My Tea Time With Jesus

How do we live in a way that doesn’t keep getting us into trouble? How about cravings? Are they healthy and wise, or destructive and harmful? In most of our lives, cravings are a mixture of both (for me anyway that is). Galatians 5:16 (NLT) “So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.” Easier said than done, right?? Well, not really. However, it does take practice. What is hard about it is that we still and always WILL have cravings! We have every day, normal, routine cravings that we seem to have to fight every day all day long (or am I alone?!). Then we have those once in a while cravings. Or something that jumps up out of thin air that we never even thought of before! Right?! According to God’s word, and my own practice, the only way to conquer our cravings (in any and all areas) is to pray. Yup, pray. Not just any prayer mind you, but a prayer with power and faith. First thing, you have to be willing to...

Boy!! God sure does have a sense of humor!! LOL Proverbs 15:2 (NLT) The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness. I had the silliest MEF (mind’s eye flash) with this verse today! I saw a person talking. Wise words of wisdom sharing their knowledge. As the words came out of their mouth they were like ALL of the things I find appealing! Food, places, things, people… The feeling of peace and solace were like a sweet cloud surrounding them as they spoke, and me as I listened. Truly appealing!! Then, another person started speaking. As they spoke there was a fog or haze of sorts flowing around them. Coming out of their mouth the words were encased in the most stinky, gross, colored haze and stink! Worse than the gas from a dog! It came in waves like they were burping up the words from their intestines. What a visual in such a short few words LOL But it actually made me think: what if we really could SEE peoples wor...

Have you ever seen an abandoned stable? How about an abandoned field or property? Looks pretty sad, right? Compare that to when you drive through an active, thriving farm area – BIG difference, right?! Proverbs 14:4 (NLT) Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. An interesting MEF (mind’s eye flash) happened as I read this twice. First, of a beautiful, clean, fresh barn – empty! Ready for people and such, but no animals. Then a flash out to the field. It was dry, dirt mostly, nothing “living” there either. As I looked back in the barn, it then had animals in it. Along with the smell and dirtiness that is there in the stalls. The floors were still clean and ready for people, but there was animal “things” everywhere. Food, bedding, harness, manure, and so on. Then as I turned and looked out at the field – it was almost as far as the eye could see. Beautiful colors of the different foods being frown. Alive, vibrant, FULL. J Then as I ...