Created in His Image

FAITH:  

Proverbs 17:1-28  

God judges every person by the same standard. He condems evil.  

Wisdom does not come naturally. We gain it by respecting God and making careful choices.  

The God who has shown himself to be for us, wills also to be with us. He is infinitely capable and desirous of relating himself to every person who freely opens himself to such a relationship. God wills this as the means of fulfilling his purpose in us, enabling us to become the kind of persons he intends us to be.  

The divine capacity to be personally related to us is rooted in the richness and complexity of the very being of God. "God in Three Persons!" Transcendent above and eminent in all that exists. Disclosing himself dramatically and painfully in our history. Intimately and profoundly present with each who will open himself to the Spirit.  

And we are built so that we may deeply receive his Spirit.. We bear his image. Our person is patterned after his Person. Our spirit, at its deepest level, is kin to his Spirit. As we, then, accept the loving knowledge of God made possible through Christ, we are drawn by the Spirit into a deeper knowledge which becomes trust, commitment, growth, fulfillment. 

by Chester A Pennington  

Applying it: Avoid the mistake others have made. Spend time with a Christian older than you. Gain wisdom by hearing of that person's success and failure. Find answers to questions like: "What has helped you get to know God better? How do you resist temptation? How do you respond to stress?" 

Exploring it: Faith--Psalm 20:7; John 14:14-17; Hebrews 11:1  

FRIENDS: Father, how thankful I am that You invite me to call out to You. I recognize that prayer is a vital part of our relationship. I promise to share my most inner thoughts and feelings and to praise and worship You for all that You have done for me. In Jesus' name, Amen.  

FOOD: Here is a great website that will help you with cooking and a lot of other things in life that you may not have memorized. http://megaconverter.com/mega2/  

FUN: I have seen this before, I just hope it wasn't because I posted it before. It's funny either way. 

 

Men Are Just Happier People

 

NICKNAMES  

1. If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.  

2. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.  

EATING OUT  

1. When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.  

2. When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.  

MONEY  

1. A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.  

2. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale. BATHROOMS  

1. A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel .  

2. The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.  

ARGUMENTS  

1. A woman has the last word in any argument.  

2. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.  

FUTURE 1. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.  

2. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.  

SUCCESS  

1. A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.  

2.. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.  

MARRIAGE  

1. A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.  

2.. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does. DRESSING UP  

1. A woman will dress up to go shopping, go to the gym, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.  

2. A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.  

NATURAL 1. Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.  

2. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.  

OFFSPRING  

1. Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.  

2. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house..  

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!