Totally FAB (ulous)

FAITH*ACTION*POWER to be BLESSED

FAITH * takes ACTION* releasing God's POWER* This can only happen when we come TRUTHFULLY to Jesus*

(Mark 5:27,28)

The women who was ill heard the reports of Jesus, and while he was walking in the crowd, she came up behind him and touched his garment.. For she kept saying, "if I only touch his garments, I shall be restored to health"

Her FAITH * She knew that if she could only touch him, she would be healed

Her ACTION * She reached out and touched him

(Mark 5:29)

Immediately her flow of blood was dried on the source, and suddenly she felt in her body that she was healed of her aliment.

(Mark 5:30)

And Jesus recognizing in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned around immediately in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

Gods POWER * Flowed from Jesus and Healed the women, and Jesus looked around for her who had the faith to reach out and touch him in the crowd to be healed.

Think about it * Am I reaching out to Jesus? grabbing his attention? or am I just sitting on the sidelines, hoping he will see me? Its my job to have faith, and reach out, and surely he will always supply my needs if i have faith and trust in Him.

(Mark 5:31,32)

And there was a crowd of people so the disciples kept saying to him, You see the crowd all around you from all sides, and you ask who touched me? Still Jesus kept looking around to see her who had done it...

Think about it * usually the people around us wont see whats truly going on, and they will always question us, we need to stand firm in the Lord and know who we are in Christ Jesus!

(Mark 5:33-34)

But the woman knowing what had been done for her, though alarmed and frightened and trembling, fell down before him and told him the whole truth. And he told her, Daughter, your faith (your trust and confidence in me, springing from faith in God) has restored your health. Go in peace and be continually healed and freed from your disease.

Think about it * fear started to take over, yet she fell down before Jesus, and spoke truthfully to him. We can never have a true relationship with Jesus unless we are willing to come before him and speak truthfully about who we are and what we have done. He already knows everything, but when we speak truthfully with him and are aware of it ourself, it helps us to move forward and see the Love that God has for us.

Finger in the rearview

LETS GO!!

I know we all have had these mornings. Rushing to get out the door, in my case its usually to get my kids to school on time. Sometimes we can be a bit unaware of the things we do when were in a rushed state of mind. I know mornings can be one of my most hectic times of my day. Which is exactly why i'm going to be making more of an effort to spend time with God before I spend time with anyone else, because its so easy to slip into a rush and not see the people around us. Which I literally did this morning, driving my kids to the bus. Making a left hand turn as I cut off the jeep behind me. Whoops! Didn't mean to at the time, I honestly did not see the car coming when I turned out while talking to my children about what they may or may not have forgotten to put in their book bags but, sure enough, as soon as I was straightened out and looked in my rear-view mirror, there she was right up behind me. And I though oh shoot i'm so sorry as if she could hear me. I really didn't think anymore of it, until I made my turn to the bus stop and low and behold in my mirror I see her lovely middle finger as she looks straight my way and passes by. At first I was like Jeez, really come on now! But then a peace filled my heart and I said a little prayer, hoping that God blessed her today, and she got where she needed to be on time. Now stay with me here, I know it sounds a little weird and she really was acting like a child when she threw her little finger fit, but how many times I wonder do I unwillingly anger people? I don't want to be in such a rush that I don't see the people around me and I certainly don't want to anger them. Now, I know some people are just angry all the time and there is really nothing you can do about it, nothing you say nor do will change there anger. Its a problem they have in their own heart but I refuse to make excuses for myself to look another way and treat people harsh. In all honesty, I'm sure she was probably just another mom, in a rush, with a hectic morning and trying to make it to her job or kids to school on time and here I come out of no where in my own mind and busyness and cut her off while she was already behind schedule. Was the finger appropriate, no, but really it was a lesson learned for me. I don't want to be in such a rush that I don't see the person around the corner, the one who needs a prayer or a smile or a kind word. Most importantly I don't want to anger another because of my lack of compassion, and truly this experience reminds me how many times others angered me without even realizing it, and how I could sit and be upset over what they have done, or just choose to give it to God and move on. I encourage you today to not be easily angered, but when someone comes against you know God has it under control, he sees everything and he's on your side! Instead of being angry try to think the best about people, and know we are all the same in the Lords eyes. He loves all of us unconditionally and we may do things that he might not be happy with but he still loves us to wholeness! After all who was worse off, the busy woman who cut off the jeep, or the busy women who gave the durango her pretty middle finger? We both were in the wrong and we both were in a rush. God sees us all equally, so have compassion with people, and realize were all imperfect we all need Christ to help us through each and every day.

verse for thought :

Do to others as you would like them to do to you

~ Luke 6:31