I know you are all worth this!

Ok, girls. You know I've been having trouble with my computer. It's running super slow today, and I'm wanting to post lots of stuff. BUT I KNOW YOU ARE ALL WORTH THIS!!!!! Here's a LONG devotional I read this morning, and just thought I had to share. (and just to think, my Mom asked me yesterday if I was running out of things to say on here. Ha!)

STIRRING THE POT

"Reservations!" may be our favorite dinner entree, but we all spend some time at our stoves. Whether we cook often or seldom, it is good to take a peek at who is stirring our pots- Hatred or Love?
Hatred stands at her stove stirring the pot. She becomes more furious and vicious as each swipe of the spoon brings up past pain and injury. Hatred keeps stirring to make sure she doesn't miss any of the ugliest memories. While scraping the bottom of the pot, she delights in the dissension she discovers she has almost forgotten, but even that is not enough. Hatred knows just what buttons to push to turn up the heat. She makes the fire hotter and hotter. The contents of the pot swell, getting bigger and bubblier. Frantically, Hatred keeps stirring and turning up the heat. Soon the pot is overflowing and spewing dissension over the top of the stove. She realizes too late that the stove is a mess and so is her marriage. The hot liquid is uncontrollably overflowing. It begins its deadly descent spilling off the stove, scarring the scalps and minds of her innocent little children playing at her side.
Love views her pot much differently. Noticing the wrongs brewing inside, she quickly takes the lid and covers the pot. Love refuses to lift the lid fearing any forgiven and forgotten dissension may sneak out. She decides it is best not to push the buttons and turn up the heat. Love is sometimes tempted to peak into the pot but stops herself and determines, "No, I'm not going there. I won't look in that pot." Love discerns the difference between brewing problems that need a little stir and those minor irritations that are better left covered. After much sacrifice, her stove is clean, her marriage content, and her little children play happily on the floor at her side. If we aren't happy with the person stirring our pot, it's not too late to replace the cook. Who stands at our stove, what buttons are pushed, and how frantically we beat are the decisions we make every day. Certainly, there are times when our pot needs a good stir. We shouldn't put the lid on big problems. Gut there are other moments when the little, unimportant irritations are better left covered.
King Solomon states in Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs" (NIV). Solomon never placed a foot in our homes, but he knew that some days Hatred would stir, and on others, Love would cover. May we choose our battles with the wisdom of Solomon. May God give us wisdom to know when to stir the pot and when to leave the lid on. Our families will then play safely without fear of the person named Hatred.




Love Ya'll!! DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE MISSIONS MEETING TONIGHT!!