Potpourri of Thoughts

I have so many things I've been thinking about
and not enough time to blog them,
so in order to de-clutter my brain,
I am going to think 'outloud'
through my fingers to make more room
for other thoughts.

Mercy+Truth=Justice
The Bible is full of verses that refer to mercy and truth being the two vital components of justice. If we act only in mercy, we'll be off kilter emotionally and things will get out of hand at home or in the classroom. If we act only in truth, we will be hard. But, if we take mercy in one hand and truth in the other and weigh them closely so they balance, then, we will have Justice. Justice is the foundation of trust. But that's another story.

Safety Nets
No one likes having an airbag going off, or having their car scraped up by a guard rail, but it sure beats the alternative. Likewise, integrity and guidelines may cause some to be an airbag or a guard rail in an institution. They may make things uncomfortable for a time, but it's better than crashing.
The safety net of true worship is righteousness and justice. Sometimes, we want to bypass the building of a firm foundation, but unless we do, we are headed for the alternative we so dearly want to avoid.

Without forgiveness, there is no relationship.

The one who is blind, thinks he is not.
The one who can see, knows he has blind spots.

Sad fact: The Children of Israel wanted a King, because Samuel the prophet was getting old, and his sons were not godly enough to take his place.

Heb. 11:26-...Moses "looked" to the reward. Bible notes say, "The word literally means 'to look away from everything else in order to look intently on one object." The direction we are looking is the direction our lives will take.

Sampson had just killed 1000 men. A great victory. But he cries out to God, "You have given me this great deliverance; now shall I die of thirst?"
You would think that among those 1000 dead bodies,
he could find some canteens with water in them.
Many great men in the Bible seem to have a meltdown after a great victory. How often do we come through some great crisis with victory and then fall apart at some small inconvenience or threat?
Sampson had 20 good years after that whole drama and God continued to use him to bring judgment on the enemies of His children. Things are seldom as bad as they seem.
Take a nap. Eat some protein. Drink water.
See how you feel tomorrow.
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Now I feel a bit better. I've given up on writing a book report on every book I read and I probably won't blog all the prayers in the Bible. Shwew! That's a relief!