Letting The World In TOO Soon

 Have you ever been convicted of something and then later have it reinforced with something you have read. Well this happened to me recently and I would like to share it with you. I am hoping it will bless you as well. 

So lately I have gotten a little lax in my morning schedule and I have let the world in too soon. What do I mean by that? Well I had slowly started getting on my phone and turning on the volume of it and it has become a distraction during my quiet time. You see I wake up and I get my cats and chickens taken care of and then it is quiet time. But I had slipped into getting on my phone and checking this and that - and I thought it was harmless because I was "only" checking weather and the such. I thought I was doing SO good because I was not checking Facebook and Emails till after quiet time. BUT once I turned the ringer on I began getting distracted and it took away from my quiet time. 

So one morning last week - after I had had several interruptions I wrote on an index card - these rules I wanted to put into place for myself: 

* Don't turn sound on phone till after quiet time. 

* Don't look at things on phone will after quiet time - everything can wait. 

* I have a better quiet time when I haven't let the world in first. 

Then I began reading my current book Your Friend, The Holy Spirit  And just listen to what I found in my reading for this day that I was convicted of allowing the world in too soon: 

"If Jesus is the center and focus of our lives, the whole life will revolve around our relationship with Him. He will be our most important priority. He will be the first One to whom we turn for companionship and the last One for whom we cannot find time."

I get such a blessing that can't be matched when I put God first. When I let the world do it's thing, it will all be there when I am done with my quiet time with Jesus and I will be better prepared to face it when I put God first! 

Yes, reading this chapter reassured me of the importance to put God first. He deserves it! I hope that this little testimony blessed you. And I would like to encourage you - if you don't already -please find some time for God - as close to the first things you do as possible- you WILL be blessed!! 

#9 Dealing with Failure, More About Jesus Seminar

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Freebie Friday

So outside of my favorite little thrift store - I found the plastic little container on the left top of the photo - filled with all these playdoh toys! I will need to soak them in water and clean them up but there are some great additions to our play doh toys!! 

Now hopefully I can find some great deals to start having some best deal posts again. But at least for now I at least was able to share a couple of freebie fridays with you all. Next week I will share something awesome with you all that I got for free. It is something I had been looking for. I can't wait to share it with you! :O) 
 

There Is Nothing More Healing...

 "There is nothing more healing to the sinful heart then to be fully known and yet fully loved. Those who met Jesus sensed that He knew everything about them and still loved them. They knew that he knew every dark secret and every fragile fear lurking in their hearts, and yet He did not condemn. He was full of both "grace and truth." In Him "righteousness and peace have kissed each other." He loves the sinner while hating the sin, and He only hates the sin because it hurts the sinner He loves."

~Ty Gibson

" Seeing With New Eyes ~the true beauty of God's character"

Do I Have A Best Deal Today OR Not?

So today is when I usually post My Best Deal. But I have not had a chance to go shopping that much the last couple of weeks. After being sick for 3 weeks - I had quite a bit of stuff around here to get caught up on. I enjoy thrift store shopping but I enjoy it more when I have thing under control here at my home. 

Then there is another issue of why I don't have anything for my Best Deal post today. I tried to go to my favorite little thrift store today - I had gotten a few of my jobs done around the house and wanted to treat myself to a trip to the thrift store. I got there only to find no one there and it closed. That is one of the biggest annoyances of this little thrift store- the lady who runs it is kind of hit or miss if she is there and opens. Most of the time she does well - but just ever so often - I drive up there only to find the store closed. What a disappointment. 

Well I had a couple of other errands to run around town. So I got them taken care of so it wasn't a total waste of a trip. Anyway hopefully I will find a great deal to share with you soon. :O) 

#8 Gotta Tell Somebody, More About Jesus Seminar

Happy Sabbath! May God bless you today and everyday! :O) 

Freebie Friday

I was finally able to make it to my favorite little thrift store last week. And sure enough they had a few boxes of free stuff out front. I enjoy looking through these boxes. 

This week I found this brand new business card holder and I have a great plan for it. 

I learned this idea from my mother in law - but I have added something special to mine. 

So my mother in law keeps all of her Drs business card in a holder similar to this. So I thought I would do that for my husband and I. 

But how mine will be a bit different than her book will be- is that when I take her to Dr appointments- I will be getting a business card from those Drs as well and I will put those card at the back of the book. That way when I need to contact a Dr office I will have the info handy. I may even write on the back of the cards - the visits - so that when we are wondering when the last visit was - I can check easily. I may do this will mine and my husbands drs cards. 

 This was my great freebie Friday find. Come back next week - I have another freebie friday for then as well. See you then! :O)