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Whatever you feed will grow

Life keeps me pretty occupied with 2 young children and a home to run.  I sometimes wonder how well I'm really doing in that area.  Only God knows.  One of the things that is on my spirit today is "Whatever you feed is going to grow, whatever you let starve is going to die."  Many dreams are aborted in this fast paced culture, because we don't take the time to feed our dreams over a period of many years.  We want things to happen so fast.  When they don't, we "abort" our dreams.  I always have before me a 10 year mindset for ministries and businesses.  My family is first priority in my life.  But even out of that ministries and businesses are birthed.  Now, there are only 4 things, outsid of my family, that I don't want to allow to starve and "die": 1.  WomenNTune 2.  My Book "Can A Mom Take a Break???" 3.  The Parent Support Group I facilitate at my daughter's school. 4.  My friendships with all the women in my life. 

Zechariah 4:6 - Bible study

When God says in Zechariah 4:6 "not by might, not by power but by My Spirit says The Lord of Hosts".  The fact He called Himself "Lord of 'hosts' in this particular scenario caught my attention.  When God uses a specific title for Himself, the context surrounding the usage is very critical in understanding what He is speaking to us.  As I read this what came to me was that He is talking about His spirit.  A spirit needs a host.  Think about how we use the word "host". Like when you host something at your house.  You are welcoming people inside your home and serving them.  Our bodies can be used as a  host for the Holy Spirit or for evil spirits.  But, whether you host evil spirits or the Holy Spirit,  God is still Lord.  He is The Lord over every host.  But I believe He needed to say this because He is talking about His spirit here and Christians are, in a sense, "hosts" to the Holy Spirit.  But I also think he said this because He u