COMPLAIN ... not

When we cry out to the Lord, we should not then complain about where He has brought us, but PRAY. We cry out ... in pain ... and we seek help. We pray and continue to seek help. We listen, we wait ... we seek guidance continually, we do not give in or give up. WE SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN.

Easier said than to accomplish. Have to work at it, day in, day out. Minute by minute.

Seek CHRIST always

DO NOT become CENTERED on yourself or another being or object

DO NOT CONDEMN those who actively pursue the Lord's will

Show COMPASSION

Be CONFIDENT that the Lord Jesus Christ is with you when you become overwhelmed with the pressures of the day, the trials, the tribulations

DO NOT OFFEND another

OBEY the Lord and follow His lead

Be MERCIFUL

DO NOT MOCK another

DO NOT PERSECUTE another for your losses

DO NOT PUT DOWN another. God loves us all. It is the sin which is hated

DO NOT become LAZY. Go about your Father's business, knowing He is with you

DO NOT become ARGUMENTATIVE. Discussion is one thing, but arguing is an act Satan tells you is okay. Arguing only makes life worse.

DO NOT work AGAINST what God is doing ... whether it be in your life or that of another.

DO NOT worship some other god - be in money, prestige, job, etc. That is called IDOL WORSHIP/ IDLE WORSHIP. It gets you no place worthwhile, no place eternal.

DO NOT become IRREVERANT of our Lord.

DO NOT become IGNORANT and think you alone can accomplish great things

DO NOT become NEGATIVE-minded, finding fault at every turn

Be positive. Look on others as Christ looks on you.

Happy Birthday

July was a busy month when I was growing up. My grandpa's birthday, my sister's birthday, my mom's birthday. All within a week to 10 days of each other. My grandpa's birthday is today. He was born July 20, 1880, 126 years ago and he's been gone 45 years. My sister's birthday is July 23. I will forgo saying how old she is, but suffice it to say she is younger than I am. And my mom, her birthday is July 31. She has been with the Lord for nearly 10 years. She would have been 96 this year.

The days go by

The days go by. In and out. Day and Night. Night and Day. Breathe in, breathe out. Go to bed, wake up, go to work, go home. Start over. Another day. Another night. Much more to anything than just that. But the days do go by. It's life. Sometimes life is wonderful. Sometimes life is not so wonderful. It's sorta irrelevant. God created life and I'm glad of that. Because I am His and that's really what's most important.

June 6 I started a Bible study on the book of Hebrews. Today, July 20, I finished the study.

A lot has happened since my last writing on June 20. For one thing, my husband Jim and I visited Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. Jim had attended there for a year-and-a-half many years ago, but this was my first visit. It's really a small campus. Actually its the smallest of the Southern Baptist seminaries in the United States. Yesterday, two weeks after sending in the application for admission, all of the necessary pieces were in hand to forward to the Admissions Committee. We continue to wait. Wait, wait, wait. It has not always been one of my stronger suits. It still isn't really. But I am better at waiting than I have been. I am more patient. I can not nor will I ever really be able to say I am a patient person. Because I'm not. But I am more patient thanks to Jesus being in my life. I am because He is.