Friday, October 18th
Another beautiful morning!
I spent my afternoon yesterday moving the toys out of the front porch, cleaning it up and bringing in the potted plants from the deck. :-). They were talking freeze this week. Yesterday on my way in to town to eat with grandma Marion, I noticed many spots already had frost. We are up on a hill so it didn't hit us yet. :-)
Today, I pick up Kaylee from daycare at 11:30 and we are coming back home to clean. :-) We need to find a new place for the grandkids, Kaylee, Grant and Nolan, toys.
I still continue to swell and I'm hurting. I have bloodshot eyes and a discharge from my eyes this morning... :-(
I plan on taking it easy again today. :-)
I am so thankful for all I can do...
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Today's Bible Study
Levels of Faith in the Believer’s Life
Read | Mark 9:14-24
The theme of faith permeated Christ’s ministry. Jesus highly esteemed complete trust like Abraham’s, and He commended strong confidence in God, such as the centurion’s. He also urged those with weak convictions to believe. Many of us fall into this last category—over and over, we wrestle with doubt and worry.
Five times in the book of Matthew, Jesus pointed out examples of little faith. First, He mentioned people who felt that their resources were insufficient (6:30). Like them, we can become anxious when we think we have too little time, energy, or money.
Then there was the terrible storm—Jesus slept through it, but the disciples were afraid (8:23-26). Constant fear shows lack of trust.
Next, Peter allowed doubt to take over. At Jesus’ command, he started to walk on water but then sank when unbelief set in (14:31).
Another incident involved the disciples’ failure to reach a correct conclusion about Jesus’ teachings and actions (16:5-12).
In the fifth example, the disciples—who’d previously cast out demons—were unable to do so in the current situation (17:14-21). Because their faith was so small, they lacked the divine power to carry out a harder task.
In order to grow stronger spiritually, we must take our eyes off our circumstances and look to the Lord. By trusting in His character and believing in His promises, we can overcome anxiety and develop greater faith. On whom or what are your eyes fixed?
Another great day!
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