they remind each other when difficult decisions are made…”This is the WAY” and will nod affirmation at each other. The Mandalorians always seem to find or make a way to make a Way no matter the obstacle. It is a good message of hope.
I was listening to the random play list this morning and “Make a Way” was playing by Joel Egan.
The Creator makes a way when there is no way. He makes a WAY when I cannot see a way.
THIS is the WAY. He operates around me and for me – even if I fail to recognize the WAY. It works better if I cooperate with the WAY.
Have a good WAY today. Enjoy the ride. He is making a WAY
You and I are writing the stories of our lives each day.
We have that control on tone style and feel.
It is easy to change. Circumstances may be hard or feel impossible. There are times I have to suck it up and put my head into the challenge while doing it with the knowledge I am steering my ship. I either do it well or do it poorly. Always my choice.
You are not alone and many others have plowed this ground before you and I
I encourage you to consider allowing Jesus to help write your story. Allow His hand to steer your ship. Try it. You will enjoy the peace.
Choose to receive the good things and rely on God and friends wo help through the not so good things. One step at a time.
1 Chronicles 4:10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested. Luke 22:46 and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Matthew 26:41 “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Good Morning, my default self talk (Yes I talk to myself, I learned to not argue, and now I get expert advice) is Today is the best day to have a Good Day.
My self talk greatly improved once I yielded and understood how to yield my mind/will/emotions to Jesus. The Way, the Truth, The Life. Once I do that (yes it is an active path, not a once event, I must choose to listen to Him first, every chance I can refocus my mind to Him, it is an act of will to yield), the each moment turns to God and good.
Do I still walk through dark spaces and paths, yes – everyday. Do I let them rule me, NO! I yield and He rules. Do I feel bad, depressed, angry, alone, bad, powerless, yes. I feel that until I yield those feelings to Him. I think that until I yield to Him.
Ethics is about knowing and doing what is good or right, and workplace ethics is about knowing and doing what is good or right at work. Yielding to Jesus makes ethics a ‘cake walk’. It makes what I do in secret when no one is looking or listening the same as what I do publicly. Nothing in my life or this life is 100% pure or sound, I dust myself off, stand back up, listen to Jesus then move on in the direction I hear Him speaking to me in my knower place.
Have a great day today. Start right now.
Psalm 143:8
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
that is only because I anchor myself to real power and authority.
I have a 4WD truck and a tow strap. It has power and authority but has to be guided properly or it is useless to pull any other vehicle out of being stuck. If I set the pull up wrong, then everything gets shaking in a bad way.
I can only help and be effective if I am properly guided. My world may be shaking, I will not be due to the guidance I am yielding to.
He will not fail me. There were two times I thought He had, once I got past those events and looked back, I failed to be guided and that is why I was shaken.
Have a great day, be on the lookout for how you can listen better to the Big Guy who wants to help me and you.
– Science/Immunology magazine discussing “spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination” full article on substack https://lnkd.in/gdWtb8zW
– Florida Governor Ron Desantis called for a grand jury investigation into the mRNA vaccines. The Florida Supreme Court just issued an APPROVAL for the request.
– Former Australian Medical Association president Dr Kerryn Phelps (also former member of parliament, MP) talks openly about her vaccine injury and that of her partner, https://lnkd.in/gevHDb5D Other notable Australians, including ABC News journalist Eleni Roussos, speak of their problems after the vaccines.
– Member of UK Parliament Andrew Bridgens gave a 20-minute speech in Parliament demanding a pause on the mRNA vaccine program. https://lnkd.in/gu2q6sm8
– JAPAN: Dr Masanori Fukushima, Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University, warns about vax harms to the Japanese Ministry of Health: https://lnkd.in/gD9k-tsr
– Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a UK cardiologist who previously worked in public health. He’s twice-vaccinated and was previously pro-mRNA vaccine. In the last year, though, Dr. Malhotra noticed that the mRNA vaccines weren’t what they seemed, and spent months studying data and producing his findings. He’s now publicly calling for an immediate suspension of the mRNA vaccine program.
– Dr. Ahmed Malik, a physician and surgeon in the UK, added his voice recently. “Whoever thought it was a good idea to shut me up you made a really big mistake”. Dr. Malik posted a video along with a petition to support medical freedom of speech on the COVID vaccines. his twitter https://lnkd.in/gXv52GdT
– ISRAEL: Professor Shmuel Shapira is a physician and scientist and was the leader of the Israel Institute for Biological Research for 8 years, as well as being a retired Israeli Army Colonel. Professor Shapira worked closely with the Ministry of Health and the Israeli government for many years on various research and development projects. Professor Shapira has been published in local media recently, including Israel National News.
– THAILAND: Prof Thiravat Hemachudha is not only a Prof of Neurology, but he is from Chulalongkorn University – number 1 university in thailand.https://https://lnkd.in/gJuW9kKG
Passed away in his sleep December 18 at home in Kirbyville Texas with John Wayne playing on the TV.
James was born April 30 1936 in Kirbyville Texas to parents Robert Charleston Smith and Jesse Lorene Grissom Smith. James was Mason for over 60 years. He worked in the oil patch and then at the Evadale paper mill from around 1957 to 1988 in the power house. He served on the Eastex FCU board of directors, the Jasper Newton Electric Cooperative board of directors. He was elected Jasper County Precinct 3 Commissioner in 1988 and served from 1989 to 2000. He served on the Kirbyville Chamber of Commerce and was citizen of the year in 1993. He loved fishing from his camp on the Neches river, Sam Rayburn Lake, hunting. He enjoyed his grandchildren and helping his neighbors and community. He never met a stranger. He loved attending his church in Kirbyville and playing 42 dominoes.
He is preceded in death by his wife Frances Doggett Smith
His parents, his siblings Jesse (Jack) Charleston Smith, Thomas Elbert Smith, Hazel Irene Smith, Robert (Tap) Elton Smith, grandson Joshua B. Hargrove.
He is survived by a sister Dixie West, his daughters Leisa D Hargrove , husband John Hargrove, Paula A. Barclay , husband Marc Barclay, grand children Eli Barclay , Hillary Burrows , husband Reid Burrows, Heather Wise, husband Warren Wise, great grandchildren Grant and Callan Burrows, Weston and Julia Wise, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins, and his long time family friends Audie Ferguson and Welden Smith.
The Family wants to special thanks to the neighbors
Jill Fowler, Melissa Aymond, and Archie Nelson and Greta for helping James out 24×7 when he needed someone asap.
We thank Audie Ferguson and Welden Smith for the many decades of friendship and caring for James. He loved you both and our family loves you too.
We thank each one in attendance today for coming to show your support and love for James.
Wealth – James had it all. The true treasure of family and friends.
James was a generous man with the desire to help anyone he could. He never met a stranger. He could talk to anyone anywhere.
He was stubborn to a fault, this was also his strength. He would not give up. He could make you mad, then either help you or get you to help him.
Grandkids, his whole body would shake with joy and laughter describing some mischief he and the grandkids had done..
He could trade anything or talk you into selling him something you never thought about selling or he would just as easily give you the shirt he was wearing or anything else if he thought you really needed it.
No better friend in a time of need.
He rose from the poverty of 1936 great depression to a long career working hard long hours at the evadale mill to provide for his family. He wanted to play basketball but could not because he did not have the money to buy shoes. He wanted to be a civil engineer but could not afford to attend college.
He served his community as a county commissioner then as a director at Jasper Newton Electric Co-op.
He thought of himself as poor, but like the movie, Jame Smith was the richest man in town because of the family and friends he made during his 86 years.
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 