Posted on 12/31/2013 10:31:28 PM PST by JustAmy
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sweet little girl, almost makes me want another dog..GG
Read: Psalm 139:1-16
A few years ago, I had a rather serious skiing accident and severely tore the muscles in one of my legs. In fact, my doctor told me that the tear caused excessive bleeding. The healing process was slow, but during that time of waiting I found myself in awe of our great Creator (see Col. 1:16).
Ive wrinkled a few car fenders in my lifetime and dropped more than one dish. Theyve always stayed broken. Not so with my leg. As soon as the tearing of my muscles occurred, the internal healing mechanisms that Christ created in my body went to work. Invisibly, down deep in my throbbing leg, the medics of His marvelous design were mending the tear. Before long, I was up and running again with a whole new sense of what the psalmist meant when he said that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and my heart was filled with praise (Ps. 139:14).
Sometimes it takes something like an injury or a sickness to remind us of the masterful design that we carry around in our bodies. So the next time you face an unwanted interruptionno matter its causefocus your attention on Jesus wonderful love and let Him lift your heart to grateful worship in the midst of the pain!
Thanks Amy! It has been so cold and snowy up here so even a temp in the 20’s feels good. Right now it’s 30, a heat wave.
WOW .... never living anywhere except in Fresno, I cannot imagine living in that type of weather.
We’ve look at other places and weather always enters into our decision. Would love to leave this ultra-liberal state but guess it’s not gonna happen. I’ll just have to keep complaining about the idiots in Sacramento.
Enjoy your heat wave! :)
Tucson, beautiful dry heat.....
Pastors make an easy target for criticism. Every week they are on display, carefully explaining Gods Word, challenging us toward Christlike living. But sometimes we look to find things to criticize. Its easy to overlook all the good things a pastor does and focus on our personal opinions.
Like all of us, our pastors are not perfect. So Im not saying that we should follow them blindly and never confront error through the proper channels. But some words from the writer of Hebrews may help us find the right way of thinking about our leaders who are presenting Gods truth and modeling servant leadership. The writer says, Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account (13:17 niv).
Think about that. Before God, our pastor is responsible for guiding us spiritually. We should want that burden to be joyous, not grievous. The passage indicates that causing grief for the pastor would be of no benefit (v.17 niv).
We honor God and make things better for our church when we give honor to those He has appointed as our leaders.
Matthew 6:26-27 26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? 27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your lifespan?
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MEG, that Scripture has been a favorite of mine since before I made my first Communion. It was only read once a year in the church I attended, and yet, by age 7, I had already committed it to memory. I have no idea how or why it got embedded in my brain, as I never consciously TRIED to “Memorize” it. It just stuck there when I was about 4 or 5, and never left!
We’re talking 1957 here. More than a half century ago! eek.
Ah..you were young to retain so much.
I love this chapter...I will use more of it in other posts.
I wish you a blessed Lord’s Day
Beautiful!
Have a wonderful Sunday....worry free ;) Thank you for the Sunday verse.
Blessings!
You have a wonderful day!
((((HUGS))))
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My pleasure, Jane Thank you so much.
Such wise words to admonish us about worry.
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/worry/
This is a wonderful quote list about worry..
I wish you a blessed Lord’s Day
Thank you, ML.
(((HUGS)))
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