This week you have been focusing more on God during your day.... while at work, feeding your family, cleaning the house, during your quiet time. Hopefully, some of that wasted time for old habits, are being made up this week; now time can be spent on focusing on others.
In Sunday school this week we heard a prayer request for a dear husband who is facing a life changing illness. His wife was in tears trying to share about it.. They have both been in my thoughts a lot this week, so today I will set aside a time to think about what can I do. I know that this week they will be away seeing a specialist, so the least that I can do is write an encouraging card for them to find when they return home. I don't know them that well, but God has definitely placed them deeply on my heart.
I have another dear friend who is recovering from knee surgery. She is getting around fairly well, but I haven't sent her anything since a couple of weeks ago when I took dinner to them. I think she would be encouraged and feel loved if I sent her a card, and perhaps enclosed a great coupon for one of her favorite fast food stops. I know we have a pile of coupons that we rarely use, but I know she does, so it only takes a little planning and contemplation to decide I should be sharing with her.
These means of encouragement are really easy to accomplish, and I will go ahead and do them today.. But if I were planning a meal to take or cookies to bake or some other time consuming project I could plan the menu, or recipe, or whatever the Lord puts on my heart to do, and once the planning is complete today, I would have more time over the weekend to accomplish and take it..
Of course, these are all suggestions.. Your week may prohibit a bigger project on the weekend.. but perhaps a phone call or visit could be done to share the love of God with another. We must not forget the one anothers in His word.
John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
Thanks! I love this post! For the next few weeks I have stopped some activities and you give me a good idea of how I can manage the extra time I have.
Oh, thank you so much for the kind comments. I see you are Dutch, I am part Dutch through the Limborch line from a couple of centuries ago. I love ancestry. We were fortunate to travel all over the Netherlands in the early 70’s . Absolutely beautiful! I hope you will visit back each day you can. I will have a new post on various topics to help our relationship with God. Check back especially Sunday and days next week, if you are interested! God bless you!
Thanks! I love this post! For the next few weeks I have stopped some activities and you give me a good idea of how I can manage the extra time I have.
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you so much for the kind comments. I see you are Dutch, I am part Dutch through the Limborch line from a couple of centuries ago. I love ancestry. We were fortunate to travel all over the Netherlands in the early 70’s . Absolutely beautiful! I hope you will visit back each day you can. I will have a new post on various topics to help our relationship with God. Check back especially Sunday and days next week, if you are interested! God bless you!
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