Highs -n- Lows Living with the Disease

Another Beautiful Morning!
Another great night sleep and another day to get things ready before company.  :-). Temperatures are in the 50's this morning...I have all our windows open to air out the house.  Really nice day ahead...highs are expected to hit around 73. So nice...

I've been having a lot of tingling in my legs, feet and body core :-(
I still have swelling and pain but I'm trying to get everything cleaned up anyway...the cleaning is something I needed to get done for a long time...
I usually move things around when cleaning and wash all the walls and knick knacks...it always feels great to get that task completed...the spring cleaning.  It's on my must do list and so far I've been able to do it myself...so happy for that.  I may need to sit and rest in between projects but I am so thankful for all I can do...

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Today Bible Study

Failure to Listen to God
By Charles Stanley
Read | 2 Timothy 4:1-4

In his second letter to Timothy, Paul solemnly charges him to preach the Word and to reprove and rebuke with great patience (2 Tim. 4:2). A pastor could hardly have a more difficult assignment than this, because few people respond well to correction. What you do when you are criticized is a good indication of the maturity of your faith. The Bible tells us that “he who neglects discipline despises himself” while “he who listens to reproof acquires understanding” and “will dwell among the wise” (Prov. 15:31-32).

Every time criticism comes our way, we stand at a crossroads of possibilities for good or evil. We can either embrace correction and grow up or reject it and start down the slippery slope described in 2 Timothy 4. In this passage, Paul outlines the behavior of those who become tired of reproof. He says they will reject sound doctrine and instead embrace the teaching of those who “tickle” their ears (v. 3). This means they’ll hunt for churches or religious teachers who fail to apply the whole counsel of God. Then they “will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths” (v. 4). Most people in this state probably couldn’t trace how they went from truth to myths, but it may have started when they rejected some hard saying from the Bible or ignored good advice from a critic.

We can’t afford to “turn away our ears”—not even from critics who are immature, ignorant, or evil. Remember, if God spoke through Balaam’s donkey (Num. 22:28), He can speak through anyone. Be mindful to keep your ears open to God’s voice, regardless of the form it may come in.

Looking forward to another great day....