Posted on 03/12/2015 5:51:59 PM PDT by beachn4fun
PING~A~LING Y’ALL
Sorry but I really have to get to bed.
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
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When Moses gathered the children of Israel together to begin work on the tabernacle (Ex. 3539), he called on Bezalel, a gifted artisan, to help make the furnishings. Were told that certain women were asked to give their precious bronze mirrors to make the bronze basin he was constructing (38:8). They gave them up to help prepare a place where Gods presence would reside.
Give up our mirrors? For most of us, that would be hard to do. Thats not something were asked to do, but it makes me think about how too much scrutiny and self-examination can be disconcerting. It can make us think too much about ourselves and not enough about others.
When we can forget about our own faces quickly and remember that God loves us as we arein all our imperfectionsthen we can begin to look out not only for [our] own interests, but also for the interests of others (Phil. 2:4).
Augustine said that we get lost in loving ourselves but found in loving others. Put another way, the secret of happiness is not getting our face right but giving our hearts away, giving our lives away, giving our selves away, in love.
INSIGHT
: Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians while he was under house arrest. He was waiting for a verdict that would either set him free or result in his execution. It was in these circumstances that he wrote about consolation, comfort, and fellowship (v. 1). Paul reminds the Philippians (and us) that these things come from our commitment to Christ. We have consolation in Christ, comfort from His love, and fellowship with the Spirit. All of our love for each other comes from following the example of Christ (vv. 2-5), which Paul explains in verses 6-11.
Good night and sleep tight, beachy...((HUGS))
IN!
Just look at you....you are quick tonight!!
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you have a Tremendous Thursday?
We just barely have made double digit temps. It is beautiful, sunny, clear, and COLD!!
(((HUGS)))
Still doing A OK no problem or any issues with my eyes. All Clear and Bright!!!
& NO SNOW :-)
It was beautiful, bright, and breezy here too...85F!
Summer has come to Florida.
:-)
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My condolences for the loss of your little friend.
Was Zeus a Samoyed? I had one named Preston, many many years ago.
He was an amazing dog!
Zeus AKA Snow Paw was very LOVED by I, MrsSR, & the GrandKids
He looks like he was a beautiful creature, with a personality to match.
((((HUGS))))
That he was, that he was.
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...is it still spring where you live?
It is sunny, clear, and COLD...supposed to be -4 tonight.
Good evening, Mayor..and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Are you making progress on spring? They say it’s coming soon.
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