Failure Test

I read about the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation holding "failure fest". At this time they consider investments they have made in projects that went "bust". The purpose is to learn from these, turn these failures into discovery opportunities as they move forward. The point is failure is opportunity to learn, improve and sometimes go in a whole new direction. It is ok to fail. If you accomplish anything in life you are certain to fail along the way. The way I see it God, Christ suffered failure, otherwise there would be no need for Christmas, Easter, Passover…..There are plenty of places I made mistakes and failures as husband, parent, preacher, human being. But I have a lot of company and Grace embraces us everyone……Bless you….

He is in Control

"He knows all, does all: He changes the seasons and guides history…." —Daniel 2:21 MSG

This thought is beyond my comprehension. In the setting of chaos, violence, fears, financial concerns,  medical care insecurity….to say God is in control is laughable to some people. It is not my job to prove or disprove the validity of this scripture. I bear witness to it from the depths of my soul and from a level of understanding that establishes me in faith. Be confident, face forward, move on into …….God is with you.

God is With Us

Drew W Edwards

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We awaken this day to celebrate the birthday of: IMMANUEL = "God is with us."

Quietly I sit waiting. What does this birthday matter to me, to my life?

I have been sitting here waiting for my mind to come up with imagining life without God. 

Empty, nothing, lost, without purpose….

Truth is I simply would not exist…..

I am grateful there is IMMANUEL

I think back through my life as early as I can remember and give thanks that mother made sure I know 

God is with me, you, everyone…..

God bless everyone today and every day….

SERVICE

The Word today is          SERVICE        Jesus said, "I came to serve and not to be served." (Matt. 20:28)       A young man or woman standing at the entrance to Kroger singing and making beautiful music inviting us to drop some money in the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle. It is cold, and the hours are long, but they serve anyway. Our eyes open we see little moments of persons serving. In our busy going about we see someone with some need for a helping hand and we help as we move about doing our checklist.  

 

Biscuits

A minister was attending a men's breakfast.  He asked one of the old time farmers to say the prayer that morning. 

The farmer began; "Lord I hate buttermilk."  The pastor opened one eye and wondered where this was going.

The farmer continued, "And Lord I hate lard."  Now the pastor was worried. 

 

The farmer prayed on, "And you know Lord I don't care too much for raw flour."

 

The pastor was just about to stop everything when the farmer said;

"But Lord, when You mixiz'em all together and bakes 'em up; I love me some biscuits.  So Lord, when we don't understand what is happening; when life gets hard; when things come up we don't like; whenever we just don't understand what You are telling us, then we need to just relax and wait 'till You are done fixing what You are fixing, and probably it will be something even better than biscuits."

 

Romans 8:28 says, "God works for the good of all those who love Him."     

Love

faith, hope, love and the greatest of these is  LOVE

While listening to the CNN Heroes program Sunday evening, I made notes of what I was hearing and they speak to where we are in the world.

LOVE HEALS    

        Love is the most powerful force in the world.

Find the work God wants you to do loving this world.

Heroes all over the world are doing works of love helping people in every kind of need.

Regular, everyday heroes engaged in healing love.

We all have talent to do works of love

With love and motivation you will succeed. 

You do not need to be a "religious" person to do works of love.

You do need to be a compassionate person and that comes from the heart.

Peace

The Word today is: PEACE

The "eye of the storm" is calm, quiet. Winds blow and uproot, but there is a place at the center that is calm. 

"…my peace I give you…" (John 14:27)  …eventually the storm passes and peace prevails….

peace

Today's Word: FAITH

The word today is 

faith 

Levels of truth are not yet seen but experienced because our faith connects us with the One who comes in the birth of a little baby…..innocent, small, fragile, dependent, but indestructable. Not even the kings of that day could destroy him because God was his protection, caring for his need…..faith sees what is unseen, knows what is not known and keeps us on the path of truth and Eternal Purpose…….

Hope

THE WORD FOR TODAY…..Third Sunday in Advent…

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Nature Embraces Injury

 

Much of life is lived in transitions. Often transitions happen in response to trama or unexpected life changes. How we respond makes all the difference in what is to come. “…while there’s always the option to quit and run, working your way through a tragedy can sometimes be the best way to move forward.” (Ted Turner,Call Me Ted) 

 

It is helpful to note that Nature embraces injury and keeps on growing. 

 

 

Come Now...

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A Prayer for the President

A prayer for the President —  Teach the President to judge with your righteousness, O God……May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness. May the President  judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors. …..May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come. (Psalms 72:1-5)

As we contemplate the birth of the baby Jesus it is well to pay attention to the reason he was born and take seriously God's saving plan rises above all.

Forgiveness

"If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?"

John 20:22-23 MSG

This is the Word that spoke to me this morning. When someone says or does something against me or hurts me, if I forgive them, it's done and I turn my attention to other things, including building a better relationship with the one who offended me. But what got my attention are the next words. If I don't forgive the offense what am I going to do with it? My mind festers, my anger stirs, my imagination takes off in unhealthy directions and I evade that person. I am distracted from engaging my mind and being in positive, good, kind behavior. When around that person my face shows my bad attitude. What am I going to do with the trashy feelings in me??? I really need to mark it off and get on with matters of the present and be the wiser for having the experience.

Happy Thanksgiving 🍽🦃🍁

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Byways

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Vengeance Breeds Bitterness

"In the murder of my brother, I had to learn to respond to evil in positive and healthy ways,….Vengeance breeds bitterness and only love can smother and conquer hate…even in the midst of tragedy and evil, there is still God and God is still good." (Tyrone D. Gordon, Circuit Rider, March/April 2003)

And so it has been, so it is,  and so it shall be.

Proverbs 3:6

"IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS." (Proverbs 3: 6) In these unsettling times it is well to pause and wait for guidance,…..So may it be with you this day and all days to come.

Post Election Wisdom

Our freedom henges on each person voting true to his/her sense of what is right. Sometimes it is not real clear what that is but do the best we can. I am not surprised at Trumps victory. Now his job is to measure up to the office and bring his strength to healing and unifying our country. To that end I will pray for him every day and pull for his success.

Omelettes

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Love of God

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Psalm 51:10

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Good Citizen

"Be a good citizen. All governments are under God. Insofar as there is peace and order, it's God's order. So live responsibly as a citizen….." (Romans 13:1  MSG) — In the midst of our toxic political environment it is important that we keep our perspective healthy and on solid values and principles. 

Moral Poverty

"Formerly the restraints of discipline were imposed from without. The child faced discipline by parents, discipline by teachers at school, and to a very considerable extent by law….the police officer was a foot soldier. He patrolled a beat, and he knew just about everyone who lived on that beat…"   A young man going through hard times fell into criminal activity to meet his needs. Now in prison he said to the counselor, " …I wish that when I had been given an education, someone had put a little more emphasis on teaching me the difference between right and wrong….."

it is time we ceased to regard juvenile delinquency as a isolated phenomenon…it is a by product of our national way if life. …These are selections from a article written in 1957 regarding the growing moral poverty in America. 

 

We are a liberated culture. The only thing that matters is do your own thing. But something needs to  be said about our responsibility for doing our own thing impacting others in a harmful way. Individual freedom without a sense of social conscience is dangerous. Our best chance to make a better world is to be a better person. One whose person and life is spent doing good and encouraging others in the way of Christ.

 

 

The Right To Vote

> Freedom to vote. The power to go to the polls and cast a vote. This is a responsibility. There are people in countries run by dictators who need not worry about voting. They do not have the freedom or power to vote. Maybe it is because I do not have to go to work every day and worry about a multitude of things to do, but I have paid more attention to the presidential races this time around. It is troubling no matter which group I listen to. People throw words at one another and make accusations and insults while the listener doesn't know whether all this is true or even partly true. One reason this is a problem is we have no one running who is perfect, without questionable behavior and decisions in their past or present. Of course that same problem existed when the early pioneers met to form a nation. Our humanity, our clay feet, our flawed characters, our sinfulness complicates the work of forming and being a nation, as well as living our personal lives. Therefore……
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Be Still

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The Lord Bless...

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The Lord Bless......

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The Rose

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Eternal Love

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Can Do Thinking

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I leave my thoughts

"Life's about morning walks and lengthy talks.
Smelling flowers, enjoying showers.
For writing books, exploring nooks.
    I'll squander not my health for wealth.
For when I die, I'll call your bluff.
    I'll leave my thoughts, instead of stuff."
-Patricia Lorenz
 ( Daily Guidepost 2016)

The thoughts of this poem express what I want to share this morning.
Blessings and love all

Weeping Willow Tree

The mighty oak tree is strong and provides shade and a place to rest.
However the winds of a great storm will likely topple the strong oak because it lacks the flexibility to bend with the wind .

The weeping willow growing near by does not fall when the winds blow mightily. It is flexible and bends with the
wind.

The person whose strength is in the Lord suffers the storms and winds of life and is flexible enough to bend when
the stormy winds of life push every which way….and lives to tell the story.

Matt 6:33

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Love Thy God

WHO IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND POWER PERSON YOU KNOW? - IS IT DONALD TRUMP BRAGGING ABOUT HOW WEALTHY HE IS? WELL TO GET TO THE POINT, THE ONE PERSON YOU AND I NEED TO KNOW IS ALMIGHTY GOD CREATOR AND RULER OVER UNIVERSE. "You shall love the Lord your God with all  your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself…"   (Luke 10:27) In the time of human confusion and disturbance it is well to focus on the Big Picture  to keep balance and perspective as life happens in the here and now.— Lord, grant jus wisdom, grant us courage ….

the call today

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Nadir

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Holy Spirit

BE CERTAIN OF ONE TRUTH: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS AT WORK IN YOU AND THE WORK OF HOLY SPIRIT IS ALWAYS AND ONLY GOOD. YOU ARE STILL BEING CREATED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF GOD FOR YOU.

Scripture

"All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth , rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living…" (2 Timothy 3:16) - The truth is its own authority. When I read scripture truth speaks to me, awakens me, instructs me, comforts me, encourages me, holds me accountable, forgives me and renews my spirit and mind, engages my intellect…..The life of Christ makes these words clear to us as we travel this unfinished world…Blessings and love,

Lord Bless

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9/11/16

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us….full of grace and truth." (John 1:14) - Today fifteen years ago our nation was attacked by terrorists. Today we pause to remember those who died and those who went afterward to save. Many of the first responders died as they endeavored to save persons trapped in the towers. In the days that followed people from across our country went as volunteers to help in the aftermath of destruction. Our friends, Patty and Curt Strickland from Augusta, went. Our enemy meant us evil but our people responded in hope and love to help..This was a contemporary statement of the Word becoming flesh. acting to meet the needs of others, full of grace and truth.

Do Your Very Best

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Labor

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest……" (Matt. 11:28)- labor is more than survival. Labor expresses who we are. Labor is our response to God calling us to participate in creation. Labor is a gift and our labor is a act of stewardship. In our labor we are accountable to our Creator. Labor also requires rest. How we rest is important. Rest in Christ. Christ labored and went off into lonely places alone to rest. Rest in faith, trust, hope. And by the way…labor expresses love.

Faith

WHEN THE MOMENT IS TURBULENT, KEEP ME MINDFUL OF THE DEPTH THAT IS NOT DETERMINED BY THE MOMENT OF UPSET ON THE SURFACE. KEEP ME HEALTHY IN ETERNAL LOVE AT MY CORE. Let faith,  hope, love abide and the greatest of these is love.

Psalms 19

"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."  (Psalm 19: 14) - This is my prayer for myself and for you this day wherever we are and whatever is the business of the moment……..

do your best

"If you had a sad childhood, so what?
You can dance with only one leg
and see the snowflake falling
with only one eye."
-Robert Bly

consider what you do have and do all the good you can with it….one breath at a time….

I came to serve

 

"From now on, any definition of a successful life must include serving others." -George Bush-

George H.W. Bush grew up in a family in which service to other was a fundamental principle for daily life. As I listened to his story last night on American Experience I was aware of his commitment to do what is right as best he could. Jesus Christ reminds us when he says, "I came to serve and not to be served.." 

 

 

Don't Judge

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Fwd: thought

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Foresight

 

 FORESIGHT:   "I skate where the puck is going to be, not where is has been" (Wayne Gretzky, hockey player) - "The status quo may be more or less resistant to change, but it will change." (John McCain, Hard Call) -  A person needs to "wise up" and be open to change because it is a law of nature. The smart person sets out to understand what is going on and know what you can about your adversary(change). This sets the stage for intelligent thinking and action in the midst of change. Of course individual and collective prejudice will scream no. Push through it and get into creative, healthy change. In my imagination I hear God thinking, "let us continue the work of creation today in each person and all else…"

 

 

Keep us From Falling

“…BY HIS POWER WE ARE KEPT FROM FALLING..” (JUDE 24) - “Do the log roll” says the nurse as I learn how to get out of bed following abdominal surgery. I am sore, I am afraid, I am weak and tubes are coming our of several places in my body. I have no choice but to have someone help me stay on my feet and not topple over. Sometimes it is the nurse and some times it is one of my children. All this goes to say that for someone who has worked hard to be in charge, being helped is……but I am grateful to have the good sense to know I am never really in charge and I am grateful for all the people who have been here to help me and keep me from falling. After all the power of God that keeps us from falling often comes in the person of someone who cares and loves enough to be there to help.

PAY ATTENTION, JUST DRIVE

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Forgiveness Makes Room for Beauty

The healing power of forgiveness….

Every Thursday morning out street is lined with big trash cans waiting to be emptied when the garbage truck comes. This reminds me of our need to regularly empty the trash in our minds and hearts; otherwise it builds up and gets really rotten causing all kinds of emotional and spiritual and mental and physical disease. "…forgive us our sins as we forgive the sins of others against us…" these words are at the heart of The Lords Prayer. Forgiving makes inner space for beauty and kindness and love….to grow thus blessing others….this exercise keeps us healthy.

Doing Good Together in the Body of Christ

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Peace

Stop yourself when you are making your peace dependent on outer circumstances. (Dyer) 

More money, more security, more police presence still does not give the sure peace we yearn for.

Peace that comes from Spirit of truth/ Presence of God establishes us in inner peace….(John 14;25-27)

Blessings, peace, love to you.

Commitment

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COMMITMENT: staying faithful when things get rough and uneasy…God has committed everything to us in the life of Christ. When we commit everything to God ………….

The Ground is Shifting

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Papas Prayer

The sun slowly pushes the night away and brings light to a new day The light shines upon sadness, grief, heartbreak, evil intent The light also reveals the way for persons binding wounds, saving life The light shines into hearts to restore hope, to heal hurt Today, O Lord, let The Light fill my inner space enabling me to be a positive and encouraging presence to all who cross my path This is my prayer for each one reading these thoughts.

"I HAVE NOT STOPPED GIVING THANKS FOR YOU, REMEMBERING YOU IN MY PRAYERS" -Ephesians 1:16-
.This is what Christians do for one another. Support.
.This is what Christians do for persons who are not Christians.
.This is what Christians do for persons who offend, lie, steel, abuse.
.This is what we do when terrorist murder dozens of people
. It is a act of real humanity when persons immediately respond to help, heal, bind wounds

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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Unfailing Inner Renewal

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Let Us Create spirit

THE SPIRIT OF LIFE BROODS OVER THE CHAOS-SO IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, SO IS IT NOW-
IN THE BEGINNING THE SPIRIT SAID, "LET US CREATE.."
IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE TROUBLE IN OUR LAND TODAY, I TRUST THE "LET US CREATE." PRESENCE.

Gentleness

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Fwd: thought

"….the place you are standing is holy ground." (Exodus 3:5) It was a ordinary day. Moses was doing his job tending his father-in-law's sheep. Suddenly he looks up and sees a bush burning yet it is not consumed by the fire. "what is going on here?" he says to himself. Moses walks toward the bush burning but not being burned up. There is a atmosphere that is strange, then he hears a voice: "stop where you are, take off your sandals, you are on holy ground." In this moment the Lord tells Moses he is concerned about his people living in slavery in Egypt. He wants Moses to go lead them to freedom.  In this moment Moses becomes a changed person. The fire burns in his heart and consumes his mind. He has to obey this command, even though it scares him to death. There is a time to wander in the dessert and a time to leave and go into the world of suffering to heal and help. 

I dare say everyone has those burning bush moments. It may be when you are young and it may be when you are old. God does not measure time as we do. He may call you as a young person to spend the rest of your life in his work.He may call you when you are nearing the end and in a short time do important work with you. There was a man 60 years old in seminary same time as me. In a few short years God would bless other through this man. 

Be aware of the holy ground on which you stand at any moment. Listen…..

Who we are

"…for being an elder turns much more on who we are than what we say. It is a quality of presence, a grace and integrity  shining through an older person, that most inspires others." (Weavings May/June/July 2016)

I understand the relevance of this as one lives into elder years of life; however I believe that from youth and all through life the most powerful influence one has is more in who he/she is than what they say. 

So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. (Psalm 90:12) - 

wait

 

“Even in the most wrenching situations, we have to find ways to discern how God is leading us.”(Benjamin Brown, Friends Journal)- Disciples of Christ find that being centered in the Spirit does not make the way always clear and easy. Sometimes we wait in silence and darkness for a Word from the Lord and seems not to get a answer. “But those who hope/wait in the Lord will renew their strength.” (Is. 40:31) and this is TRUE.

 

 

 

hope

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." (Romans 15:13) -

Lord, help me live this day in the experience that with you I can do more than I think I can. I also pray this for each person reading these words. Amen

Give Thanks

"Give thanks in everything" (1 Thessalonians 5:18) - when everything in your life is going well, give thanks. when everything in your life is upset and you have been hurt, give thanks. when you have a heartache, give thanks, when you have a headache, give thanks.What will happen?? I don't know. Give thanks and find out….because deep in your being you know "He's got the while world in His hands…."

Forgiveness

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"How else would things ever get straightened out if God didn't do the straightening?" (Romans 3:6 The Message) - our hope is in God involving Himself in our situations. 

I have sought knowledge and understanding of biblical teachings. I am a faith person. Much learning has opened the world of my mind to wonderful truths in all creation. I am grateful for the light shining upon the path life for me. 

However, at this place in life I am more aware of the basic truth. God is Love. God is Good. God came into this world in the person of Jesus Christ to redeem, save, convert the minds and hearts of people from sin, hatred, violence and every other evil into hearts of love, kindness, compassion, forgiveness. No fancy words. Simply "I need thee, I need thee every hour…"

Micah

>The world in which Micah lived many ages ago was going from bad to worse. People were abusive of one another, the powerful took advantage of the powerless, violence everywhere. It seemed to Micah that the old and proven values were no longer considered relevant and people did what suited their desire without consideration of right and wrong.
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Prayer

>"Prayer is not a privilege for the pious, not the art of a chosen few. Prayer is simply a heartfelt conversation between God and his child. ..he wants to talk with you. Even now, as you read these words, he taps at the door. Open it. Welcome him in. Let the conversation begin." (Max Lucado) It is in your nature to pray. Open the door of your mind and heart and let unconditional love come in…..

Inner Light

"…but listening to what we already know to be true in our hearts and have refused to hear or have been afraid to follow…we renew our faith by trusting the innate compass that aligns us with a Higher Power and allows us to know without knowing." —Candace A. Croft.     The Kingdom of God is within you—another way of saying is Conscience….the inner compass….Lord, you are a lamp to our feet and a light upon our path...

 

God Sees the Heart

>GOD DOESN'T LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HUMANS DO. HUMANS SEE ONLY WHAT IS VISIBLE TO THE EYES,
>..BUT HE LORD SEES INTO THE HEART.-(1 Samuel 16:7-)
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>We all have visible assets for success but at the finish is the person whose heart is centered in timeless truth.
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Oneness

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what God wants

>"..yet not what I want but what you want." (Matthew 26:39) - There is freedom, power, victory in offering this prayer at the close of all else you or I have laid before God. The awareness that life is not about our work but about God and God's will for all creation. — Thanks be to God.

The Log Roll

>"…BY HIS POWER WE ARE KEPT FROM FALLING.." (JUDE 24) - "Do the log roll" says the nurse as I learn how to get out of bed following abdominal surgery. I am sore, I am afraid, I am weak and tubes are coming our of several places in my body. I have no choice but to have someone help me stay on my feet and not topple over. Sometimes it is the nurse and some times it is one of my children. All this goes to say that for someone who has worked hard to be in charge, being helped is……but I am grateful to have the good sense to know I am never really in charge and I am grateful for all the people who have been here to help me and keep me from falling. After all the power of God that keeps us from falling often comes in the person of someone who cares and loves enough to be there to help.

You Shaped me First Inside

>I AM THINKING THE MORNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERY PERSON. MY THOUGHTS TURN TO PSALM 139. EVERY TIME I READ THESE THOUGHTS I AM BROUGHT TO THE REALITY THAT GOD THINKS I AM PRETTY VALUABLE AND WHEN I LOOK AT ANOTHER PERSON I KNOW THAT PERSON IS VERY WORTHWHILE IN GOD'S ASSESSMENT. "YOU KNOW ME INSIDE OUT, YOU KNOW EVERY BONE IN MY BODY…..YOU SHAPED ME FIRST INSIDE, THEN OUT; YOU FORMED ME IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB, I THANK YOU, HIGH GOD….."

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"My son, eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your
   taste;
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your
  soul;.."     -Proverbs  24:13,14  (NKJV)

Herein is the foundation for a good and solid
  life……
You can "take this to the bank" and it will
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Quiet-Silence

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Love has taken care of your mistakes

>"The Friend, the Holy Spirit…..will remind you of all the things I have told you…" (John 14:26) So many thoughts and feelings flow endlessly in our minds. Some times we are feeling heavy our guilt, mistakes, failures until it consumes us. But the Friend, Holy Spirit who never leaves us alone brings too our remembrance "I have come that you may have life abundantly.." Not because you have not rotten spots in your life but because my Love has taken care of your mistakes and failures. Therefore we say, "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Papa is Better

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"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalms 118:24) - It is very meaningful to me as I listen to these words. In the depth of illness attention is on surviving. Now on the way to recovery there is a sense of joy and wonder in saying these words. Yet, somehow, I am not sure I did not say them in the worst of days. Anyway we are all beneficiaries of what God is doing in this day.

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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Love Alike

> "Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike?" (JohnWesley) - I think this is a good word for the beginning of this day and this week. Blessings and love to all….
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Papa is Down

If you have been wondering why the posts have stopped lately it's because Papa has been in the hospital for the late 12 days or so.  He had some cancer surgery and has then had some complications from it.  But, thanks to all your prayers and God's Grace, he is getting better now and we hope he will be back home soon and back to his frequent expressions of life, love and faith.

God in the Heart

"…being closer to God is always more about the heart than the head" (Guideposts) - the heart has a higher level of intelligence than  the head. the heart is the very soul of our being where we are in touch with Holy. out of the heart comes healing that brings wellness setting the head straight and on the right path of attitude, thought,  behavior. ………"Create in me a clean heart oh God and put a new and right spirit in me." (Psalm 51:10)

Your Own Truth

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"Pride, insolence and wrong-doing will collapse of themselves, but humility and fear of God, decency and order, right and truth will endure — for God is 'God in heaven above and on earth beneath'." (Joshua 2:11) - The writer of these words is speaking in the context of suffering and murder of thousands of Jews in Germany. His words are grounded in the words of Joshua long ago as he spoke to the Jews of his day. Today in many places of the world people are suffering due to evil in the hearts and minds of persons who have power over them. — Whether we are part of a group or individual facing trouble it is well to pause with the words of Joshua, "God in heaven above and on earth beneath…" is so in the moment and throughout all history.

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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My Grace is Enough

WELL, I AM AT A PLACE IN LIFE WHERE IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BE PERFECT I WILL FOCUS ON BEING FAITHFUL TO THE GIVER OF LIFE AND ALL THOSE PLACED IN MY LIFE AS FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR. I HAVE KNOWN IN MY HEAD BUT COMING TO TERMS WITH IT IN MY HEART IS A LIFE TIME OF GROWTH.

"My grace is enough for you: for power is at full stretch in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12: 9) - The writer goes on to say that he is most content in his weakness because it is then he realizes his complete dependence up God. He is not powerful as a result of his strength and high level of self-discipline. In actual fact he is able in the moment of weakness with incredible strength that is realized by being in sync with Life Spirit. 

The Face

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Focused on You Personally

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Easter 2016

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Crossroads

>"Stand at the crossroads and look; The innovative and new ways of seeing and thinking and
> ask for the ancient paths, doing are important to our progress and improvement. How
>ask where the good way is, and walk ever, there is a time and need to reach back into ancient
> in it, insights and fundamental truths than have no age or time
> and you will find rest for your souls…" limitation. Truth that is always current and relevant. Truth
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From

"God  Who sees all

   and understands all,

Whose ways are not

  always known to us

But never unknown to Him."

     -Daily Guidepost 2016

God is Center

>IT'S NOT THE ONE WHO PLANTS OR THE ONE WHO WATERS WHO IS AT THE CENTER OF THIS PROCESS BUT GOD, WHO MAKES THINGS GROW. (The Message) These words were written to the early church admonishing them to stop taking sides about who was the big shot leader. While each may have certain leaders they related to best the important reality is God is center. All the rest of us do our jobs carrying out the work God gives us but all is centered in God. — As Jesus moved toward the crucifixion he remained centered in the One Who Makes Things Grow.
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Love Lifted Me

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Prayer and Peace

ONE REASON I PRAY IS IT KEEPS ME MINDFUL OF THE BIG PICTURE. (KINGDOM OF GOD BUSINESS IN THE WORLD). THE MOMENT HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD’S VISION AND WILL. THIS MEANS WHEN THINGS ARE TROUBLED IN THE PRESENT I CONSIDER AND FEEL THEM IN TERMS OF ETERNITY. I CAN SURVIVE THE MOMENT BECAUSE I TRUST GOD AT WORK IN THE SITUATION. THIS WAY OF BEING IS NOT ARRIVED AT BY THINKING LOGICALLY, IT COMES FROM TRUSTING THE WILL OF GOD. “COME TO ME ALL WHO LABOR AND ARE CARRYING HEAVY BURDENS, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN FROM ME;FOR I AM GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY, AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE AS ONE FORGIVEN?

>WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE AS ONE FORGIVEN? (Gloria Gaither) —
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>-Experience Grace to extent I can live comfortably with my raggedness and work creatively with it…
>-Maintain a young spirit and you will be better in your body no matter what your age.
>-The deep sense of OK.
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>-But to know the sense of being forgiven
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>-Ash Wednesday services happened
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> and being out of sync with God's will.
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>-Persons appearing on TV programs
>had ash marks on their forehead.
>-A symbol they had knelt at the altar
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Come to Jesus

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Preparing for Easter

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God is Good

EVERY MORNING MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TURN TOWARD GOD ON YOUR BEHALF. THERE IS MUCH MORE ABOUT LIFE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAN THE LITTLE BIT I HAVE LEARNED. BUT ONE THING I KNOW IS - GOD IS GOOD- AND THAT REALITY IS THE CORE OF EVERYTHING. THAT GOODNESS IS THE BREATH OF LIFE FOR US PERSONALLY AND IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK. 

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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What you are looking for is within you...

"Concentrate on your heart. That's the only happiness that lasts…..Go to that place of the heart where God is….When you find God within yourself, He'll tell you who you are and who you're meant to be." I read these words this morning in Daily Guideposts. They were spoken many years ago by a mother to her young daughter. The intent was to point her daughter in the right direction for finding that her true values in life are deeper that her pretty face and attractive body. — What you are looking for is within you….

Proverbs 17:1

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Psalm 119

>" I see the limits to everything human, but the horizons can't contain your commands." ( Psalm 119: 96 The Message) The longer I ponder this thought the more my attention is drawn to the meaning of life in the vastness of creation, the intimacy of Spiritual, the comfort in life without borders,and the moment is Grace.

Wait for the Lord

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (Psalms 27:14) = This is the Word I am listening to this day. Life has a mind of its own and we can react, resist, reject, complain or we can accept, trust, learn, respond, participate. In the latter we will be blessed with experience and fulfillment beyond measure. Life, world, you and me are all part of Creator's story. For best results wait, be strong, take heart. So whatever your agenda today, this week….wait-Lord-strong-heart.

Easter/Forgiveness

We are moving toward Easter. But before Easter Sunday morning comes the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.
Hatred, violence, pain, grief happens every day when someone is murdered, abused, neglected, insulted.
The death and resurrection of Christ says to us there is hope, forgiveness, starting new and forgiven living.
Every person needs the cleansing experience of forgiveness for our sin and conflict with God and each other.

"Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live
together whole and healed….." ( James 5:16-18 The Message)

Snipes

IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AT OUR BOY SCOUT LODGE AT LOG LANDING. THE SCOUT MASTER SAID OUR SPECIAL EVENT TONIGHT WOULD BE A SNIPE HUNT. AFTER CAREFUL INSTRUCTIONS WE SCATTERED INTO THE WOODS WITH OUR FLASH LIGHTS AND OUR IMAGINATIONS ALERT TO THE MYSTERIOUS SNIPES WE WERE TO FIND. FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE HOURS WE WAITED IN THE DARK UNTIL OFF IN THE DISTANCE SOMEONE STARTED LAUGHING. END RESULT? IT WAS ALL MAKE  BELIEVE. NO SUCH THING AS A SNIPE ANIMAL. SO WE GATHERED BACK AT CAMP LAUGHING AND MAKING BELIEVE WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS FISHY ABOUT IT. — OF COURSE THE POINT HERE IS THAT IN LIFE THERE ARE MANY MOMENTS WHEN SOMEONE SPINS A TALE OF QUICK MONEY, EASY PATHS TO FAME, AND OTHER THINGS THAT APPEAL TO OUR DESIRES, GREED, HUNGER FOR ACCEPTANCE. TROUBLE IS THEY TURN OUT TO BE FALSE. — "Be wary of false preachers (or anybody) who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don't be impressed with charisma; look for character." (Matthew 7:15 The Message) - Who the persons are is the main thing, not what they say. 

From a distance it might appear to be anything poking its head up out of the ground. Up close it is a pump with handle on it. There is a rusty can with water in it beside the pump. The water is poured into the top of the pump while at the same time moving the handle up and down until water from deep in the ground starts pouring out. I remember this mechanism in the field on Uncle Gene's farm. In the middle of a hot dry day he would stop plowing and pump fresh cool water to satisfy his thirst. From this simple device came life giving water. By simply turning out attention to God we find love, forgiveness, kindness, reconciliation, and every other life giving spiritual water that satisfies our need.

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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Love

TODAY THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND TO BE SHARED WITH YOU IS I LOVE YOU. 

THOSE WORDS COVER EVERYTHING. 

AT THE CORE IS GOD IS LOVE

I LOVE YOU  IS NOT SPOKEN CARELESSLY

IT IS MY PRAYER FOR YOU NOW!

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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when white hairs come

>"Listen to me….till you grow old I am He, and when white hairs come, I will carry you still; I have made you and I will bear the burden, I will carry you and bring you to safety. (Isaiah 46:4) - From childhood we struggle to be independent. It is in our nature. Yet life experiences teach us we are never completely self-sustaining. Then comes old age and once again we face the reality of vulnerable, needy, shaking hands reaching our for someone to help. But in these words of Isaiah I hear reassurance. At the end of the day all we really need is in God's faithfulness. Life may not be all we want but when all is said and done our rest and security and fullness of life in in "I am He..I will carry you." The sooner we accept this reality the sooner we begin to really live in the hear and now. And to give thanks for those helping hands God provides for us.
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"AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME, SO I HAVE LOVED YOU; ABIDE IN MY LOVE." (John 15:9) - Love is the Word. It is not a word that sits on the sideline of your life or my life. Love does not observe and cheer us on. Love is involved in the "game" of whatever is going on with us- In all our relationships, all our illness, all our success or failure. Abide/live/dwell/pause/rest in love. The end result will be healing, reconciling, encouragement,hope, forgiveness, kindness, patience….and the list of love attributes continues. Love is everything….

and with you I share this thought in love

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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Trust the Lord

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"…NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE: GO, AND SIN NO MORE." (John 8:11)

"Judgements drive a man into his faults more deeply, but acceptance releases him to gain victories over self."

"Our acceptance of persons helps set them free to become new persons in Christ"

These quotes came from THE UPPER ROOM devotional book Oct. 31, 1972. I saved these thoughts

because at that time they meant something important to me. I share them now because they still speak

to our human need for embracing love just as we are and in this we find what we need to be the better 

person God intends us to be. 

Our political and social environment is so toxic we need some anchor truth to keep our balance.

Fwd: thought

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"Be still, and know that I am God.." (Psalms 46:10) - "Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything." (Psalms 46:10 The Message) - It is morning, a new day. Life at every level and in every place calm or troubled or both. The voices of humanity yell for our attention. We are tired. Yet in moments of stillness in the midst of everything there arises from deep within a sense of good, love, grace. It is raining, even maybe ice and snow and there is …'your High God, above politics, everything…"

Unity

>HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS WHEN GOD'S PEOPLE LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY! (Psalm 133:1) this is the relationship in which love thrives.
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Educated Fool?

"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful." (Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784) we can be educated fools or understanding wise persons.

John 8:11

"…NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE: GO, AND SIN NO MORE." (John 8:11)

"Judgements drive a man into his faults more deeply, but acceptance releases him to gain victories over self."

"Our acceptance of persons helps set them free to become new persons in Christ"

These quotes came from THE UPPER ROOM devotional book Oct. 31, 1972. I saved these thoughts

because at that time they meant something important to me. I share them now because they still speak

to our human need for embracing love just as we are and in this we find what we need to be the better 

person God intends us to be. 

Our political and social environment is so toxic we need some anchor truth to keep our balance.

Fwd: thought

We are participants in the Kingdom of God and His righteousness in this world and in the world to come.

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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        A TRUE LEADER MUST FIRST BE A FOLLOWER OF TRUTH AND GOODNESS.  words to consider as we move forward into this year, this day, this moment.

I PRAY FOR YOU THE ABIDING SENSE OF HOLY PRESENCE IN ALL OF THIS DAY.

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Drew W Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Ingo Money, Inc.

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