Integrity ....

Hebrews 1:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁹ You have loved righteousness [You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action] and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity). Therefore God, [even] Your God (^[e] Godhead), has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy and gladness above and beyond Your companions.

When people have integrity you will see it in everything they do.  It will be noticeable in their daily work.  They do things diligently and with enthusiasm.  Even when no one is around the work is done properly and with the best intention.  It is probably one of the most difficult things to teach people who have not been exposed to this kind of discipline and they feel you picking on them when you enforce certain rules.  To my mind being good at what you do is important and to be excellent at what you do is even better.  But you have to be able to work hard without someone watching you and checking up on your progress.  I heard a sermon of Joyce Meyers and it struck me that even in a store you should take care of how you do things.  There is always someone that needs to come and ‘pick up’ after you.  Why?  People don’t care.  They just say ‘ah, it’s not my job, that’s why they employ shop attendance’ and you drop clothes on the floor and walk away, not your problem.  Funny you dropped it why not just pick it up?

I like a beautiful set table, I love it when the plates match, the knives and forks are set correctly, and all the condiments are set out on the table with a beautiful clean table cloth.  I seem to have this huge fight in getting the table set the right way.  Maybe one day the penny will drop, in the mean time I pray the Lord to give me wisdom and understanding.  

I need to live with integrity, virtue and uprightness in purpose, though and most of all action.  Let my intent be true and may I keep my integrity in everything I do.

God bless you, live your life with righteousness and integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose may God bless you as you go through your day.    

^[e]Hebrews 1:9 Arthur S. Way, Way’s Epistles: The Letters of St. Paul to Seven Churches and Three Friends.

Feet in the water

You may think dreaming of one’s self is silly but I have been having dream after dream about me.  Can you handle.  Well this morning I awoke and realized that I had a dream and I only could recall the fact that I had no shoes on my feet and that I was standing in very clear, crystal clear water.  It was amazing to me.  I don’t really know what it may mean but this is my interpretation.  My feet are my foundation and the water is the cleaning of the Holy Spirit.   

What do you think?

Rejoice in the LORD

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.

Bless the Lord O my soul, may all that is in me come and praise Your Name Lord, You are my beginning and my end.  Lord You are my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?  For You O, Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? I will rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again:  Rejoice!

You are: Cared for

Ephesians 3 Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁷ May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,

¹⁸ That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];

¹⁹ [That you may really come] to know [practically, ^[e]through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses ^[f]mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] ^[g]unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and ^[h]become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!

Thank you Lord that you care for me, my family and my friends may we never loose sight of Your unfailing love and kindness.

You are: Created for a purpose

Jeremiah 29 Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹¹ For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

As I face today I want to thank you Lord, I believe with all my heart, mind and soul that You have created me for a purpose.  I don’t know what my future holds for me but I am embracing it with both my hands.  I am taking Your Word into my heart.  Lord I know You love me and have a good future for me.  I am not going to worry about anything.