christ, Him being their binding force.

Hugs are a great gift. Its the physical way of saying, "I accept you as you are." Think about it! You embrace the person fully. EMBRACE. That word in itself is comforting. You know.. we hardly Grasp the Gospel of Christ... can you imagine what gifts God could show us supporting His divinity if we would only embrace Him?

Can't talk about hugs without mentioning Kisses. Something my family does whenever we see each other is Kiss each other on the face. Just anywhere works. My sister and I actually kissed for the first time the other day... she snuck in a lipper haha that crazy girl. Anyway, these physical gifts are a blessing to my heart.


God has given me the best people to be surrounded by, and I try to express my gratitude to Him but He knows it wont ever be enough. Still... its all I got. But you'll notice, all the gifts were given to me by flawed people, and some were because of imperfect circumstances. They were all so real in their giving, so genuine. I love physically showing love because it is such a genuine, such a real form of giving, it's a way of unifying and setting apart true relationships.