Christian Reflection and Prayer

U.S. House & Senate have voted
themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises.

1. They voted to not give you
a S.S. Cost of Living raise in 2010 and 2011.
2. Your Medicare premiums will
go up $285.60 for the 2 years and
you will not get the 3% COLA.

Your total 2 year loss and cost
is $1,600 or $3,200 for husband and wife.
3. Over 2 years they each get $10,000.
4. How’s that hope and change
workin’ out for ya?
5. Will they increase your cost
of drugs - doctor fees - local taxes -
food, etc.?

Maybe it's time for the 28th Amendment…

"Congress shall make no law that
applies to the citizens of the United
States that does not apply equally
to the Senators or Representatives,
and Congress shall make no law
that applies to the Senators or
Representatives that does not apply
equally to the citizens of the
United States."

SACRIFICIAL LOVE

God is always ready to help
us and expects us to help
others

Scripture:

"Don't forget to do good
and to share what you
have with those in need,
for such sacrifices are
very pleasing to God."
Hebrews 13:16 NLT

In His steps

"Have you seen kids
wearing bracelets with
the initials WWJD—
"What Would Jesus Do?"
The story behind those
bracelets begins a century
ago, when a minister
named Charles Sheldon
wrote a novel titled In His
Steps. One Sunday morning
at First Church, Pastor
Henry Maxwell is preaching
a sermon about how to follow
Christ's example of sacrificial
love.

The service is suddenly i
nterrupted when a tramp
stands up. He's been out
of work for a year, he says,
yet not one person in town
has helped him find another
job. Twisting his shabby hat
in his hands, the tramps says,
"I was wondering if what you
call following Jesus is the
same thing as what he taught.…
I get puzzled when I see so
many Christians living in luxury
and remember how my wife
died in a tenement.…what
would Jesus do?" At that point,
to the congregation's horror,
the tramp collapses and dies.

The following Sunday, the
minister makes a stunning
proposal: He's looking for
volunteers willing to pledge
themselves for an entire year
to do nothing without first
asking, "What would Jesus
do?" Some fifty people make
the pledge, and a remarkable
series of events begins.

Some of these people pay a
high price for their obedience.
But they also learn the joy of
following faithfully in his footsteps.

A few years ago, a Holland,
Michigan, youth leader was
so inspired by this classic
story that she had bracelets
made bearing the letters WWJD
and gave them to the kids in her
church. The idea caught fire, and
today millions wear them.

adapted from How Now Shall We
Live? Devotional by Charles Colson
(Tyndale) pp 585-86

Health:
1.       Drink plenty of water.
2.       Eat breakfast like a king, lunch
like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3.       Eat more foods that grow on
trees and plants and eat less food
that is manufactured in plants.
4.       Live with the 3 E's -- Energy,
Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5.       Make time to pray.
6.       Play more games.
7.       Read more books than
you did in 2009.
8.       Sit in silence for at least
10 minutes each day.
9.       Sleep for 7 hours.
10.     Take a 10-30 minutes walk
daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11.    Don't compare your life to others.
You have no idea what their journey is
all about.
12.    Don't have negative thoughts or
things you cannot control. Instead invest
your energy in the positive present moment.
13.    Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14.    Don't take yourself so seriously.
No one else does.
15.    Don't waste your precious energy
on gossip.
16.    Dream more while you are awake.
17.    Envy is a waste of time. You already
have all you need.
18.    Forget issues of the past. Don't remind
your partner with his/her mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present happiness.
19.    Life is too short to waste time hating
anyone. Don't hate others.
20.    Make peace with your past so it won't
spoil the present.
21.    No one is in charge of your happiness
except you.
22.    Realize that life is a school and you are
here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the
curriculum that appear and fade away like
algebra class but  the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
23.    Smile and laugh more.
24.    You don't have to win every argument.
Agree to disagree.

Society:
25.    Call your family often.
26.    Each day give something good to others.
27.    Forgive everyone for everything.
28.    Spend time w/ people over the age of 70
& under the age of  6.
29.    Try to make at least three people smile
each day.
30.    What other people think of you is none
of your business.
31.    Your job won't take care of you when you
are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32.    Do the right thing!
33.    Get rid of anything that isn't useful,
beautiful or joyful.
34.    GOD heals everything.
35.    However good or bad a situation is, i
t will change..
36.    No matter how you feel, get up, dress
up and show up.
37.    The best is yet to come.
38.    When you awake alive in the morning,
thank GOD for it.
39.    Your Innermost Being is always happy.
So, be happy.

ABOVE ALL REMEMBER EACH DAY "GOD
LOVES YOU"