Staying Current
Valarie D. Coleman
What's Brewing In The World............
Greetings All!
In today's world we are bombarded in every way. Seldom are we allowed a moment to reflect on our own thoughts, let alone God's. It comes in the form of billboards, commercials, movies, so called "spokesmen" or political leaders, radio , tv and any other of a myriad of ways to influence you and divert your attention.
Our era has truly serious spiritual happenings occuring daily, such as slavery in the Darfur, or the extermination of nearly 1/3rd of all pregnancies due to "choice". Such important spiritual issues of our time, are conveniently forgotten, swept away in our thoughts, thanks to Godless chatter about Britney Spears, or OJ Simpson or the "Superbowl". For strange and carnal reasons, such things are promoted as important to you, or as "news" and/or "knowledge".
The Bible speaks of such things:
1Timothy 6:20-21
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.
Stay close to God in prayer and in study of his word. Limit your contact with foolishness and godless chatter of this carnal world as much as possible. Guard what has been entrusted to your care from our Savior Jesus Christ. Distraction from truth is one of the Devil's greatest tools to have you not live your faith to its fullest. Beware of those in this world, detached from Christ, who proclaim themselves as wise.
To my Sisters in the Lord...
There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to
take a close look at herself. Not at her circumstance, not at what she
did, not how unfair life is, or at who made you do it.
She has to just look at herself in all her glory and imperfection. Have you ever admired a woman who has been through changes in her life? Or have you made up in your mind that she is just messed up. Before you make this mistake, take a closer look. A woman who has endured the most unusual life is someone of wisdom, someone who has been chosen by God to go through things that have made her stronger.
Think of all the great women in the Bible:
Mary Magdalene, Ruth and Naomi, the woman with an issue of blood, and we cannot forget about Esther, to name a few. Mary was a prostitute, a very uneasy woman. But by the time Jesus was done with her, she was His closest follower. Esther was unfortunate in marrying an abusive man, but by the time God was done with her, she had married one of the wealthiest men in the land.
Women are so quick to beat the next one down instead of trying to hold her up. Before you wonder, "What's up with her?" ask yourself, "What's up with me?" That woman could be my mother, sister, aunt, in-law, stepmother, niece, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor, friend, or co-worker, etc. That woman could be ME. Can I get an AMEN?
Women are the carriers of life, not the channels of death. Let's build and encourage each other, as did Ruth and Naomi. Pass this to all the women in your life. Encourage and love, forgive and forget, and trust that the woman that receives this will be touched in some way.
May the peace and love of Christ be upon you!
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