Hi Meg! Cold and sunny here today. Will be 40 on Thanksgiving so that will melt the icy patches on the driveway. Had to be careful walking out there today. Safer to stay in the grass when I walked the dog.

Cheers

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Hard Conversations

November 19, 2018

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18

I once drove fifty miles to have a hard conversation with a remote staff person. I had received a report from another employee that suggested he was misrepresenting our company, and I was concerned for our reputation. I felt nudged to offer an opinion that might change his choices.

In 1 Samuel 25, an unlikely person took great personal risk to confront a future king of Israel who was about to make a disastrous choice. Abigail was married to Nabal, whose character matched the meaning of his name (“fool”) (vv. 3, 25). Nabal had refused to pay David and his troops the customary wage for protecting his livestock (vv. 10–11). Hearing that David planned a murderous revenge on her household, and knowing her foolish husband wouldn’t listen to reason, Abigail prepared a peace offering, rode to meet David, and persuaded him to reconsider (vv. 18–31).

How did Abigail accomplish this? After sending ahead donkeys loaded with food to satisfy David and his men and settle the debt, she spoke truth to David. She wisely reminded David of God’s call on his life. If he resisted his desire for revenge, when God made him king, he wouldn’t “have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed” (v. 31).

You might also know someone dangerously close to a mistake that could harm others and compromise their own future effectiveness for God. Like Abigail, might God be calling you to a hard conversation?

Dear God, please help me know when to lovingly confront others.

Sometimes following God means difficult conversations.

Good morning to everyone.
Another wintery day in Wisconsin.
Preferable to a mosquito-y day in summer!

Cheers for frozen bugs!

I spent yesterday raking leaves.

It is hard to shovel snow when there are piles of leaves underneath.

So I wanted to get in ahead of it! :-)

I always celebrate the end of mosquito season. LOL! Stay warm!

Happy
Pre-Thanksgiving
Monday Madness! :)

Always Grateful

For Abundance! Happy Thanksgiving Week!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Took a walk...not one bug!
Yea for winter!
LOL

Gee I forgot about raking leaves.
I will hope for a good wind in the right direction.
Hee hee.

I know huh! I stayed in the back yard for 10 minutes and didn’t get one bite! Yay!

We had the worst mosquitoes this year in Wisconsin. One runaway crook gave up hiding in a cornfield last summer because the mosquitoes were so horrible. He decided getting arrested and jailed was better. True story.

LOL! He’s smart....and he’s right! I’m sure yours are bigger than ours [or so I’ve heard] but they seem to love me. I get all the bites and my hubby gets none. Not fair! :)

Works for me.

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On the Wrong Side?

November 20, 2018

What has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. Philippians 1:12

When the bridge to Techiman, Ghana, washed out, residents of New Krobo on the other side of the Tano River were stranded. Attendance at Pastor Samuel Appiah’s church in Techiman suffered too because many of the members lived in New Krobo—on the “wrong” side of the river.

Amid the crisis, Pastor Sam was trying to expand the church’s children’s home to care for more orphans. So he prayed. Then his church sponsored outdoor meetings across the river in New Krobo. Soon they were baptizing new believers in Jesus. A new church took root. Not only that, New Krobo had space to care for the orphans awaiting housing. God was weaving His restorative work into the crisis.

When the apostle Paul found himself on the “wrong” side of freedom, he didn’t lament his situation. In a powerful letter to the church in Philippi, he wrote, “I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel” (Philippians 1:12). Paul noted how his chains had led to “the whole palace guard” learning about Christ (v. 13). And others had gained confidence to share the good news of Jesus (v. 14).

Despite obstacles, Pastor Sam and the apostle Paul found God showing them new ways to work in their crises. What might God be doing in our challenging circumstances today?

Lord, sometimes we feel as though we’re on the wrong side of a particular situation. We know You are everywhere. Help us see You.

God is at work in the mess. That’s the message of the Bible. Matt Chandler

INSIGHT

Scholars believe Paul was reminiscing about his ministry in Rome when he wrote Philippians 1:12–14. According to Acts 28:16–31, Paul was under house arrest but “was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier” (v. 16 nlt). In those two years, Paul had the rare opportunity to proclaim “the kingdom of God” and to teach “about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!” (vv. 30–31). In particular, he proclaimed God’s truth to the palace guards, Caesar’s elite troops (Philippians 1:13). Paul hinted of an unspecified number in “Caesar’s household”—court officials and dignitaries—who had come to faith (4:22). Writing from Rome, Paul’s primary concern was not his freedom, but being faithful to preach Christ (1:18–19), to be fruitful (v. 22), and to glorify Christ, whether he lived or died (v. 20). In a later Roman imprisonment (2 Timothy 1:17), Paul wrote that though he was “chained like a criminal . . . . God's word [was] not chained” (2:9).

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My brother-in-law is picking me up in a bit to take me to have my other cataract surgery today. Should be a breeze. I can’t wait to get new glasses!

Prayers for another successful surgery, deo!

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