[Image from markgorman.wordpress.com].
[Sponge Bob cartoon created by Stephen Hillenburg]
I was still half concious and woke up to a soft "aaaaaaaahhhhhh". My son just turned on the tv and I saw this square sponge cartoon flipping burgers.
Lots of kids adore this character. Where can you find a "cute sponge" who works in a restaurant, flipping the best burger and whose recipe"Plankton" tried to steal in many failed attempts?" The restaurant owned by "Mr. Krabs" who just loves "money!money!"
Sponge Bob has a starfish "Patrick" for his best friend. The show projecting "Patrick" as dumb in his ways as starfishes don't have brains.
As we live our Christian lives, I believe we must be careful with everything that attracts our interests. If we are not careful, it is so easy to have our minds polluted with worldly things and such things do not help in aiding with our spiritual walk with the Lord.
I told my son that I do have an obligation to share the Lord and His ways with him. With our daily devotions, I tell him how important it is to start and end the day with the Lord. There is no wisdom that can aid us with our spiritual walk, none better than His Word. Man's wisdom is just foolishness to the Lord. What's foolish to us, the Lord can use in mighty ways when He chooses to.
My son smiled, turned off the tv and grabbed his devotion book. I heard him whispered, "I'm sorry Lord."
Oh Lord, help us to be like Sponge Bob....like a "sponge" ready to absorb Your Word daily. May the words of our mouths and the thoughts of our hearts be pleasing to You today oh Lord. Help us to trust in You, and not with our own understanding. We commit all of our ways to You Lord for we know that when we do, You help our paths smooth.
Lord help us see things through Your eyes. For Your ways and thoughts are higher than ours. Please remove anything that is hindering our walks with You Lord.
Thank You for Your love, Your wisdom, Your grace and mercy. Thank You for always being with us as we battle in choosing the right road to take. Thank You for being our Shepherd Who loves us so much though we don't deserve that. Thank You for rescuing us when we are lost, afraid, confused, angry, miserable, in pain and weak. I love You Lord, yet thank You for loving me first.
Lord, I pray for many who don't know Your gift of salvation. That when they happen to peek at your blogging children's sites, may their hearts be open, their eyes able to see and their ears able to hear. May they come to absorb Your gift of forgiveness and offer of a personal relationship as they read our posts Lord. It's all about You...In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Blessings to you on another well written post! Again you have found a wonderful way to inspire me again this morning. Gotta love the way God's words come through your posts!
ReplyDeleteLove and Hugs ~ Kat
Hi, Rosel:
ReplyDeleteI hear a warning here from the Spirit of God to us to be more alert and sensitive to that which is around us. That happens to be my prayer today and especially tomorrow when I travel on the shuttle, the airport and the plane. Thank you for this well written article and thank you, my good friend, for your lovely prayer for me as I travel.
With much appreciation and also prayers for you,
Mary
Thank u for passing by sister Kat! Your comments, whether good or to "rebuke" me [I will welcome that with my heart :) ] are always appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHi sister Mary! Thank u for your prayers and it's awesome that we can do that for each other. But glory to the One Who answers our petitions. You enjoy your time with your daughter and grandkid. I'm sure it's a blast. I'm actually praying for you to calm down because I can feel ur excitement....Love u in Christ..Rosel
What a life application for each of us right there....thank you for reminding us to be careful what enters our minds and the minds of those we love.
ReplyDeleteGOD BLESS, andrea
Such a powerful reminder, bless you, and your dear son.
ReplyDeleteHi sis Andrea. You continue to encourage me with your visits and comments. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHi sis Denise! Thank you and bless you back.
That is so sweet. What a precious son.
ReplyDeleteSponge Bob is rather cute -- in an annoying kind of way (ha).
Thank you for all of your precious comments on my blog.
Love in Him,
Beth
Hi Rosel,
ReplyDeleteAnother great post! My daughter won't let her little ones watch Sponge Bob. I can't say that I blame her, but I do like your analogy of us likened to a sponge to absorbe His Word. You are a powerful prayer warrior Rosel and again you have encouraged me here.
Love & Hugs,
Alleluiabelle