Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 439
August 27, 2019///
I am the youngest of 6 girls, so I had nephews who were not much younger than me.
I remember when I was maybe seven or eight, I had a talking doll. My sisters and their families were at our house and my two nephews, Jimmy and Johnny, who were close to my age took my talking doll and slipped under our house and took it apart to see what made it talk.
No doubt I was a devastated little girl, and I don’t remember if they were sorry or not!
As this memory surfaced today, it made me consider our lives. What makes us talk, smile, jump, rejoice. What makes us tick, if you will.
May I tell you that every part of you was formed by the Creator God and unlike my talking doll we were created with a will to make choices.
Just as the doll maker controlled the words coming from my doll, the Creator God longs to control your words, thoughts and actions because they are always better when He controls them.
However, unlike my doll, we have a choice. Let us assume for a moment that our creator formed us to speak words of encouragement and faith.
Then let us assume, like my nephews, the enemy of all that is good, removes the good words, thoughts and replaces them with selfish ambition, and careless actions that takes us further and further away from the Peace and Joy that God Almighty intended.
Psalm 139:13-16 (KJV)
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
I ask you to read that scripture three times slowly and let it sink down into the depths of your being.
God knows you, Loves you, and wants to use you to encourage those around you who have no concept of who God is or that He has written an awesome story for their lives as they submit their will to His will.
What about you? Are you walking in the understanding that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, or are you buying into the lies of the enemy that you are worthless and no one cares, or that you can do it yourself, or that the world’s way is the right way?
What Peace and security comes from understanding who made you. We can decide whose words to speak and whose direction to follow, but may I tell you that God’s way is so far and above the world’s way, that we cannot even imagine.
Think about it! The maker of anything knows how it works best and how to protect it. Does it not make sense then, that our Creator God knows how we work best and how to protect us.
With anything we buy, we can follow the manufactures instructions or ignore them and cause our product to malfunction or quit all together.
Our will determines who we will allow to speak in us and through us and guide and control us.
Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Let Him work in and through you!!!
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Father, thank you that you created me and know exactly how I am put together and the plans you have for me. Thank you that you are drawing each person who reads this to allowing you full control. May each of us understand that it is our choice. You made us with the ability to choose, may we all choose Jesus. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Have and amazing week,
Love, MeMaw
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 