Be My B Vitamin and Ashwagandha Today

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 i must constantly remind myself that the Cross was enough.  If i'm unwilling to forgive then what i'm saying is that the Cross wasn't enough.  What sin do i need to confess?  i must admit that the prospect of a lot of people i've run across these past four years not getting to heaven doesn't bother me at all.  Shame on me, i know.  i'm selfish enough to think that i'll be better off without them, so i need to pray for my enemies more.  God, please bless my enemies and may the ones who purport to be Christians begin abiding in Christ and building a strong, sincere bond with Him.  i know You want me to show the same grace and mercy towards others as You have shown to me who seeks it and You freely give it.

i'm thinking of someone now who continues to anger me ever time she opens her mouth--one who is slave to two masters.  i've caught her counting money. Then i got the sense of who her real masert was, and the closer i get to God the farther and further away i get from the likes of folks like this.  Please help me Lord and keep me from telling her to open her Bible and shurt her mouth. Lord, when i abide with You i tend to be smarter than when i'm walking on my own.

A call to obey is a call to remember.  i graduated from high school and started my first real summer job on my 18th birthday at NAPCO in the packing department before starting college in the Fall.  Then the next summer i worked at Pullman Standard and when other workers discovered my Dad had some pull with one of the COs, they were determined to give me hell.  That was my first exposure to working class hero crap.  "You need to learn to categorize," were my Dad's words after i got suspended for taking a lunch instead of working while eating at the same time, which was never established by anyone.  They just needed an excuse to lay me off.

Take this situation and make it holy, Lord, and always remind me that You are indeed here with me.  The Cross was enough, so make it easy for me to forgive others, even if they snub me for whatever reason.  In Jesus' name.  Amen

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