Contemplating Life

  “ For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 The world is full of itching ears Crying “Tell me what I want to hear. Realign the scriptures In a way that makes it clear That God agrees with what I desire; My choices are okay. I don’t want to hear that I am wrong. I want to live this way.” And as it has been since the Garden Since man with God’s conception There is a voice that twists the truth; There is a voice that speaks deception. Satan starts with a grain of truth Then twists it to a lie And there is proof that if we embrace it We will curse ourselves to die. God doesn’t want His creation doomed And He’s put a plan in place That will make us worthy of His Holy That will allow us to see His face. But that plans begins w

  There is an old saying that I have heard repeatedly throughout my life that goes something like this: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” It’s an old saying that now makes me laugh when I hear it because I immediately think “You don’t know my Jesus and just how much He is teaching this old dog a new way.” It’s true – I am quickly gaining on the ‘old’ mark on the life meter, yet I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a time of change and transformation as has been happening. As I have written, I love to walk a dirt road, and my times on the road are for enjoyment, prayer, worship, and a bit of self-coaching. I was a little frustrated when I set out on a recent morning, and I began with some self-coaching. I began to say something that I have reiterated repeatedly to myself throughout my life: “Ruth, you are so incredibly stupid!” HOWEVER…...this time, the Holy Spirit pulled me up short and these are the words I spoke: “Ruth, you are so incredibly…” *deep breath here* “….an object of