Mondays Horizon

     God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible. The reason is obvious: You face circumstances twenty-four hours a day. Jesus warned us that we would have problems in the world.' No one is immune to pain or insulated from suffering, and no one gets to skate through life problem-free. Life is a series of problems. Every time you solve one, another is waiting to take its place. Not all of them are big, but all are significant in God's growth process for you. Peter assures us that problems are normal, saying, "Don't be bewildered or surprised when you go through the fiery trials ahead, for this is no strange, unusual thing that is going to happen to you."       God uses problems to draw you closer to himself. The Bible says, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit."

Today's Chapter is "How We Grow". From the book ; The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren. "The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you act." For me, that directly interfears which the 100 children in my after school program.  I learned first hand how my attitude and feelings were being watched a lot more than ya think.  All hundred see everything, and just like they do with their parents, they absorb a small part of your life style. You just think they aren't listening!!