Ponder the Path of Thy Feet.....

Normally our schooling never ends. I am a strong believer on making schooling a way of life, who we are, and not a seasonal occurrence. This summer I did take a large break to finalize paperwork for my older graduated children,and refocus on what the Lord has in store for the two youngest. I spent some much time dragging older children to the finish line that I forgot how exciting elementary school is. We got some of our new books last week... and as I looked through the material and I visualized all the fun things we could do to make this school year an exciting, productive but fun year.   Most of all my goal is to plant a seed in my son a love for the Word of God. My heart to stay diligent on the Word, in the Word with him, and her. If NOTHING else gets done. I don't care. I want him so grounded in the knowledge as well as understanding that I want Him(Jesus) to solidify things within him.   First Day of School.   Lord Guide me in your wisdom.  

Yesterday my family and I were sitting around with some  incredible young-men of our church. We were discussing  cultures and how the  America culture seems to have spanned and spread through every culture. Puerto Ricans, whites, blacks, and every race you see have reminiscence of this culture. Puerto Ricans ( which is my family's heritage) who are a hard- working, proud, and glamorous people. In America ,they have a reputation to be lazy, and dishonest. They are not the people you experience on the island. The culture is spanning through each race and it is it's own culture of people. This morning as I thought back on our conversation these thoughts came to mind: One who calls themselves believers in Christ are called out. We would be redefined. No longer, Puerto Rican, white or Black- but brothers and sisters, in a new family. Putting off the old man, and putting on the new man. Ephesians 4:24 22 That you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrup

1 Peter 3:10-11 For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit, and he must turn away from evil and do what is good. He must seek peace and pursue it, because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are open to their request. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.

One of the greatest gifts in being in ministry is having the opportunity to serve your family, for example your siblings. Today my beloved help and served Communion which is one of the blessings of an Elder within our church, but it always touches my heart to see him serving in this capacity, but my heart gets especially touched when I see him serve his children. As I watched my beloved serve the Bread of Life tears came to my eyes as I watched him serve his sister. I wonder if I am the only one that sees the privilege behind the act of serving? Serving communion, the Lord's Supper, is truly a reflective reminder of the sacrifice Christ made and so many take it so fleetingly. What a honor it is to serve the people who you grew up with and know you well. Thank you Lord for the gift you have given us as a reminder of your sacrifice. May it be a blessing to others and may others take it as seriously. We praise you and glorify your name.   To the Glory of our Lord Jesus Angie

Reflecting on scriptures this morning 1 Thessalonians 4: 9 About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God  to love one another. 10 In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia.  But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,  11 to seek to lead a quiet life,  to mind your own business,  and to work  with your own hands, as we commanded you,   We try to love others as the Word commands us often  something else comes into play  in the hearts and minds of  Believers.  Self -Preservation. Christ tells us  in John 15 12  This is My command: Love one another as I have loved  you.  13  No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life  for his friends. Jesus showed us clearly how to love through his own willingness to lay down his life for us: His friends.   I ask, where does self -preservation play out in the walk of the Believer? Does self-preservation have a place in our lives