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The View from the Mountain

February 21, 2016

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above.

Colossians 3:1

Our valley in Idaho can be very cold in the winter. Clouds and fog roll in and blanket the ground, trapping frigid air under warmer layers above. But you can get above the valley. There's a road nearby that winds up the flank of Shafer Butte, a 7,500-foot mountain that rises out of our valley. A few minutes of driving and you break out of the fog and emerge into the warmth and brilliance of a sunlit day. You can look down on the clouds that shroud the valley below and see it from a different point of view.

Life is like that at times. Circumstances seem to surround us with a fog that sunlight cannot penetrate. Yet faith is the way we get above the valley--the means by which we "set [our] hearts on things above" (Col. 3:1). As we do, the Lord enables us to rise above our circumstances and find courage and calmness for the day. As the apostle Paul wrote, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" (Phil. 4:11).

We can climb out of our misery and gloom. We can sit for a time on the mountainside and through Christ who gives us strength (v. 13) we can gain a different perspective.

Although I can't always see You or what You're doing, Lord, I rest in Your love for me.

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Faith can lift you above your fears.

INSIGHT:

Paul begins this section of his letter to the church at Philippi with the Greek word loipon (finally), signaling that this is his conclusion to the subject he's been dealing with. In previous verses the apostle has been urging his readers to live lives that are free from anxiety and quarreling. Their interactions with one another are to be marked by prayer, thankfulness, gentleness, unity, and peace. But his final word in this section goes beyond outward behavior. It deals with attitudes of the heart and mind. Ponder heavenly things, he tells them. Think well and deeply about things that are noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

I don't know about tomorrow,
Nor what coming days will bring;
But I know my Lord is with me,
And His praise my heart will sing.
-Fitzhugh

~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

Beautiful devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

Good morning Meg! Thank you

My pleasure....Feel better wishes for you.

Good Morning!

A Blessed Sunday To You All.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Thank you, ((((ML))). Beautiful scene.

Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

McCoy Singers~How Deep The Father's Love.wma

Gaither Homecoming~Heaven's Joy Awaits.wma

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

Good Sunday Afternoon to you, Meg!

Had a good day. Church and then lunch with my Gram...98 years young. Still lovely to spend time with, her mind sharp as a tack.

We made a date to play Scrabble on Thursday, and I bet she wins again! LOL!

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Be Still

February 22, 2016

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

Years ago I responded to letters within a couple of weeks and kept my correspondents happy. Then came the fax machine, and they seemed content with receiving a response within a couple of days. Today, with email, instant messaging, and mobile phones, a response is expected the same day!

"Be still, and know that I am God." In this familiar verse from Psalm 46 I read two commands of equal importance. First, we must be still, something that modern life conspires against. In this hectic, buzzing world, even a few moments of quiet do not come naturally to us. And stillness prepares us for the second command: "Know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." In the midst of a world that colludes to suppress, not exalt, God, how do I carve out time and allow Him to nourish my inner life?

"Prayer," writes Patricia Hampl, "is a habit of attention brought to bear on all that is." Ah, prayer . . . a habit of attention. Be still and know. The first step in prayer is to acknowledge or to "know" that God is God. And in that attention, that focus, all else comes into focus. Prayer allows us to admit our failures, weaknesses, and limitations to the One who responds to human vulnerability with infinite mercy.

Dear Lord, help me to be still. Nourish my soul as I spend time with You in prayer.

In prayer, God can quiet our minds.

INSIGHT:

Today's Scripture passage ends with one of the most well-known and beloved phrases in the Bible: "Be still, and know that I am God" (v. 10). The Hebrew word translated "be still" can also be translated "become helpless," "collapse," "cease," "fall limp," and "relax." The sense is to stop striving. So Psalm 46 could be translated, "Relax, and know that I am God." Transformation, deliverance, and resurrection are all works of God; we just need to relax and acknowledge who He is.

~Happy Monday To Amy's Place~

Thank you to those who shared part of your Sunday here
and your lovely graphics, music and comments..

~I Wish You All A Wonderful Week~

Good Morning!

May You Have a Lovely Monday, with Lots of Coffee!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Good morning, Meg!
Thanks for the lovely Monday opening post.

Can I has coco instead?

Awww...that looks just like my Lynn-Dah!

And OF COURSE you can have cocoa instead! :-)

We likes coco!

Pook is happy or pouty faced lol but he is never mean.
If he was born in Arabia his name would be Al Pook Farouk and the would would fear his drool LOL

The world would fear his drool LOL

Pook is a sweetie! :-)