Author: Jennifred Jones

Overcome Evil with Good

Jennifred Jones

Why? How does that do anything? Evil needs to be punished, people say.

God is the rewarder of good and evil. We each have God’s law written in our heart, so we automatically know right from wrong.

Choose good, it will make you feel better.

Good promotes good. Bad promotes bad.

Decide which you will do. What is best for you, your family, your neighbor, your community, your country.

It all starts with you. You pass on what you know, you share it with others.

What are you sharing? What we do multiplies into more good or more bad. and we always are sharing something…a thought a word, a deed, an attitude.

You share you, wherever you are! Even if you are only sharing you with you!!!

What you share multiplies! Remember the Friendship Bread recipe? The more you mixed it up and divided it, the more it grew…(It almost turned into a monstrosity and people got tired of it! )

God, help me think about what I’m sharing, help me respond in a way that ultimately brings good out of a bad situation.

Thank God!

Jennifred Jones

Driving home from the ‘Y’ after my bike class tonight there was a long freight train crossing the road.

Many people were turning around to avoid it, but I thought, ‘no rush, I’ll just wait and cool off some more under the pine tree’s shade on my side of the road.

My plan for the evening was go home, shower and head to the pub for my favorite…blackened salmon salad with feta and ranch dressing and their special Friday night dessert. Tonight it was homemade peanut butter pie!

Extreme gratitude came over my exhausted, sweat drenched self. All the good things I have to enjoy. I have a car to drive that’s paid for, comfortable home to live in, clean clothes to wear, good friends to talk with, the sun is shining, the birds are flying all over, family is close, a job I like. (Yes, I have lots of other type trials going on), but:

I feel good, and I’m thanking God who made all this beauty, who allows me to breathe and enjoy and participate in life shared with other people.

Some people thank the universe…but who made the universe? I choose to acknowledge God because he is a heartfelt, real being who hears me and cares for me.

Thank God for another beautiful day!

The Power Struggle…

Jennifred Jones

“Give me my way or else!”

“Why won’t you just do what I say?”

“They should make a law about…”

Fear, intimidation, threats, control….powering over another human for personal gain. Selfishly thinking only about themselves.

We all have power to wield in one area of our life or another.

How are we going to use it?

Power is a form of strength, and we have been given it to affect change, to solve a problem, to make something better, to lead others in the right direction, to right wrongs.

Sometimes when we feel weak and powerless, we use our power to hurt instead of help, control instead of lead, intimidate instead of love, destroy instead of build up, power over instead of work alongside.

This is the power struggle we all wrestle with…how am I going to use my power in the current unpleasant situation I face?

I have power, and I have the power to choose wisely to do what I know is best. I will choose.