Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April. May and June. 2018

April 1, 2018 | Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

[JustAmy]

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[trisham]

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[The Mayor]

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When Words Fail

May 30, 2018

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22

Not long ago I sent my wife, Cari, a text message using only voice prompts. I was on my way out the door to give her a ride home from work and intended to send the words, “Where would you like me to pick you up, old gal?”

Cari doesn’t mind my calling her “old gal”—it’s one of the affectionate nicknames we use around the house. But my cell phone didn’t “understand” the phrase, and sent the words “old cow” instead.

We can come to Him with every need, assured that He understands and receives us with love.

Fortunately for me, Cari immediately understood what had happened and found it funny. She later posted my text message on social media and asked, “Should I be offended?” We were both able to laugh about it.

My wife’s loving response to my awkward words that day makes me think about God’s loving understanding of our prayers. We may not know what to say when we pray or even what to ask for, but when we belong to Christ, His Spirit within “intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26) and lovingly helps us articulate our deepest needs before Him.

Our heavenly Father doesn’t stand at a distance waiting for us to get our words right. We can come to Him with every need, assured that He understands and receives us with love.

Abba, Father, thank You that I can come to You without fear of having to get my words just right. Help me to keep company with You today.

INSIGHT

Some of the New Testament’s most important teaching on the Holy Spirit is found in Romans 8. The Spirit is mentioned 21 times in the first 27 verses, with activities ranging from indwelling the lives of followers of Jesus (v. 9), giving us assurance of our relationship with the Father (v. 16), and helping us as we pray (as seen in today’s devotional; vv. 26–27). What a rich and wonderful gift we have received in the Holy Spirit! May we, as Paul says, “not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” (v. 4). 

[MEG33]

~Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday~
To Amy's Place

If you can look at a dog and not feel vicarious excitement and
affection, you must be a cat. ~Author Unknown

~I Wish You A Warm Fuzzy Day!~

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It's Wednesday!

It's Warm!
It's Fuzzy!
(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Getting ready to go out for lunch!
Happy Warm and Fuzzy
Wednesday!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love to Everyone, and God Bless)))))

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Kitty...

[The Mayor]

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Interrupted Fellowship

May 31, 2018

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Matthew 27:46

The loud, sorrowful cry pierced the dark afternoon air. I imagine it drowning out the sound of mourning from friends and loved ones gathered at Jesus’s feet. It must have overwhelmed the moans of the dying criminals who flanked Jesus on both sides. And surely startled all who heard it.

“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” Jesus cried out in agony and in utter despondency as He hung on that cross of shame on Golgotha (Matthew 27:45–46).

Jesus, we again stand in awe at Your sacrifice.Thank You for making it possible to have fellowship with the Fa

“My God,” He said, “my God, why have you forsaken me?”

I cannot think of more heart-wrenching words. Since eternity, Jesus had been in perfect fellowship with God the Father. Together they had created the universe, had fashioned mankind in their image, and planned salvation. Never in the eons past had they not been in total fellowship with each other.

And now, as the anguish of the cross continued to bring devastating pain on Jesus—He for the first time lost the awareness of God’s presence as He carried the burden of the sins of the world.

It was the only way. Only through this time of interrupted fellowship could our salvation be provided for. And it was only because Jesus was willing to experience this sense of being forsaken on the cross that we humans can gain fellowship with God.

Thank You, Jesus, for experiencing such pain so we could be forgiven.

The cross reveals God’s heart for the lost.

[trisham]

Beautiful!

[trisham]

“I have learned that the point of life's walk is not
where or how far I move my feet but how I am moved in my heart.”

Anasazi Foundation

The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World

Have a wonderful thankful Thursday, everyone!

[luvie]

Thankful for God's small world.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

[MEG33]

Thanking God For Beautiful Flowers, Family And FRiends
A Happy Thankful Thursday To Amy's Place

[TheConservativeParty]

Hello there, Missed most of Thursday at Amy’s but thanks for the posts and have a great Friday.

We are readying the house for another “open house” this Sunday. Need to sell this little farm so we can move to the other place which is nearer to my family and hometown.

I am praying the buyers (who ever they might be) who will love our place, will by a miracle, be here at the open house on Sunday. Our closing on the other house is August first and I am trying (and learning) to trust God and not get too anxious about selling our place.

I will be glad when we are all moved and relaxing in the new house.

Take care and have a nice evening.

Cheers

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Thankful Thursday

May You Always Be Blessed!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear LUV W!

(((((Hugs!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear Trisham!

(((((Hugs!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Daily Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

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Stop

June 1, 2018

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

My friend and I sat in the sand, near the ever-rhythmic ocean. As the sun sank in the distance, wave after wave curled, paused and then rippled toward our extended toes, stopping just short each time. “I love the ocean,” she smiled. “It moves so I don’t have to.”

What a thought! So many of us struggle to stop. We do, do, do and go, go, go, somehow afraid that if we cease our efforts we will cease to be. Or that by stopping we will expose ourselves to the ever-present realities we work to keep at bay.

In Psalm 46:8–9, God flexes His omnipotent muscles, putting His power on display. “Come and see what the Lord has done . . . . He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.” God is a busy God, who works to create calm within the chaos of our days.

And then in verse 10 we read, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Of course it’s possible to know God while running here and there. But the psalmist’s invitation to cease striving beckons us into a different kind of knowing. A knowing that we can stop—and still be—because God never stops. A knowing that it is God’s power that gives us ultimate value, protection, and peace.

Dear God, help me to find my rest in You.

We rest well when we’re in the loving arms and perfect will of God.

INSIGHT

Psalm 46 has been a source of encouragement to many over the years—including reformer Martin Luther. In fact, he based the classic hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” on this psalm. During times of struggle “when terribly discouraged, he would turn to his co-worker, Philipp Melanchthon, and say, ‘Come, Philipp, let us sing the forty-sixth Psalm’” (Ligonier Ministries, Luther and the Psalms: His Solace and Strength).

This mighty fortress describes the God of strength who is our refuge. And He is also the God who calls us to find our rest in Him. In the New Testament, Jesus personalized that rest when He said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). In the midst of the cares and despairs of life, we can stop, be still, and find refuge in God.

[MEG33]

I Wish You A Wonderful Weekend

[snugs]

Good morning all