I am one person and can only make a tiny difference, unnoticeable probably. But that is no excuse for not doing my part. Even if  I do my part things may not change. But I still must do my part. After all I should not seek the praise, or approval of man. But rather do what God puts in my heart.

A Prayer/ Song A Cry For Help

Help me Lord take my hand.

I am drowning once again in the sea of man.

I can blame no one but me.

For all I allow myself to hear and see.

I need a guard over my mouth each day.

I need to cast all wrong thoughts away.

O have mercy and come I pray.

Over all of me have perfect sway. Amen

Give A Hoot Don't Pollute

There was once a slogan that said, "Be like woodsy the wise old owl and give a hoot don't pollute. Of course it was talking about not being a litter bug. Today we read about big companies polluting water and air. We still see litter on the roads and where we walk. Sad isn't it. And it wont get any better if  we all don't do our little part. I must get off my lazy can and pick up litter whenever I can. This means I must pick up litter even if  I didn't put it there. This also means I must be willing to walk a little further bend over and pick up trash that I see. Not just trash beneath my feet. I also would love to come up with creative ways to use trash. Like egg cartons for starting seeds in for my garden. But there is another kind of pollution that goes unnoticed or maybe it is noticed but ignored. That pollution is curse words, gossip, slander, lies, and more. I call it mouth and mind pollution. To me it is any thoughts or words that one passes on to another that is not good, or godly, or Christian like. It pollutes the thoughts and minds of the hearer. Sure wrong thoughts will come to a persons mind and it is up to that person to dispose of that litter. But when a person lets that thought escape his or her lips, there you have it pollution. I must do my part not to pollute. This means I must be diligent and not be lazy, I must take the extra steps necessary to clean up pollution. And it's hard. Because it means I must try to limit the amount of pollution I take in from television, movies, magazines, jokes on the email, and more. Lord have mercy and help me! I am not as good at cleaning up pollution physically or spiritually as I would like to be. But, I refuse to give up hope of doing better. I believe and have faith that God will help me with this. Well this is where I am at today. I will just have to wait and see what becomes of this lesson. Please pray for me.

Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. Matthew15:11 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. Titus 1:15-16

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