I slept in until about 7am this morning. Went to D&D for my morning coffee and sat in the backyard listening to my music and reading Matthew this morning in the Bible. Man, if you have never read to story about Jesus Christ, you are missing out. I know some people may have seen the movie The Passage of Christ but have you really read the bible to see the amazing things He did while He was on earth? If you haven't, Matthew is an easy read but very powerful. I highlighted a lot of meaningful verses from this book and forgive me for paraphrasing but I want to get a lot written in a short period of time!
I always tell Mya to walk into school and let the light of the Holy Spirit shine from her. JC said, "Nor do people light a lamp under a basket but on a stand and it gives light to the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others that they may see good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
I always tell my kids, don't make promises you can't keep because then they become lies! JC said, "You should not swear falsely but perform to the Lord what you have sworn. Let what you say be simply yes or no, anything more comes from evil!"
I try and tell Kim all the time when she gets mad at someone to kill them with kindness or show them more love or don't let it bother you. JC said, "Do not resist the one who is evil, but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Give to the one who begs from you and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. You should love you enemies and pray for those who persecute you. For if you love those who love you, what is your reward?"
We all try to practice forgiveness and lets be real, this one is really hard. But JC said, "For if you forgive others, your heavenly Father will forgive you, but if you do not forgive then your Father will not forgive you."
For a long time I've had anxiety. I even took medication for it until I really started trusting God with all my issues. And Jesus says ones of my favorite lines in the bible, "And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his life span? Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself."
And as far as how we treat other people, I try and teach my family to treat them with respect. But our man JC says it best, "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them." Enter the gate for the gate that is WIDE is easy and leads to destruction and those who enter by it may be many. For the gate is NARROW and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."
So after about an hour of taking this in my family started to wake up and started to get ready for alive Again Church at Ocean Park for service and a pig roast and a day of fellowship. But Brayden had a really bad stomach ache so Kim had to stay home with him as I took the others. We were the for about a half hour before Pastor Bill prayed for Brayden and 5 minutes later I got the text that he was feeling better and on his way with Kim.
You see, our church is something unique. We have a bunch of unique characters and my family is included. We ARE THE CHURCH! We took church to the woods today for service and for some fun afterwords. Why worship IN a church then travel all the way there? To us it doesn't make much sense! And we invited a lot of people to come join us for a fantastic day. There were many that showed up. People passing by must have seen the most diversified group ever but they new that we were different! Not how we looked, but how we acted. With kindness, with love, without judgments towards each other always willing to help someone out. This is my family. And the people I met today are also my family. I applied everything I read in Matthew today to my day today. I let the Holy Spirit shine from my body for everyone to see and gave the Glory to God. I made promises to people today that I knew I could keep. I saw people of different religions gives us some nasty stares today and I prayed for them! I wasn't anxious at all except for the Jets losing but why be anxious because it's obvious God doesn't like the Jets.....or the Giants this year either! And today I treated everyone with respect, they way I like to be treated. And because Alive Again had this amazing event today, Kim and I are able to help a family in terrible need and turn a nightmare situation into an amazing lifestyle change all because of Jesus! AMEN? Today we all entered through the narrow gate to the park and walked out a little different, filled with the Holy Spirit who leads to life! AMEN?
Then we had to leave early to watch TY's first drum recital at Freehold Music. He was amazing. He was in a group with kids older than him and some were fantastic and most Ty had already advanced passed those songs. He was a little nervous but you couldn't tell. He didn't even need to read the sheet music cuz he was ready. And when he finished he received a wonderful round of applause that would make any parent happy.
BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: Romans 12:10-13
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
SONG OF THE DAY: How Great Is Our God By Chris Tomlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZFN8TBfgNU
Have a great night everyone! Tomorrow is Monday....work day for most. Remember all the things that Jesus Christ said above and apply them to work and see how amazing your day will be and realize How Great is Our God!
~Scott
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