Our Attitude

Philippians 2:5
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:


Jesus Christ was humble, willing to give up his rights in order to obey God and serve people. Like Christ, we should have a servant's attitude, serving out of love for God and for others, not out of guilt or fear. Remember, you can choose your attitude. You can approach life expecting to be served, or you can look for opportunity to serve others.

The life of Job..

I was sitting around one day, and thinking of all the things going on in my life at the time. From moving so many times, teenage daughters and their moods, my son living in Kentucky, job changes, climate changes, finding a new church, finding our way in a new place. Then our finances and what our options are and what to do ...............and missing friends............woe is me is what I started feeling, UNTIL...................I started reading the book of Job in the Bible. Our pastor in Raleigh preached on FAITH.........easier to say yes I have faith, then to actually have FAITH in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, especially when things are going south and nothing is going right...............Just reading the first few chapters I picked out some key points and would to show them to you.

* Put the roots of your "faith" down deep into God so that you can withstand any storm you may face.

* If we always knew why we were suffering, our "faith" would have no room to grow.

* We must hold on to our "faith" even if there is no relief.

Job 5:17,18
Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

Sometimes we don't know why we suffer, at those times, are we willing to trust God in spite of unanswered questions?
Knowing God is better than knowing answers. Pain is not always punishment.

Stepping out of our comfort zone

For years God has been working on me. He has walked beside me as I go through the healing process of the things of my past. If everyone was open and honest with themselves and others, then they would get healing of their past as well. Everyone has something in their past that is not so pleasant. We are afraid of telling and sharing with others for the judgment they may place on us. But the more these things are brought to the light, that is when the healing begins. We have to step out of our comfort zone and share our experiences with others.

We need to pray for one another everyday. Uplift each other in prayer, and not judge.