October 31

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

My task on earth is not to excel above others, but to

be better than myself. (Edna Pendergrass)

SCRIPTURE:

Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10

If I'm busy trying to improve myself, I'll not have time to try

and improve others!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 30

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Even though we may have walked with Jesus for most

of our lives, we may not know him as thoroughly as

we expected. We study our Bible; we go to church, we

have good examples from our senior saints. Still we

are slow to grasp the loving power, the Presence, the

guidance in our lives. We do not always see him in the

hungry child, the hurting teen or the lonely widow, in

the handicapped or the blind. (Christian Voices)

SCRIPTURE:

Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger

on needing clothes or sick and in prison? He replied,

"Whatever you did not do for the least of these, you

did not do for me." Matthew 25:44-45

We need to see him also in the faces of the stressed-out

checker at the super-market or the rude drive in the car

next to us (my personal failure) or the harassed mom

that allows a child to scream while you're eating a meal

in a restaurant. Everyone we meet has a burden or a trial

they're facing. We need to see then as Jesus sees them!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 29

Greetings: God bless you this day!

I would like to recommend a TV program that is on tonight.

It's called SCHOOL PRIDE ("Rising From the Flood.") It

is the an elementary school in Kingston Springs, TN. The

school was devastated by the flood that hit the Nashville area.

Our daughter, Janet Walker, is the director of the Kingston Springs

library and she volunteers at this school each Friday. It will be

on NBC (Channel 4 in our area at 8PM)

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

God offers His message of overwhelming love in the Gift of His Son

that provides life to the faithful through the blood of Jesus.

(Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still

sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

The good news: We don't have to get GOOD to come to Christ. He accepts

who we are, where we are!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 28

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Enjoy your own life without comparing it with another.

(Marquise de Condorcet)

SCRIPTURE:

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every

situation. Philippians 4:12

We'll never be happy if we continue to compare who we are and

what we have with others!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 27

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

We must not only give what we have; we must give what

we are. (Cardinal Mercia)

SCRIPTURE:

Not every one that says to me, "Lord, Lord,"will enter the

kingdom of heaven, but only he that does the will of my

Father who is in heaven. Matthew 7:21

To make our gift acceptable to God, we must put our heart

in it!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 26

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Every morning is a gift!

(Author Unknown)

SCRIPTURE:

His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.

Lamentations 3:22-23

We may awake each morning with pain or feeling lonely,

but if we can see the day as a blessing and not a curse

and be thankful to God... the day will be a success.

Thanking God may not change our situation, but it

WILL change our attitude!!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 25

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Love's power to cast out fear yields the unshakable hope

that faith brings. When I'm really convinced that God's

promises are true, I will not shrink back, no matter the

duty that love demands. (Michael C. Armor)

SCRIPTURE:

Perfect love drives out fear. 1 John 4:18

I've not grown to that perfect love yet... but God is patient

with me and his grace is there when I'm fearful. Praises!!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 24

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

No two people will agree on everything, but finding common

ground, much can be accomplished. Christians too often fail to

"live together in unity." In matters of faith, some truths cannot

be compromised. But believers have often broken fellowship

over trivial matters of no eternal consequence. Jesus condemned

those who "majored in minors." (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

How good and pleasant when brothers live together in unity.

Psalm 133:1

Fussing with each other over trivial matters, keeps us from doing

the important thing... telling others about Jesus! Satan must rub

his hands together in glee, when we "major in minors."

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 23

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Don't look back unless you plan to go that way.

(Marc Holm)

SCRIPTURE:

Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly

before you. Proverbs 4:25

In memory... you can visit the past, but don't settle down to

live there!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 22

Greetings: God bless you this day:

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Have you ever complained that your doctor isn't listening?

It's not just you. In 1984 two prominent researchers discovered

that, on the average, doctors listen for about 18 seconds before

interrupting. This is a serious problem. Since many patients don't

mention the real reason for their visit until after they've brought

up two or three other items. The study concluded that the doctors

could dramatically improve their accuracy of a diagnoses simply

by listening.

Whatever your job position or level of spiritual maturity, you will

quickly get into trouble if you neglect listening. In order to be tuned

in to God's will for your life, you must be tuned in to the many ways

in which He speaks to you . (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

I will instruct you and and teach you in the way you should go; I will

counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8

We need, sometimes, just to be still and listen to God and to those

around us!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 21

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

We enjoy warmth because we have experienced cold.

We appreciate light because we have been in darkness.

By the same token, we can experience joy because we

have known sorrow. (David L. Weatherford)

SCRIPTURE:

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every

situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in

plenty or want. Philippians 4:12

The above thought is called experiencing life!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 20

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will

escape a hundred days of sorrow.(Chinese Proverb)

SCRIPTURE:

A fool gives vent to has anger, but a wise man keeps

himself under control. Proverbs 29:11

a moment of uncontrolled anger can give us a lifetime

of sorrow.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 19

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Our strength grows out of our weakness.

(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

SCRIPTURE:

The Lord said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you,

for my power is made perfect in weakness."

2 Corinthians 12:9

In weakness, we know we can't do it ourselves, but the

danger in strength... we sometimes think we're doing it

on our own!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 18

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Can you think of a greater gift than to be like Jesus?

He had no guilt, God wants to banish yours. He had

no bad habits, God wants to remove yours. Jesus had

no fear of death, God wants you to be fearless. He wants

you to be like Jesus. (Max Lucado- From Elva Smithson)

SCRIPTURE:

(Paul speaking said, ) "Follow my example, as I follow the

example of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1

If we had the faith to follow the example of Jesus, we could

move mountains of fear and doubt!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 17

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The thing to remember is the future comes one day

at a time. (Reminisce Magazine)

SCRIPTURE:

Give us each a day our daily bread. Luke 11:3

Remember: Today is a gift from God. He only gives us

one day at a time, use it wisely!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 16

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

It seems a paradox. If God truly does whatever pleases Him

in the heavens and the earth, why in the "Lord's Prayer"did

Jesus teach His disciples to pray for God's will to be done

on earth as it is in heaven? Because the Father's ultimate

will is already done in heaven and in earth. Like the adage

says, if you turn to the back of the Book, you will find that

God wins. But because of human free will, the Lord's specific

purposes are not always realized in the here and now. There-

fore your ability to do His will today, is accomplished through

prayer, reading His word and obedience. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the

earth, in the seas and all their depths. Psalms 135:6

And it pleases Him to save you and give you an abundant life!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 15

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,

compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and

tolerant with the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will

have been all of these. (George Washington Carver)

SCRIPTURE:

Be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8

At 78, I've certainly been all the above, in today's thought!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 14

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

How can God not love the creation of His own hand?

He personally found to His liking, every individual that

has ever lived and those not yet born. Your unique DNA

authenticates you as one of a kind. How unfathomable is

that? (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

He is patient with you, not wanting any to parish, but

everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

God is not sitting around, waiting for us to flub up, so he

cam zap us. He is grieved when any of his creation sins, or

hurts, or is lost to him!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 13

Greetings: God bless you this day!

For those of you that have been praying for Amber, She came through the

surgery with flying colors and the baby is fine. I have lost my off line

internet and can't get on facebook! Thank you for your prayers.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

For mending someone's broken heart, the best glue is

compassion. ( Reminisce Magazine)

SCRIPTURE:

Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility,

gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

Use some of the super glue today!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 12

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The acid test of neighborliness is not kind words, but

loving involvement. (Michael C. Armour)

SCRIPTURE:

Love does not harm its neighbor. Romans 13:10

How I treat my neighbor says a lot about who I am as a

Christian!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 11

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

You can believe the Lord is in everything, because He

is Sovereign God. And since you can believe in Him,

you can put your trust in Him. He will not let you

down. His is the final word! (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

Isaiah 45:19

And he's even patient with our doubts!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 10

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

I'll take your part when darkness falls and pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water, I'll lay me down.

(Paul Simon)

SCRIPTURE:

I lay down my life for my sheep. John 10:15

The cross is our bridge over troubled water and the one that hung there,

is our Redeemer and comfort!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 9

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

God is able to heal your body, but your body was created

to be the temple of something more precious than physical

life. Your body will die someday, but your spirit, the true

you, that is where real life is to be found.

(Touched by an Angel)

SCRIPTURE:

Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy

Spirit? 1 Corinthians 6:19

Remember: The spirit is eternal, but the body is only temporary.

And we get a new body... one that doesn't have to count calories!!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 8

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but

by the seeds you plant. (Country Magazine)

SCRIPTURE:

I (Paul) Planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but

God made it grow. 1 Corinthians 3:6

It takes faith to patiently sow the seed and wait. We

want to force growth, which is not our job in the first

place!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 7

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

My ability to forgive is a good barometer of my love.

(Michael C. Armor)

SCRIPTURE:

Love keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5

Wow! The above scripture sure convicts me. I'm better

at wrong keeping than I am at balancing my checkbook!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 6

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The Christian life is not a sprint... it is a marathon.

Training for one is far different for the rigors of

preparing for the other. The distance runner learns

to run despite the pain and stress focusing on the

completion. Like the runner as a follower of Christ,

you must dig deep to find inner strength placed there

by the Holy Spirit. (Vantage Point Meditation)

SCRIPTURE:

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen

you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.

Ephesians 3:16

You don't have to be the fastest runner on the track, you

just have to stay on the track. We all grow at different

spurts, so don't be discouraged if your growth is slow.

What matters.. keep growing!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 5

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Understanding myself becomes the baseline from

which I understand others, (Michael C. Armor)

SCRIPTURE:

Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 19:19

If I hate who I am, I'm likely to hate who you are

as well!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

August 4

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

A live body is not one that never gets hurt, but that

can to some extent repair itself. In the same way a

Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but

a man who is enabled to... pick himself up and begin

over again after each stumble.

(C. S. Lewis-Mere Christianity)

SCRIPTURE:

Not that I have already obtained all this or have already

been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for

which Christ took hold of me. Philippians 3:12

Christians are sinners, that by the grace of God, have been

forgiven and are still in God's workroom!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 3

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

It's the little things in life that determines the big things.

(Pocket Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you

ruler over many things. Matthew 25:21 (KJV)

If you're overwhelmed with the thought of saving the whole

world... start out with one. God saves individually!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 2

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Guard the truth of God by putting it into practice.

Demonstrate your faith. Lazarus did not give

lectures on resurrection. People had only to look

at him and they believed (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:

On account of him (Lazarus) many of the Jews were

going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.

John 12:11

The question: Is my life a sermon of faith that brings

others to Christ?

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

October 1

Greetings: God bless you this day!

Welcome to a new month. Hasn't this year flown by?

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Believe

everything happens for a reason. If you get a second

chance grab it with both hands. If it changes your life,

let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just said

it would be worth it! (From Evelyn Curry)

SCRIPTURE:

The Lord is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall

I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

A good thought to begin a new month! If we make God

our stronghold-each day-life will certainly be worth the

journey!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda