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Hi everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Recently my wife, Marlene, and I received a panicky phone call from our son and his wife. The night before, they had found two bats in their house. I know bats are an important part of the ecosystem, but they are not my favorite among Gods creatures, especially when they are flying around inside.
Yet Marlene and I were thankful we could go over to our kids house and help. We helped them to plug the holes that might have been used by these unwelcome visitors to enter their house.
Another unwelcome visitor that often intrudes into our lives is suffering. When trials come, we can easily panic or lose heart. But these difficult circumstances can become the instruments our loving heavenly Father uses to make us more like Christ. Thats why James wrote, My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work (James 1:2-4).
We are not expected to enjoy trials or to celebrate suffering. But when these unwelcome visitors arrive, we can look for Gods hand in them and trust that He can use them to make us more like His Son.
INSIGHT
: The epistle of James, one of the earliest New Testament writings (AD 4447), was believed to be written by James, a half-brother of Jesus (Matt. 13:55). James didnt believe Jesus was the Messiah until Jesus appeared to him after His resurrection (John 7:5; 1 Cor. 15:7). Eventually becoming a key leader of the church in Jerusalem (Gal. 2:9), James wrote this letter to encourage Jewish Christians dispersed by persecution and undergoing severe hardships to persevere and remain steadfast in the Lord (v. 12).
(((HUGS)))
Had a Great Day here in TN, Temps were in the Mid 70s
Lots of SUN!!!
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And .. when the Blue Angels are here for fleet week, they fly right over my house and then buzz Navy Housing just down the street, before buzzing Mission Valley.
It’s just the greatest few minutes on earth.
Good evening, Lauren! (((hugs)))
Good to see you this evening! Great road trip, too! Lots of activity going on there!
Just 3 more months!! :)
Evening, Lauren, Kathy. The pics are always so inspiring!
That’s right up the road from Pendleton.
Tomorrow is ST. Pats Day. Thr Irish claim they gave Kilts and the Bag Pipes to the Scots and the Scots still haven’t got the joke.