Shallow Thoughts...or Deep Living Water?

Don't let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men's own thoughts and ideas, instead of what Christ has said. ~Colossians 2:8

And Lord, how quickly, in our search we pass You by! Help us be ready to share with those who are searching, the Truth of Jesus Christ. Open eyes to see Truth!
Amen


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No More Fraidy Kat!

People who don't know me well think I might be a huge people person. I think we all want to be people-people...but the truth is we are a bit "fraidy cat"(Kat for me as some of my friends know me)when it comes to finding our place in a crowd or even one on one. We need not worry about what people will think if we seek to please our Lord.

For the Holy spirit, god's gift, does not want you to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them. II Tim. 1:7 TLB


So...I'm supposed to enjoy people! Oh...that's what the problem has been! I keep telling the ladies in bible study that I am an awesome Christian...until my feet hit the floor in the morning and I have to talk to people!

Guess I better work on this. You?

And Lord,
...whatever I fear most, I give to You; trusting that You will give me Your peace and courage.Holy Spirit, I ask you to help me with this In the precious name of Jesus.
Amen
AMEN

Hoping you too will be Wise and Strong and Just thinkin',

Kathy


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Back To Training Camp

I love the story of the Great Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) who would sit his Green Bay Packers football team down at the beginning of each training season and give a speech that starts with, “Gentlemen, this is a football.” He started with the basics as a means of helping them focus on the rudiments of the game. So in that spirit of getting BACK TO THE BASICS...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, THIS IS A BIBLE!"


Luke 8:21
He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice."

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Daily Dose of Devotion - A Gentle Answer Ministries

Daily Dose of Devotion - A Gentle Answer Ministries

Welcome Writer James Watkins to the New "Teachable Moments" page on the Website

Hey gang,

You can see the updates on A Gentle Answer Ministries on the Website's "Teachable Moments" tab/page...www.agentleanswer.weebly.com/teachable-moments.html

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I will continue this blog so you don't have to change anything...just check out the site from time to time for any updates.

Stories will still be shared here!

Thanks for all your kind encouragement.

Kathy

Be An Echo

Echo and His Master
by A Gentle Answer Ministries on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 12:33pm
by Kathy Lonsinger

Well, since the washing machine broke last week (and yes I grumbled) I have found myself at the laundry mat twice this week.
Today, as I was waiting on a rinse cycle, I was allowed to observe a man and his dog. I've determined that God is up to something when things break at my house. This was a wonderful moment at the local laundry mat I would have missed had I been home doing laundry.
I was witnessing such a clear picture of Christ as the master and how I am to behave as the faithful servant no matter what is going on in the world around me.
Meet Echo:

Echo

Echo is a 12 year old Red Healer that waited outside the door of this laundry mat while Brad, his master, was inside getting his work done.
Echo had a gift Brad had given him years ago, a worn out tennis ball. The ball never got out of Echo's sight and neither did his master.
People came in and out of the door and Echo, constantly with his eyes on Brad, would try to offer the tennis ball to whoever paid any attention. Most people ignored Echo, some kind of seemed annoyed by the gift Echo was trying to share, but a few took the ball and shared the gift, but Echo never moved out of the sight of his master.

I am to "Echo" my master, Jesus, here on Earth. I am not to be moved by people around me coming and going with vain philosophy and emerging ideas of who Christ and the Church should be. Even if I am ignored or mistreated, I am to share the gift of the Gospel of Christ...the free gift of salvation. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He does not change, and His church had better note that!
He promised to return for those who would confess with their mouths that Jesus IS LORD and believe in their hearts that God raised Him from the dead.

He gave me the gift of life through His shed blood on the cross of Calvary. I will not be moved, and my eyes wait for Him to return to take me to the place He is preparing for me now.
Brad finished his work inside the door, came outside and by his voice command, Echo picked up his tennis ball and followed his master to the car.





I would like to thank God for using Echo and Brad to remind me that I am to be found waiting, serving, and unswerving when Christ returns.
I will wait upon the Lord and I want Him to return to find me faithful, having cherished the gift of salvation I have accepted.

The time is now...don't wait to make up your mind.
In Jesus Name I pray that you "Echo" the Image of the Living God, Christ Jesus.

Amen

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

What Are You Waiting For?

Psalm 27:14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.




Diakoneo Greek/ Definition...
to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon to minister to one, render ministering offices to to be served, ministered unto to wait at a table and offer food and drink to the guests, of women preparing food to minister i.e. supply food and necessities of life to relieve one's necessities (e.g. by collecting alms), to provide take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of a deacon in Christian churches to serve as deacons to minister to attend to anything, that may serve another's interests to minister a thing to one, to serve one or by supplying any thing.


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So...Waiting does not mean "DO NOTHING", but "Wait" as in a "Waiter" or "Server", as in to "Serve"...
Let's Serve Him, shall we?

Website Set to Launch With Some Exciting Guest Writers

Hey gang,

Here's the link for our new website for A Gentle Answer Ministries. This will still be the blog site but we will be linking to the new Website as well. I am looking forward to the wonderful guest writers that will be sharing with us and encouraging us along the path.
I heard a Steven Curtis Chapman song...actually I didn't just hear it...I replayed it over, and over, and over...etc. all afternoon in the car. It states the purpose of this ministry and it's beginnings a few years back:

"I wanna be...a God follower...I wanna go...wherever HE leads....I wanna be a God follower...I wanna walk the trail He's marked for me...And be.....a GOD FOLLOWER!"

Hope you'll join in Following the trail He's marked for you...and I'm sure we'll see one another along the journey.
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Love you more than m & m's,

Kathy