Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Lawn Mower Blades.
I know. That is exactly what all of you would expect from my brain, right? Yesterday was adaptability … today lawn mower blades. Show of hands on how many THINK I have lost it already in retirement.
Since the gentleman who used to mow our yard expressed concern for his health and the amount of yard that we have to mow, we have had to find another way to keep the yard nice. A friend of ours has a nice zero-turn and mowed the first week, but the next week, we asked if he would be willing to drop the mower off, and I would mow the yard. He has a very full schedule, and adding our yard when I am quite capable. He agreed.
After mowing a couple of times, I noticed that sometimes I would have to mow a section more than once. At first, I thought maybe it was because I am somewhat blind, but then I wondered if maybe the blades might need to be sharpened. Part of my yard is kind of rough, so I assumed that my yard was the reason. We asked and came to find out … the blades were quite old. As compensation for allowing us to borrow his mower, we bought new blades. Then I asked if I need to worry about buzzing my yard now. We all laughed. Honestly, I am eager to see how well the new blades cut.
How long have you been witnessing without sharpening your blades? (See how I took that hard left turn?) How long have you been walking in His Light without checking on the wick of your candle? How long have you been speaking Truth without fact-checking yourself?
Let me start this with I am the guiltiest of all guilty when it comes to not filling my own fuel tank with His high-octane Word. I am very guilty in trying to witness without my blades being sharp enough to cut through Satan’s lies … and wondering why I am still mowing this same piece of property. I am the guiltiest for thinking that I do not ‘need’ church, I don’t need to read, I can survive on the memes and cute little social media posts … I am guilty as charged.
Fortunately, God has a way of getting my attention and reminding me that without fuel, my witness is slow at best. Without sharpened blades, I will remain in the dense grass. Without fire and a trimmed wick, my light is dull at best. Without Him, I cannot successfully fight the enemy.
One of the ways that the enemy is winning in destroying the church is by going to church and causing all the flaws to show, hence the thought “Why would I want to sit with ‘those’ people, those liars, those thieves? They don’t practice what they preach.” And it has worked very well.
Today, I encourage you to pick up your bible, turn to Proverbs 3, read the wisdom in those verses. Start there. Then play a little bible roulette and read where it lands. Get your feet wet. Open up the new blades. Trim the wick of your candle. Drive to the gas station. At least you are in the right vicinity to walk on the water, sharpen your blades, shine your light, and fill your tank.
Be blessed.
***But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33
Lawn Mower Blades.
I know. That is exactly what all of you would expect from my brain, right? Yesterday was adaptability … today lawn mower blades. Show of hands on how many THINK I have lost it already in retirement.
Since the gentleman who used to mow our yard expressed concern for his health and the amount of yard that we have to mow, we have had to find another way to keep the yard nice. A friend of ours has a nice zero-turn and mowed the first week, but the next week, we asked if he would be willing to drop the mower off, and I would mow the yard. He has a very full schedule, and adding our yard when I am quite capable. He agreed.
After mowing a couple of times, I noticed that sometimes I would have to mow a section more than once. At first, I thought maybe it was because I am somewhat blind, but then I wondered if maybe the blades might need to be sharpened. Part of my yard is kind of rough, so I assumed that my yard was the reason. We asked and came to find out … the blades were quite old. As compensation for allowing us to borrow his mower, we bought new blades. Then I asked if I need to worry about buzzing my yard now. We all laughed. Honestly, I am eager to see how well the new blades cut.
How long have you been witnessing without sharpening your blades? (See how I took that hard left turn?) How long have you been walking in His Light without checking on the wick of your candle? How long have you been speaking Truth without fact-checking yourself?
Let me start this with I am the guiltiest of all guilty when it comes to not filling my own fuel tank with His high-octane Word. I am very guilty in trying to witness without my blades being sharp enough to cut through Satan’s lies … and wondering why I am still mowing this same piece of property. I am the guiltiest for thinking that I do not ‘need’ church, I don’t need to read, I can survive on the memes and cute little social media posts … I am guilty as charged.
Fortunately, God has a way of getting my attention and reminding me that without fuel, my witness is slow at best. Without sharpened blades, I will remain in the dense grass. Without fire and a trimmed wick, my light is dull at best. Without Him, I cannot successfully fight the enemy.
One of the ways that the enemy is winning in destroying the church is by going to church and causing all the flaws to show, hence the thought “Why would I want to sit with ‘those’ people, those liars, those thieves? They don’t practice what they preach.” And it has worked very well.
Today, I encourage you to pick up your bible, turn to Proverbs 3, read the wisdom in those verses. Start there. Then play a little bible roulette and read where it lands. Get your feet wet. Open up the new blades. Trim the wick of your candle. Drive to the gas station. At least you are in the right vicinity to walk on the water, sharpen your blades, shine your light, and fill your tank.
Be blessed.
***But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33
Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Lawn Mower Blades.
I know. That is exactly what all of you would expect from my brain, right? Yesterday was adaptability … today lawn mower blades. Show of hands on how many THINK I have lost it already in retirement.
Since the gentleman who used to mow our yard expressed concern for his health and the amount of yard that we have to mow, we have had to find another way to keep the yard nice. A friend of ours has a nice zero-turn and mowed the first week, but the next week, we asked if he would be willing to drop the mower off, and I would mow the yard. He has a very full schedule, and adding our yard when I am quite capable. He agreed.
After mowing a couple of times, I noticed that sometimes I would have to mow a section more than once. At first, I thought maybe it was because I am somewhat blind, but then I wondered if maybe the blades might need to be sharpened. Part of my yard is kind of rough, so I assumed that my yard was the reason. We asked and came to find out … the blades were quite old. As compensation for allowing us to borrow his mower, we bought new blades. Then I asked if I need to worry about buzzing my yard now. We all laughed. Honestly, I am eager to see how well the new blades cut.
How long have you been witnessing without sharpening your blades? (See how I took that hard left turn?) How long have you been walking in His Light without checking on the wick of your candle? How long have you been speaking Truth without fact-checking yourself?
Let me start this with I am the guiltiest of all guilty when it comes to not filling my own fuel tank with His high-octane Word. I am very guilty in trying to witness without my blades being sharp enough to cut through Satan’s lies … and wondering why I am still mowing this same piece of property. I am the guiltiest for thinking that I do not ‘need’ church, I don’t need to read, I can survive on the memes and cute little social media posts … I am guilty as charged.
Fortunately, God has a way of getting my attention and reminding me that without fuel, my witness is slow at best. Without sharpened blades, I will remain in the dense grass. Without fire and a trimmed wick, my light is dull at best. Without Him, I cannot successfully fight the enemy.
One of the ways that the enemy is winning in destroying the church is by going to church and causing all the flaws to show, hence the thought “Why would I want to sit with ‘those’ people, those liars, those thieves? They don’t practice what they preach.” And it has worked very well.
Today, I encourage you to pick up your bible, turn to Proverbs 3, read the wisdom in those verses. Start there. Then play a little bible roulette and read where it lands. Get your feet wet. Open up the new blades. Trim the wick of your candle. Drive to the gas station. At least you are in the right vicinity to walk on the water, sharpen your blades, shine your light, and fill your tank.
Be blessed.
***But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33
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