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Thursday... So many gifts they gave us.


Thursday... So many gifts they gave us.

My sister, Connie is here with us for a few days and we've been reminiscing and that is a good thing. In that context this verse in Proverbs stood out to me as I was thinking of our parents who have gone on before us.

Proverbs 12:11 (NLT) says, "A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense." One of the greatest gifts our parents, Ivan and Helen gave us was the example of being hard workers. And I really thank God for that example. To their last days they were hard workers and God honored them with that example. My dad was working late into the night when he was killed. And my mom into her 90's was still looking each for something to do.

 I have a family around me who are hard workers. My son and daughter and their mates are hard workers. My wife, Margaret is one of the hardest workers I know. And God is blessing each one of them. 

The MESSAGE says it this way, "The one who stays on the job has food on the table; the witless chase whims and fancies."

May God bless you today as you get up and head out to your job. May you keep at it. Others may not be physically able to to what they have done but they are not giving in to the temptation to just give up. And God is blessing them. 

One thing about hard work is the deep satisfaction and the sense of accomplishment that one has as they look back on their day and see what they have done. Even in retirement I get up early to do what I do to make a difference with my life. That was built into me from the examples that God put into my life. 

The Amplified Bible says, "He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment."

Thanks God for your Word and for examples that you have placed before us and for the opportunities that you given us. Again, "A hard worker has plenty of food", "The one who stays on the job has food on the table" and "He who tills his land will have plenty of bread." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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