Tip of the Day 6/8/12

99 Days of Summer: We are very blessed to live in an area that after the sun goes down the temperature drops and we can enjoy cool pleasant evenings. This is especially nice for lighting a fire in the fire pit. Since it is still early in the summer most of us should still be experiencing cool evenings, so how about a fire this evening? Roast hot dogs, make s'mores or what we call s'mothers (sub peanut butter cups for the chocolate bar), and sing some fun songs. Linger outside and enjoy the beauty of a cool summer night.

Word for Today, Linger: Do you have a favorite fragrance? Maybe it is a perfume or a flower. When we love the smell of something we want that fragrance to linger. Memories and people or events are often associated with a fragrance. Sometimes we can walk into a room and know who was there before us because of the lingering fragrance. Incense has a very strong fragrance that lingers and you are able to enjoy it for a long time. The Bible tells us that, "our prayers rise as incense before the throne of God." What a beautiful picture of our words, the cries of our heart, lingering before God for Him to enjoy. Our words do not just go in one ear and out the other. They cling to Him and He enjoys them. What do you want Him to think about you today?