Februrary, 2011
Reverend Kenneth Miller, Pastor
“The Helper, Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you.” John 14:26
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Put It on Your Calendar or Put Up This Calendar
It is a new year! And at the Miller Household, we need a new calendar to put on the refrigerator so that we can be up to date on all the activities that will occur day by day, week by week, and month by month. We like to write in each space what is going to occur so we can prepare well for what will be coming next. Some of the things we put on the calendar will be Nolan’s work schedule or when Mallory has special appointments or tests. Of course, there will be dates to remember such as special services and hospital visits, seminars, etc. It just makes sense to do this. And when a day has been completed, someone in our family will put a line through that day with a blue magic marker. Now that got me to thinking. While it is a great idea to put activities and events on the calendar, would it not be a good idea to include some of the things that Jesus would do in each box of each day. How about a calendar that includes some of these ideas; perhaps we could do these things every month.
February 1 Be optimistic about the new year.
February 2 Stop worrying so much.
February 3 Don’t watch foolish television.
February 4 Read something that will enrich your life.
February 5 Tell your family you love them.
February 6 Forgive all grudges.
February 7 Read your Bible, not just Christian books.
February 8 Say “no” to the devil’s temptations.
February 9 Laugh at the weather.
February 10 Get off your own back.
February 11 Go for a walk.
February 12 Turn off the radio, computer, and phone.
February 13 Write a check to a local charity.
February 14 Make a visit to a shut-in.
February 15 Take your medicine.
February 16 Go to bed on time.
February 17 Don’t go where you should not go.
February 18 Pray for a missionary.
February 19 Be a missionary.
February 20 Call a friend to encourage him/her.
February 21 Put good intentions into actions today.
February 22 Apologize if you need to.
February 23 Tell your relatives they are special.
February 24 Make a difference in a stranger’s life.
February 25 Exercise for at least 20 minutes.
February 26 Don’t get your own way.
February 27 Have a good tone of voice.
February 28 Write a real letter.
February 29 Love the unlovable.
Everyday Take time to pray. Live in the present not in the past.
Wow! What a difference these actions would have on our lives. So, I’m not just going to put up a calendar with activities and events, I’m also going to put up this one with these Godly suggestions. Maybe we could all do it. God bless and have a Great, Godly Year.
Verses to remember: “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” James 2:17
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22
In His Service,
Ken
