Are we too busy?

The Bible says in 

Psalm 127:2, "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to[a] those he loves."

Sometimes we get so....busy doing the things of this world that we find we have no time for God, family and  even for ourselves!

God want's us to enjoy His presence, spend time with family and take time to rest; which helps to refresh our body and mind.

We seem to be just running around, doing things and get so caught up with our jobs and chores that we forget our priorities.... 

Satan too loves to keep us busy so that we don't do what pleases God, have no time

When satan keeps us engaged and we have no time for God and family, BUSY means...(as someone put it)

       ✿Being

        ✿Under

          ✿Satan's

       ✿Yoke

So let's not get too busy doing things...

 Let us slow down to enjoy spending time with God, reading His Word, spend time with family and take time for ourselves too!

How many of us fail to eat our meals on time because we are too busy?

Our body is affected by our busy life style and we are faced with a lot of health issues.

It's time to stop and rest!

May God's presence refresh your body, mind and heart and make life worth living!

Deuteronomy 33:12 About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."

God Bless you,

YSIC,

julia

A Rose within"~Author unknown

" A ROSE WITHIN "

(Something for the heart...)

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully, and before it blossomed, he examined it.
He saw the bud that would soon blossom and 
also saw the thorns.
And he thought, "How can any beautiful flower 
come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?" Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and before it was ready to bloom, it died.
So it is with many people.

Within every soul there is a rose.
The God-like qualities planted in us at birth grow

amid the thorns of our faults.Many of us look at ourselves and see

only the thorns, the defects.
We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies.
We never realize our potential.
Some people do not see the rose within themselves;

 someone else must show it to them.
One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to 
be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others.
This is the characteristic of love, to look at a person, and knowing his 
faults, recognize the nobility in his soul, and help him realize that he can overcome his faults.
If we show him the rose, he will conquer the thorns.
Then will he blossom, 
blooming forth thirty, sixty, a hundred-fold

as it is given to him.
Our duty in this world is to help others by showing them their roses and not their thorns.
Only then can we achieve the love we should feel for 
each other; only then can we bloom in our own garden.

~~UNKNOWN~

DO WE SEE THE ROSE WITHIN OTHERS??

Before I go...

Hi.. Just wanted to share with you a poem that so...blessed me, As we step into this new day let's remember that... Life is a short race.. Hope we can make a difference in the lives of people we meet... Let's be the 'Light' and 'Salt' ,our Lord Jesus (Yeshua) called us to be. God Bless each of you... YSIC, Julia Matthew 5:16, "Let your light shine before men,that they may see your good works and Glorify your Father in Heaven." Before I go... When my life has reached it's very end, And I take it's final breath, I want to know I've left behind, Some "good' before my death. I hope in my final hour, In all honesty I can say That somewhere in my lifetime, I have brightened someone's day. That maybe I brought a smile To someone else's face. And made one moment a little sweeter, While they dwelled here in this place. Lord...please be my reminder, And whisper softly in my ear, To be a "GIVER" and not a "TAKER" In the years I've left here. Give to me the strength I need, Open my mind and soul, That I might show sincere compassion, And love to others before I go. For  if a heart not touched by me Not a smile was left behind, Then the Life that I'm blessed with, Will have been a waste of time. With all my heart I truly hope, To leave something here on earth. That touched another and made them smile, And gave to my life ..worth. ~Shawnee Kellie~

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Are we lukewarm or on fire ?

Our time may be running out.... 
If we are lukewarm in our spiritual life or have turned away from God or have back slid, it's time to turn to God, ask forgiveness and move ahead in our spiritual life... 
Someone said.."For we can't see the stop-watch of God's patience and there's no bargaining for additional time"

Dark but still beautiful?

Hi family and friends..

Each of us are so...unique and precious in our Lord's eyes.

No matter what caste, race, colour we are our Lord Jesus Christ loves us the same.

He created us in His image. Let's appreciate the beauty of God in His handiwork.

It was He who knit us together in our mother's womb.

Today let's thank God for making us the way we are.

Just sharing a blog (with her permission) written by our daughter Becky a few of years back, hope someone is blessed.

May this week be blessed.

YSIC

Julia

Hi,

Some one called me 'dark but still beautiful' today. You might think I'd be delighted at this comment but sadly I wasn’t. No, no…..Don’t get me wrong. I’m not one of the I-don’t-like-compliments type it’s just that the words ‘but still’ worry me a lot. This one sentence has had me thinking all afternoon. I could have been called beautiful. But no, it had to be noted that I am dark ‘but still’ beautiful.  I am so stirred up; I could write a book about this. But trust me, I will keep this short!

Why should someone EVER be called dark ‘but still’ beautiful? Is being ‘dark skinned’ usually something that isn’t associated with beauty? Is it so distant from beauty that it has to ‘noted’ when the two are together? Which leads me to my next question, is beauty associated with fairness?

I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘She’s fair but still beautiful’!

Racism is often rooted deep within us and we fail to realise that beauty is in everything that God created. It doesn’t depend on the colour of your skin.

 The Bible clearly says in

Genesis 1:27 – “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

Let’s start loving each other putting aside things that matter little like the colour of our skins. Let’s stop judging people for the way the look or make fun of them because of their appearances.

We all have an image of what ‘beauty’ or ‘perfection’ is, in our heads. Let’s not judge people who don’t fit these images. Let’s not point out to people that they are dark because IT’S NOT A CRIME TO BE DARK SKINNED. The Bible says ALL were created in the image of God and no where is it said that fair skin is beautiful.

To conclude quickly as I said I would, I want to challenge each and every one who reads this mail to think about any racist ideas that we may have and lay them at the feet of Jesus. Also, let’s repent if we have made fun of people’s looks or appearances. Jesus only feels immense love when He looks into each of our faces.
God bless you all.

Dark but ever loved by Him,

Rebecca. 

 In actuality, there is only one race - the human race. Within the human race is a great amount of diversity in skin color and other physical characteristics. 

Within the human race is a great amount of diversity in skin color and other physical characteristics.

~Pastor Owen~