Riches, Contentment, Stewardship

You may ask what kind of title is that. Well, they are really tied together. God has really worked on me about these things for over a year now. I wasn't getting it at first. Then Johnny got sick and I got it but really couldn't do a whole lot. Now I am feeling those tugs in this direction again. They are stronger and more urgent than before.

While reading and praying this morning God gave me some scriptures I want to share with you. They are on riches, contentment and stewardship. I am not going to share today on all that has happened to get us to this point, I will do that in another post soon.



In the last 2 years we have lost much. I am talking material, emotional, financial and even spiritual.

We are now getting very close to barebone. That is ok though. We need to be here and need to learn from this place.



We once had quite a bit. We were not good stewards, we were not content and we strove to have more. Well, we are now stripped of all these things and we are better people for it.



Proverbs 23: 4 & 5

Labor not to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven.



What I have learned is just what this scripture says. I no longer work to be rich in money, I work to be rich in Him. They do take wings. God does not and His wisdom is greater than any riches. I have learned that God knows what I have need of. All I have to do is let Him have control and my needs will be met. I said needs not wants. Everything we say we need is not really a need.



If you let God have control you can learn to be content.

Philippians 4:11 -13

Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.



Oh how true. We have to be content with where we are and what we have. No feeling sorry for yourself, no holding pity parties. Be thankful for what you have. I am thankful for what I have. I want to show God how thankful I am. I do not have riches here, but I have riches in heaven. That is where my heart is because what I love is there. This is only my temporary home, I will not live here forever. My home is in heaven with my Father and my Savior.

Be content with what you have.



Luke 16:10-13

He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth who will entrust the true riches to you?

And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other.



We have to be good stewards of what has been given to us. Not just in money, but in all we have.

Land, home, time, food all these things can be wasted. I am sure we could think of even more things but you get my point. We have to take care of what we have, be good stewards of it and be content with it.

If we are wasteful and do not take care we will be in need. How can God help us if we are no true to His word. How can God help us if we do not take care of what we have and love what we have.

Too many times we say we are content but if we had this or that would be better. If you say that you are not content. You can dream, I am not saying that is wrong. I am saying that things are tough but THANK YOU GOD FOR ALL THAT I HAVE AND DON'T HAVE. I am happy in you and my family.

I will take care of what you have given me and encourage others to do the same.

I hope this makes sense and you understand what I am saying. I have been wasteful in the past and wanted more. Now I have little and love what I have. I want to take the best care of what I have so God can use me for His glory.



God Bless You All , Have A Glorious Day.

Cleaning Kitchen

I got the books that were offered over at Crystal's Blog. We are cleaning out our kitchen to make it more user friendly. We are also getting rid of alot of things. There is no point in having all the stuff that we own.

We are trying to live a much more frugal life style. We can not compete with the Joneses and have no desire to do so.
We want to live a simple, pleasureable life with out all the gadgets that drain your bank account. We have tried all that and failed now it is time to lean on God. We need to be the stewards that God wants us to be.

You will be seeing more on this subject. I will be posting recipes that I try and tips for living more frugally.

Now I have to get back to the kitchen so we eat tonight.

Homeless Foot Fashing

The first picture is the dining room where they served dinner after the foot washing.
The next picture shows the shoes that were given to them after having their feet washed, treated by a nurse and messaged with lotion.
The next one is of the girls messaging their feet with lotion.
The last one is of the washing, if you look toward the back of the photo you can see where the nurses are treating their feet.

So many people seemed to be grossed out by us doing this. All I have to say is that if Jesus Christ washed his disciples feet I am no better than Him. We were showing these people the love of Christ.

I was very blessed to have had the opportunity to go. I would go again in a heart beat.
This was in Ashville, NC. They do this every year. You never know this might just catch on in other shelters.

Hillbilly Chicken Coop

This is our chicken coop. First let me say we are not carpenters. lol Like you couldn't tell. :P All the black plastic is to keep the chicks warm.

Johnny made the inside a little smaller for right now so that we could keep the chicks warmer. We moved them out there today. They have been in a spare room in the house. They are getting so big they needed more room . We hare really hoping they will be warm tonight.

We have 12 Rhode Island Reds and 12 Barred Rock. We should have eggs by August. Yay!!!

This is Ross' 4-H project. Johnny and I are excited about it though. Ross is ok withit I guess. But he is only 10 so how excited should he be. lol

We will try to improve the look as we go. We are going to paint it. Later we will probably add windows too. I will show you the pics as we go.

Sorry I have been gone.

I am sorry I have been gone. Things have been crazy here. I am finally starting to feel like my old self. I am not as depressed and lazy. I still have days that I struggle but I am getting better.

There is so much going on. We have had to make some decisions about how we spend our time. I am cutting down on some of the extra stuff. We are involved in so much.

So here is what I have done.
My church work is very important to me but you can burn out. So, I am concentrating on my main ministry and just a few other things where I fill in when needed.

I am spending more time on schooling Ross. We have joined 4-H and that takes some time. I will be taking over that group in the fall. He is really enjoying it so we will be sticking with it. He is also getting into the higher grades and needs more attention in some of his work.

I work 1 to 3 days a week sometimes more in the busy season.

Then there is taking care of our home and land. I have been getting Johnny to do more cooking. He really can cook. He acts like he can't but he can.

So I am having to learn to say no. Which is hard for me (believe it or not). I like helping others. But I also see where when you are pulled in too many directions you are not effective in any of them.

Hopefully I will be posting a little more. I want to tell you all about our chickens and other things we have going on. We are going to be making some more changes in our lives a little at a time. I want to start sharing these things with you.