Give Thanks

I wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. Take advantage of this day to tear down barriers that you may have built over the years with family and/or friends. Enjoy each other and give thanks to God for our lives.
Be positive and forgiving and give grace to those hurting. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings to all,
Steg

Rain, Clowns and Yes Men (Published a year ago on My Space)

Hey,

Rain has put a real pinch on my job lately. I also work with more clowns than Mr. Barnum employs. I seem to be surrounded by yes men.

In my 30 years of work and family life I have had my fill of yes men.Yes men are generally:

1)hen pecked

2)spineless-afraid of confrontation

3)cowards-see 2

4)A follow the leader type--unable to come up with their own ideas or identity

5)pathetic losers that cheat their way thru life

6)driven by fear from their husbands/wives,employer, or friends

7)a freeloader--thinks evrything is owed to him/her and lets everyone around them do the work taking full credit for it

8) likes to stand back and criticize others while doing nothing to help solve the matter

You get the point that I despise these people , but how in the world can I love these people like Jesus expects us to? I feel like Hell is right around the corner. Pray for me

Peace ,

Steg

Happy Thanksgiving

Focus on Yourself

Worry About Yourself



"Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else."
Galatians 6:4, NLT

This is something I need to remind myself everyday at work. I’m constantly looking around making sure I am outperforming my peers at work. I need to focus on myself and worry about where I stand with God . Quit getting caught up in all the petty backstabbing and gossiping that goes on at work.
What a beautiful day God gave us today. Enjoy it.

Blessings,
Steg

Faces

Hey peeps,


As a people watcher , I see all kind of faces. There are happy, excited, sad, depressed, confused, rejected, tired, grief stricken. Often times I try to read people and predict what they are feeling. It’s kind of fun until you see someone crying. This emotion scares me the most. It makes your heart hurt. Actually it can be good or bad. Sometimes people cry when they are extremely happy or overcome with the Holy Spirit but usually the outcome is bad. Grief stricken and lonliness are the bad results from crying. My heart goes out to these people , but they must get help or deal with whatever is bothering them. You can’t let things get out of control. I guess that is the biggest thing that bothers me about crying. The lack of control part. We must lean on God and get control. We must learn to ask God for help, otherwise we end up in a rut.

Swallow your pride and go to God for help. Whining and endless crying will get you nowhere. Get out of your rut.


Blessings,
Steg

And the Winner Is?

I've been in contention with this opponent for over 30 years. We've fought and struggled over the years, but I've always managed to maintain the upper hand. He's always been stubborn when confronted by me. He seems to always refuse to comply with my demands of him.
On a Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago, I had my final run in with this character. I had just completed putting a cote of oil based polyeurothane on a hardwood floor . As I stepped outside to get some fresh air, I saw him sitting idle right next to the ladder sitting on top of my truck. I approached him ,grabbed him pulling him close to me. That is when he struck, out of nowhere. He got me with one quick shot to the forehead and just barely missed my eye with his mean hook.
That Bungee Cord knocked me goofy. Sometimes in life we just need to slow down. It's amazing how God brings things back in perspective.I took this as a warning/wake up call. He could have easily taken my teeth or my eye, but the stitches and throbbing head I've had for the past 2 weeks has been a wake up call for me.
Lesson learned.
Blessings,
Steg

House Maintenance

We save our money to buy a house. We work hard to pay for it. During this time, the house seems to "get old". It needs paint, siding, new roof, carpet, landscaping, etc. It seems like things don't last as long as they used to. Repairs always need to be done, regardless how old the house is.
The same seems to be true of our faith. It is something we constantly need to work on. It does not renew itself. I finally get this radical idea. Groundbreaking, especially since i'm now an old man. I guess it proves that if you stumble thru life always looking for your purpose, that eventually you will find it.
On the other hand, working on the house, we never seem to find a time where it is where its meant to be.
No more time to chat, I need to work on the new porch swing
Later
Steg