I CHOOSE!

It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The
World is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will
Arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The
stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The
calm of the solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human
race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be
made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be
exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must make a choice.
Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose. I choose
love...
No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose
love. Today I will love God and what God loves.


I choose joy...
I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the
Temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse
to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will
refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see
God.


I choose peace...
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose patience...
I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the
one who takes my place, I will invite him to do so. Rather than complain
that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray.
Instead of clenching my fists at new assignments,
I will face them with joy and courage.


I choose kindness...
I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. I will be kind to the
rich for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind for
that is how God has treated me.


I choose goodness...

I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be
overlooked before I boast. I will confess before I accuse.
I choose goodness.


I choose faithfulness...

Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will
not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife
will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their
father will not come home.


I choose gentleness...

Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may
it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If
I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I choose self-control...

I am a spiritual being. After this body is
dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the
eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be
impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will
be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.


Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I
will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when this
day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long~suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.
Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22~23

1Peter 5

¹The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: ²Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; ³neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. ⁴And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away. ⁵Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. ⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; ⁷casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. ⁸Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, ⁹ whom withstand stedfast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world. ¹⁰And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you. ¹¹ To him [be] the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. ¹²By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account [him], I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein. ¹³She that is in Babylon, elect together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Mark my son. ¹⁴Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be unto you all that are in Christ.

1Peter 2:1-5

"Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ"

Hey Pals/Bloggers?

I have been busy doing ministry. 2.5 weeks In school ministry with a team From Elpasso Texas. we saw many Hands lifted to receive Christ. We thank God. I promise more blogs soon!