ACRONYMS ABOUND!

Acronyms abound----on jars of jam, no less.

T.O.E. Jam made me laugh!!

Eventually, I realized the acronyms let a customer know contents of the jams.

I liked my THOTS better.

T rust                  T hrow                               T urn

O nly                   O ut                                  O n

E lohim                E expectations (of others)      E encouragement

Stick your toe in the positive "waters of words" to encourage others!

"TEA-chable"

The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. (Ecclesiastes 12:11, NKJV)

If one is going to "tea"ch God's word, especially if she is not a biblical scholar, much preparation is needed---tho the lessons for the teacher are usually greater than the lesson to be taught. Paring is necessary if there is to be clarity in the presentation. One thing is needful---God's word in God's way----God is El Shaddai, the "All Sufficient One"---everything else is superfluous.

"Keep the main thing the main thing" as Kay Arthur often says when she's teaching. C. H. Spurgeon puts it this way, "The man of one book is eminent, the man of one pursuit is successful."

As the "Preacher" says in Ecclesiastes, there is "no end to books and much study is wearisome," or simply put, man's all is to "Fear God and keep His commandments." 

There is nothing quite like a divine education---but it comes first to the teacher and then to the student. 

Grateful for a morning of "Tea With Thee" time, prior to teaching, this "TEA-cher" is still sipping from God's word and praying for a "tea-chable" spirit for both herself and her students.

SATURDAY SNIPPETS #5

11/9/13 

A Snippet---similar to a text--pithy. Hopefully, pithy with a punch!

To experience God’s sufficiency, we must realize our own insufficiency.

Trust the All Sufficient One for "sufficiency" for all of life's needs.

Abundant life of vitality comes from union with Him. "Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee;" Psalm 73:26

When we walk with the Lord, there comes a new vitality, a superabundance of life. ... because he lives within them, they have the riches of the superabundant life. (John 10:10)

Do you have life?

It is only when one lives with the Lord that life becomes really worth living and one begins to "live" in the real sense of the word.

Sufficient unto the day….

10/29/13 Study Notes & Marginalia

Worry = unnecessary anxiety----Worry happens when we lose sight of our loving Father’s care. Worry is lack of trust in God’s care. (Cathy Crowe)

Anxiety=afraid of what might happen. (Wayne Smith)

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:27)

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34)

Worry doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow; worry empties today of its strength. (C. Crowe)

So don't waste your moments or your hours. Trust God!

Sufficient unto the day----our troubles and worries.   

But God….is the all Sufficient One.