The Bible and other thoughts

I tend to write down various quotes in my Bible....quotes that tend to catch my attention.

Here is one:

"The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold on me."-------Martin Luther

I am a early riser. I like to get up around 4:20 a.m. each weekday and on weekends I'll sleep in until 5-ish. My morning time is key to my daily life. I get one cup of coffee with vanilla sugar-free creamer and I grab my guidebook for life......aka my Bible. I do tend to study one version for a while and then switch to another one. I find that I learn so much more when I study the Word in the various translations. Currently, I'm using the Amplified Bible. (the one put out by Joyce Meyer) I usually get in a little over a hour of Bible study and prayer. It is my "fuel" for the day. I don't know what I'd do without this very precious time. I like to give God the firstfruits of my day because he is first in my life. Right now I'm in the book of Exodus in the Old Testament reading about Moses as he received the ten commandments. I also read in the New Testament and I'm currently in the book of Luke, just finished up chapter 12. I like to read a chapter in each and then I have three devotionals that I also look up the recommend verses and then read the commentary. (the Devotionals are "Daily Bread" which was the first I started to read a few years ago, In Touch Magazines devotional which is from Dr. Charles Stanley, and then the newest is Turning Point Magazines devotional which is my least favorite of the three....but I'm giving it a chance)

There are so many great verses in the book of Luke! Chapter 12 has some great teachings by Jesus about not being anxious, worried, fearful, frustrated etc... One I really like is:

"And which of you by being overly anxious and troubled with cares can add a cubit to his stature or a moment [unit] of time to his age [the length of his life]? If then you are not able to do such a little thing as that, why are you anxious and troubled with cares about the rest?"
Luke 12:25-26 Amplified

How true and timely those words are to all of our lives! I don't know if I'm the only one who has struggled in the past (and still do to a lesser extent) with worry and overthinking things. When I fall into that old pattern (of which I have been greatly delivered) I realize that I am of little faith! How can I be resting in the promises of my Lord and Savior when I am worrying about this, that, and the other? I can't. He has given me His peace and that peace passes all human understanding....that peace has been given to me. It is mine to claim! How blessed I am.

Work today was fun. I love my job. I do think I'm coming down with a cold....it is that time of the year and it seems that I tend to catch a few of the colds that my students bring to school. I realize how fortunate I am to laugh as much as I do at my job! I heard recently that the average adult laughs only 4-8 times a day!! The average child laughs 150 times a day! Becuase of my great fortune of teaching young children, I think I'm closer to the number of laughs of a child than to my adult friends.

Well, I need to go run errands before going to meet the school bus. I am hoping to get in a run today when I get back from the bus. It may be a short one due to how I'm feeling, but that is better than nothing. Hopefully I'll have time to record the mileage. So far today, I've walked nearly 2 miles just with my daily work.

Be Blessed!