RPP

Happy Sabbath

I had a good week back to work and enjoyed my week off. I had to return this week and I am thankful that the world did not fall apart for my clients and that there were no real problems I had to tackle.  

I am thankful the Lord helped me find my car alarm fob.  It fell off yesterday when I was on my way to my appointments.  I searched a parking lot, grass, the street and my suitcase of a purse (I guess you can call it a weekender?) and couldn't find it.  I need that fob because I cannot alarm my car without it.  I also could not have my car heating up in the cold mornings since I would not be able to lock the door and prevent a thief from trying it. At the end of my work day, I found that the key fob slipped underneath the seat cover that I didn't have secured properly on the drivers side seat.  

I am thankful for prevented illness.  

My son was given a cookie with egg in it and he is allergic.  He is allergic to eggs, all nuts, soy, and he has outgrown his allergy to wheat.  I’m still waiting for the day that he outgrows the egg allergy; so far it is not today. 

He ate one cookie and made his own decision to put the other two back.  I saw him biting into the first cookie and of course went into a panic because I was 99% sure there was egg or something else in it that he could not handle, but it was too late.  The people around me didn’t appear concerned and went on about their own business.  Yes, at church, this still goes on.  I took him home and gave him an hour and he did have some problems in the bathroom as a result, but thankfully did not have to go to the hospital this time like Ritas water ice and ice cream did.

Then came today.  I come downstairs to check on my son and hear that he took a bite out of a chocolate candy bar.  No one could tell me the name of the candy bar but at least someone was smart enough to take it away from him so he wouldn’t ingest any more.  I watched him during the entire Sabbath school and later during the service, he was coughing some but no harm came past that.  One person thought the candy bar was an organic chocolate bar that a teen was hiding in the room for another day.  No one could confirm if nuts were in the bar.

Then a sister gave me a scone.  I accepted it and decided not to go into why I can’t eat this or that. I’m a plant based vegetarian. I don’t eat dairy, eggs, meat, fish or gelatin.  I do eat honey and like leather products like purses and boots so that excludes me from being vegan.

Other Adventists balk at the idea of being a vegetarian full time yet every Sabbath (at least at the churches I’ve visited) we have vegetarian/vegan meals that people have no problem grubbing down. 

I am thankful for the sermon I heard today. Less than 10% read their Bibles every day.  Even fewer study the word of God every day or even in a month. But we call ourselves Christians and say we are committed to Him.  I know I am guilty of not studying as I should.  I am challenged to read more and for longer and I want to take up that challenge this year, starting today.  If we have a health message that we are sharing with others, we ourselves ought to be applying that message to our own lives.  We need to read daily and connect with the Lord on a deeper level if we are calling ourselves Christians. 

I challenge you to give more of your time to the Lord.  Ten minutes at least and lets work on increasing that number.  Reading, praying, praising,  RPP.   

May you have a blessed week and stay encouraged.