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April 1, 2018
| Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy
Posted on 03/31/2018 9:56:39 PM PDT by JustAmy
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry
KEYWORDS: amysplace; april2018; frienship; poetry
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341
posted on
05/17/2018 12:12:31 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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Overflowing
May 18, 2018
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him.
Romans 15:13
No! No! No! NO! I screamed. It didnt help. Not one bit. My brilliant solution for our plugged problemflushing againaccomplished exactly the opposite of what Id intended. I knew I had made a mistake the second I pushed the lever down. And I stood helplessly as water overflowed.
How many times have our kids tried to pour milk and misjudged the process, with white liquid flowing everywhere. Or maybe we failed to remember that a two-liter bottle of soda just rolled around in the trunk . . . with explosively startling results.
No, spills are almost never a good thing. But there might be one exception. The apostle Paul uses that image of overflowing to describe a people so full of Gods Spirit that what naturally spills out of them is hope (Romans 15:13). I love that picture of being filled to the brim with joy, peace, and faith because of His powerful presence in our lives. So much so, in fact, that we cant help but exude and express winsome confidence in our heavenly Father. That might be during the beautiful, sunny seasons of our lives. Or when the proverbial cup of our lives gets jostled. Either way, what sloshes out over the top is life-giving hope to those around us who are drenched by it.
Lord, spills happen in life. But when they do, help us to be so full of Your Spirit that what pours out of us is the kind of hope that others cant help but notice and be blessed by.
The Father gave us the Spirit to make us like the Son.
Hope is a central theme in Romans. Testing results in hope (5:4), we are saved in hope (8:24), we are to be joyful in hope (12:12), we draw hope from the Scriptures in the trials of life (15:4), and our lives can overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit (15:13).
For more on hope, listen to the Discover the Word series Hope: The Missing Ingredient at discovertheword.org/series/hope-the-missing-ingredient.
342
posted on
05/18/2018 2:49:38 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; LUV W; left that other site; TheConservativeParty; ...
*Good Morning To Amy's Place*
We Wear Red On Friday To Support
*Our Troops*
*I Wish You A Wonderful Weekend*
343
posted on
05/18/2018 7:30:58 AM PDT
by
MEG33
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To: MEG33
344
posted on
05/18/2018 9:19:21 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
345
posted on
05/18/2018 9:28:33 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
It's Friday!
And, in case you haven't noticed, I am Wearing Red!
(((HUGS)))
ML/LTOS
346
posted on
05/18/2018 11:13:42 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
ROFL! Those poor little things! Happy Friday!
347
posted on
05/18/2018 11:15:56 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: LUV W
LOL. Penny would NOT put up with that.
348
posted on
05/18/2018 11:19:20 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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Even If
May 18, 2018
The God we serve is able to deliver us from [the fire] . . . . But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods.
Daniel 3:1718
Sometimes life deals us a tremendous blow. Other times the miraculous happens.
Three young men, captives in Babylon, stood in front of the fearsome king of that land and boldly proclaimed that under no circumstances would they worship the giant image of gold towering above them. Together they declared: If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majestys hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know . . . we will not . . . worship the image (Daniel 3:1718).
These three menShadrach, Meshach, and Abednegowere hurled into the fiery furnace; and God miraculously delivered them so that not a hair of their head was singed and their clothing was smoke-free (vv. 1927). They had been prepared to die but their trust in God was unwaveringeven if He had not saved them.
God desires that we cling to Himeven if our loved one isnt healed, even if we lose our job, even if we are persecuted. Sometimes God rescues us from danger in this life, and sometimes He doesnt. But the truth we can hold firmly is this: The God we serve is able, loves us, and is with us in every fiery trial, every even if.
Dear Lord, we love You! Please give us unwavering faithand strength and hope for each dayno matter the circumstance.
God is able.
349
posted on
05/19/2018 4:31:25 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
Ginger says Let Me In! ...and have a Happy Caturday!
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350
posted on
05/19/2018 10:38:24 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: LUV W
She looks so intelligent! What a lovely girl!
351
posted on
05/19/2018 10:49:03 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Thank you...she’s a sweetheart!
352
posted on
05/19/2018 11:22:13 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Happy Spring!
Said Grumpy Cat, never.
(((HUGS)))
ML/LTOS
353
posted on
05/19/2018 3:36:59 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: MEG33; JustAmy; left that other site; The Mayor; LUV W; trisham; ConorMacNessa; ...
Thank you to Everyone for the Beautiful Pics & Pings.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))
354
posted on
05/19/2018 10:47:13 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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A New Community
May 20, 2018
All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 2:44
My friend Carries five-year-old daughter, Maija, has an interesting approach to playtime. She loves mixing together dolls from different playsets to come up with a new community. In the world of her imagination, everything belongs together. These are her people. She believes they are happiest when theyre together, despite being different sizes and shapes.
Her creativity reminds me of Gods purpose for the church. On the day of Pentecost, Luke tells us, Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven (Acts 2:5). Though these people were from different cultures and spoke different languages, the Holy Spirits arrival made them a new community: the church. From then on, they would be considered one body, unified by the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The leaders of this new body were a group of men Jesus brought together during His time on earthHis disciples. If Jesus hadnt united them, more than likely they would never have come together. And now more peopleabout three thousand (2:41)had become Christ-followers. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, this once divided group had everything in common (v. 44). They were willing to share what they had with each other.
The Holy Spirit continues to bridge the gaps between people groups. We might not always get along, nor readily understand one another. But as believers in Christ, we belong together.
Jesus, thank You for dying for us and uniting us as one people in the church.
The Holy Spirit turns us and them into we.
The brand-new church God established in Acts 2 demonstrated a sense of unprecedented community across ethnic and national lines (vv. 511). This life included teaching by the apostles, fellowship with each other, sharing meals, and praying together (v. 42).
How do we live out the community life God calls us to?
355
posted on
05/20/2018 4:59:05 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
356
posted on
05/20/2018 6:14:54 AM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Have a Blessed Sunday!
May your day be blessed with peace, renewal, and rest for the week to come.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
357
posted on
05/20/2018 6:23:47 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
Beautiful. Thank you, left that other site!
358
posted on
05/20/2018 7:28:15 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Kitty Mittens; MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; LUV W; Jane Long; TheConservativeParty; ...
Arise Sunday Morning
Arise Sunday morning as sunlight's appearing,
And shines on the meadow through sillhouette trees,
The skies are aglow with a palette of colour,
As whispers of cloud ride the cool gentle breeze.
Sing for me songbirds your tunes are like silver,
And welcome the new day with sweetness and love,
Open my window and breathe in the beauty,
And carry me forth to the heavens above.
Look out on the country as shadows are fading,
The hills in the distance and fields waving gold,
True to my heart always yielding such pleasure,
And capture the moment with sights to behold.
As butterflies sail through the gardens of flowers,
A picture of summer with infinite grace,
Flowing before me in streams so refreshing,
So kind to my fingers and cool to my face.
Arise Sunday morning the church bells are ringing,
And calling to worship they peal through the land,
I follow their way and rejoice in their sounding,
For I have been blessed now by God's loving hand.
The swifts and the swallows are soaring up skywards,
And into the blue of the vast atmosphere,
Celestial joy as the day is unfolding,
With wonders to speak of this morning so clear. .
Andrew Blakemore
A Happy, Blessed Sunday at Amy's Place, All!
359
posted on
05/20/2018 7:34:42 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: The Mayor; LUV W; left that other site; trisham; everyone; FRiends; All; amysplace
Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Beautiful Pings.
(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))
360
posted on
05/20/2018 11:30:56 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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