Lead a Quiet Life

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders. — 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Tonight Liz will come over after work for appetizers and cake.

We'll be celebrating her birthday.

Last time she took Abby to the beach, she mentioned that she didn't have a beach chair.

Abby wished she had thought to bring chairs for them to use.

But that gave her a great idea for a birthday gift.

Sure enough, Costco has beach chairs available online.

We haven't seen them in the stores for several months.

The beach reminds me of living a quiet life, enjoying the ocean, the waves, floating on the water, and drying off in the sun.

Lord, help me to win the respect of outsiders.

Let my every act glorify You.

Mind Your Own Business

You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody, — 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

It's hard to mind our own business when things around us seem to be in disarray.

At the same time, God calls us to mind our own business.

He asks us to work with our hands.

So that our daily life may win the respect of others.

And so we will not dependent on anybody.

Instead, we will work hard and mind our own business.

Here we are at the top of Pyles Peak in October - our 6 mile hike.

Thanks to Kellie for arranging this hike for us.

 

My Soul Finds Rest

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. — Psalm 62:1

God asks me to set aside a day of rest.

I'm not always the best at following those instructions.

At times I let the busyness of life get in the way of my time with Him.

When I do rest, I feel refreshed and ready to meet whatever comes my way.

When I don't, I feel frustrated and irritable.

My salvation comes from God.

So should my rest.