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Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Lonely

Looking out across the field the other day, my gaze fell on one of our cows resting all alone away from the others. I felt an immediate pang of loneliness. It seems to me God has made most all His creation for community.

The idea of a person or animal being lonely is more than I can bear. This may sound silly but it is one reason I love writing little notes to family and friends. My grandchildren, I am told, carry their notes from me around all day.

We all need to know someone is near and/or thinking of us. Do you agree? The greatest comfort is knowing God is always near to those who call on Him, for He never leaves us lonely.

I was also happy to later see everyone grazing together.

Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Consume

Timer on:

This is a hard word. As defined in my old Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (5th ed), consume is to:

1. destroy, as by fire…

2. spend wastefully…

3. to eat or drink up (food); devour…

Putting a nice twist on these definitions is not easy. I’m thinking of Scripture, God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29. Little wonder we are to stand in awe of Him, or more to the point, fall face down before Him—Woe is me for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips… Isaiah 6:5-9.

I know God is a loving God. He loved us before we loved Him. Yet we are to know how mighty and just He is, and not forget Who created whom. Glory to God for His great love for us.

Reminds me of the children’s song: Be careful, little eyes, what you see…

Timer off.

Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Store

Our final FMF prompt for this year—store.

I think of store as always needing to get to for yet another item or gift in preparation for Christmas. Scripture also comes to mind, as its wisdom teaches us to store up treasures in Heaven. Golly! How do I make these two meet? I feel like a slave to one and a slacker towards the other.

Intention and prayer is my answer. I must go to the store to prepare well for Christmas, and I must not loose sight of what I store in Heaven by serving well in this season.

Lord, grant me the wisdom to attend to each store well.

Merry Christmas FMF friends, and dear readers.🌲

Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Strive

Strive. The word conjures up an image of hard work and effort, and rightly so, as that is it’s meaning. I am of retiring age so I do not feel the need to strive so hard at this stage in my life. Except for one thing very specific—strive to be more like Jesus.

I know folk like me far better when I example these traits Jesus showed us which we are called to live by and strive for: Honesty, dependability, giving others the benefit of the doubt, treating others the way we want to be treated, tender-hearted and forgiving, just to name a few. Would you agree?

Yet, Jesus is rejected by many of those He loves and came for. It seems rather like one dismissing a parent, yet at the same time selfishly taking and receiving all the wonderful benefits the parent has bestowed on the child. Does this make any sense to you, dear reader?