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BEING STILL  Lately, several good people have shared with me, a deep heart desire for their lives as they are approaching 2012. The common denominator is a desire to slow down; by getting their priorities in order and just to do less. Yet, what will be done will be accomplished with more substance.    The life Jesus lived on this earth proved that taking life 'one step', 'one day' and even 'one soul' at a time will reap eternal rewards; bringing all the glory to God. Yet, the lives we live today have seemingly taken a turn to: "The busier the more successful we must be." We have adopted this exhausting philosophy into our lifestyles. What is the end result?   “The Chinese word for “busy” is made of two characters.  The first is  heart,” and the second is “killing.”  For the Chinese, to be busy is to kill the heart." [Dr. T. Dukes]    Sensing the leading of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God's children, I personally can see God ...

    "And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her." Luke 1:38 When I ponder on that moment when the angel Gabriel visited this young woman (to me a child)--my heart cannot fathom how her little soul must have felt and how her mind must have swirled.  Here she is, obviously a good kid; hard working and sweet natured that it made a great impression on Joseph's father to pay her dowry. Chapter 1 of Luke reveals to us a bit of her lovely character. She had found favor with God! So much so, she was chosen to be conceived by the Holy Ghost...and be one with perfection-Jesus Christ Himself. She was chosen to carry out God's Promises by laying her life down and allowing God to have His perfect plan unfold within her life-LITERALLY!  Please recall that in this culture; as Mary was 'espoused' (engaged), this meant she was to have absolutely NO sexual inter...

Indulge me as I share a quote that strikes at the core of the soul: "We're not going to be rewarded for being successful.  We will be rewarded for being faithful." Rev. Paul F. Gray   No matter what we do or not...there is promised a reward. We do determine what reward we are reaching for; being it monetary, physical, emotional, social and then spiritual. What we invest in the most is where the reward usually comes in...correct?    Is this it? Our hope for life? Are we going about this LIFE that was given to us with the right directive?   Maybe we need to think not only about the reward, but take notice on; WHO is going to give us this reward? Will this reward just reflect ME and stop right at my feet or will my rewards continue on for the generations? One more question; what is the motive that even motivates us to attain the rewards we long for?   Contemplating all of this (if allowed) can move our spirits, bringing us hopef...