Happy Friday!

Prayer updates:
Carme finally got to meet with her new students around1:15 today. She was so excited. She will have first year teacher pay until her service records come in and then she will receive appropriate pay for her years and master’s degree plus some extra hours. Congratulations Carme. Praise god from Whom all blessings flow.

Geni and Travis got to Nac okay today and will return after lunch on Sunday.

2 Corinthians 10:5 “Capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”

Jesus was the perfect example of obedience to the Father. Jesus was also One who never lived in any gray areas. He knew His mission while on the earth and His purpose was to be not only the example of obedience, but to show His disciples and those with whom He encountered in His travels and had a relationship.

Jesus never let His thoughts go astray from the path the Father had laid out for Him. Remember the story in Matthew when He has told the disciples of His death and resurrection and Peter (as usual) speaks out because he cannot bear the thought of being without His teacher and friend. What does Jesus do? He tells Peter to “Get thee behind me Satan!” What a dramatic moment that must have been! Peter must have been completely shocked as well as the other disciples.

Jesus had to remain focused on the mission and not let anything be a stumbling block to the cross. Jesus captured the thought voiced by Peter and told him that he (Peter) did not understand the things of heaven and was only thinking about the things of the earth. Jesus’ eyes had to be constantly fixed on the cross. He did not allow any thought to enter His mind that would delay or deny the will of the Father.

Does this sound a bit like What would Jesus do? So I guess the questions of the night are these: What happens when we see or hear things that hinder our growth in our spiritual lives? Do we capture those thoughts and say, “Get thee behind me Satan!” or do we allow those thoughts and pictures to stay with us? And how do we change those thoughts or get rid of them in order that we do not stumble on the path God has laid before us?

Jesus had to be immediately decisive with Peter to show him that He (Jesus) had a mission to accomplish and there would be no time to dwell on the things of the earth. He modeled this action to Peter and the other disciples to show the seriousness of God’s plan and expectations of their lives when He ascended to the Father and they would take over the ministry.

Does God expect the same of us? Can we capture the thoughts that enter our minds and give them over in obedience to God? Just a thought…

Take joy in the journey and hug your babies! Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.