I am so glad that you are finding useful items on the thread.
You said:
“Then the Lord will have a chance of at least getting a word in edgewise !!!”
Reminds me of a dear friend of many years ago, I was very young, only 20 and up, [I fordet that I was once 20] and she was past 60, so definitely wiser than I.
I have always gone from one ‘excitement/worry’ to the next, so often told her of my many troubles.
Her standard answer was “Did you pray on this??”
“Yes Laura I have been praying...” and I did.
Next came:
“But did you shut up long enough to listen to his answer?”
And we rarely shut up and listen, do we?
Simplify, good idea, I waited too long, LOL, and someone else will have to do it, when I am gone.
What a lovely memory. It is remarkable to think we once were the youngsters with older folks having that input in our lives. Now we share what we have learned with the young folks! Yep, listening to Him. It’s an art, not a science.
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‘I have always gone from one ‘excitement/worry’ to the next, so often told her of my many troubles.
‘Her standard answer was “Did you pray on this??”
‘“Yes Laura I have been praying...” and I did.
‘Next came:
‘“But did you shut up long enough to listen to his answer?”
‘And we rarely shut up and listen, do we?’