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Posted on 10/10/2019 5:06:00 PM PDT by fatima
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Papa Don’t Preach——
Madonna
Fortunate son CCR
Jethro Tull: “Son”.
“In the living years by Mike and the Mechanics”
Yes!
“Family Tradition” - Hank Williams, Jr.
I’ll check it out triple E.((((Hugs))))
“Just the two of us” - Will Smith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfagoEUenK4
Thanks Mr Smith,(((((Hugs))))
Hi Gay State (((((Hugs))))
Dusty Springfield: “Son of a Preacher Man.”
Hi Doll (((((Hugs))))
Love Without End, Amen. George Strait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2af10YlLoc
My pappy said, "Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin' If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln."
Thanks CS (((((Hugs)))))
Bible in a Year : Isaiah 37–38; Colossians 3
The Lord has done this. Psalm 118:23
I once heard about a student taking a class in preaching at a prominent seminary. The student, a young man who was a bit full of himself, delivered his sermon with eloquence and evident passion. He sat down self-satisfied, and the professor paused a moment before responding. “That was a powerful sermon,” he said. “It was well organized and moving. The only problem is that God was not the subject of a single one of your sentences.”
The professor highlighted a problem all of us struggle with at times: We can talk as if we’re the primary actor (emphasizing what we do, what we say) when in truth God is the primary actor in life. We often profess that God is somehow generally “in charge,” but we act as if all the outcomes depend on us.
The Scriptures insist that God is the true subject of our lives, the true force. Even our necessary acts of faith are done “in the name of the Lord”—in the Lord’s power (Psalm 118:10–11). God enacts our salvation. God rescues us. God tends to our needs. “The Lord has done this” (v. 23).
So the pressure’s off. We don’t need to fret, compare, work with compulsive energy, or feed our many anxieties. God is in charge. We need only trust and follow His lead in obedience.
When are you most tempted to think you’re the main actor of your life? How has God invited you to let Him be the center of your life?
God, I’ve been paying lip service to You being in charge of my world. It’s exhausting, and I want to stop doing that. Help me trust You.
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