The True Genius Bar

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Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. (Psalm 68:19)

Have you ever felt like you are troubleshooting with your life?  I certainly have.  A troubleshooter is “a person skilled at solving or anticipating problems or difficulties (Webster’s Dictionary).”  And I should be clear that I feel more like the first part of this definition, a person becoming skilled at solving problems.  I can’t anticipate them very often, but they frequently come.  Let me give you some examples just in this last month…  The air conditioner broke down, the refrigerator door wouldn’t shut, the computer stopped working, my phone took a swim, the roof had a leak, and numerous other things have come up.  Each one God has helped Paul and I solve one by one.

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Life Support

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All I really needed to know I learned in KINDERGARTEN “Genesis”

I’ve been studying Genesis a lot lately and I continue to be amazed at what I find there.  I have studied it many times before, but God always finds a way to help me experience it in a new way.  I’m starting to get the feeling like this could be a book that sets you up for life.  Kind of like that old saying, “All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten.”  Yes, I feel it is very important to know the whole Bible and allow all of it to impact your daily life with the Lord.  Please don’t misunderstand me.

I simply want to draw some truths from Genesis to show you how exciting God’s Word can be.  It is vibrant, living, and active in our daily lives, if we allow it to be.  Sometimes we tend to make God’s Word complicated and forget to draw the meaning from it for our lives.  God wants us to seek His Truth, so we can be renewed daily in Him.  I pray you will take the time to read Genesis with me, at your own pace, as we embark on a journey to walk out God’s Word.

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Practice makes Perfect

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Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put it into practice.  And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9)

This is such a humbling passage of Scripture to me.  I’ve read it many times and every time my heart is convicted.  I would love to say, “Sure whatever I say, or do, or teach, or think, and every attitude I have… All of it you can follow and practice in your own life!”  But the sad truth is I can find fault with many areas in my life.  There are times when my attitude needs an adjustment.  Times when words flow too freely out of my mouth.  Times when I should be learning and not teaching.  Times when my thought process doesn’t quite reflect the beauty of God’s Word.  Yes, and there are even times I do things I’m not too proud of.

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Who am I?

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I am weak, but He is strong.

I fail at times, but He never fails me.

I stumble all the time, but He is there to lift me up.

My moods, desires, and passions change; but He never changes.

I have a lot of questions, He has all the answers.

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Member Status

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See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands… (Isaiah 49:16)

A few months ago, I pulled into a gas station to get some gas. My tank was showing me that I was in desperate need of it. Normally, I don’t allow it to get that low, but this time I had been running around for different appointments and it just slipped my mind.

Well, there I am at the pump. I swipe my card as usual, but I’m denied. No, I wasn’t denied because of my card. I was denied because I was at a Sam’s Club Gas station. I was not a member and I did not have a member’s card. I felt pretty silly. I needed to get back in my vehicle and drive away.

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