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Posted on 05/01/2013 3:30:44 AM PDT by JustAmy
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Thank you, LUV..The blue sky is bluer..the green trees are greener..It’s a cool 57..Beautiful day indeed!
My list is not getting shorter..A busy week ahead.
Prayers you get over those dreadful shingles soon.
God gave the world such diversity as to be unimaginable. We continue to find new and unknown sources in the unexplored or uninhabited areas of our world. AMAZING!!!
Thank the LORD! We praise and worship Thee, help us to be obedient to Thy Word in Jesus name, amen.
Thank you to All FRiends for the Pings, Links, and Posts.
(((((Goodnight, and God Bless)))))
What is rest when you are downsizing homes? I hurt in places I never knew could hurt.
Oldest called sent a card, he is out of work because of his type 2 diabetes does not agree with LD trucking. Youngest forgot I existed. NOT a good day.
I grew up in a small town. No famous people. No busy streets. Not much to do. Yet I’ve always been thankful for my quiet, uncomplicated upbringing.
One evening when my husband and I were attending a business dinner, a new acquaintance asked me where I was from. When I told her, she said, “Aren’t you embarrassed to admit it?”
Unsure whether or not she was joking, I simply said, “No.”
Although my town was sometimes belittled for its lack of sophistication, it was not lacking in things that matter. My family was part of a church community in which parents brought up children “in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).
Jesus also grew up in a small town: Nazareth. A man named Nathanael asked, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46). Jesus proved that the answer is yes. Even though He grew up in an insignificant place, He was the most significant person in all of history.
Experience taught me and Scripture confirms that what matters is not where you grow up but how you grow up. Sometimes we feel insignificant compared to sophisticated people from prominent places. But we are significant to God, and He can make us strong in spirit and filled with His wisdom.
Read: Luke 2:41-52
((((gentle hugs))))
I am an only child, my Dad was a driller in the oil business, I had moved to 17 different schools by the time I was in the 10 grade. Always the new kid in class. Never for long. The one stable thing was my habit of attending church with a friend. Joining the Methodist church as a junior in high school.
I was blessed to go the last 3 years of high school in one place. My Mom and Dad moved away during my senior year. I begged to be allowed to stay and finish my senior year. Actually rented a room from a retired nurse and was several months there. Did not attend my senior prom. Strange how things work out.
It does effect the rest of life. More than one realizes.
Do we see who and what we are becoming.?
Mainly I knew God was with me wherever I was.
We are all sinners in need of a savior ...
One person’s actions can affect an entire group. This truth became clear to journalist Sebastian Junger as he followed a platoon of soldiers. Junger watched a soldier accost another soldier whose bootlaces were trailing on the ground. He didn’t confront him out of concern for his fashion. He confronted him because his loose laces put the entire platoon at risk—he couldn’t be counted on not to trip and fall at a crucial moment. Junger realized that what happens to one happens to everyone.
Achan’s “bootlaces were loose,” and we learn from his story that sin is never private. After the great victory at Jericho, God gave Joshua specific instructions on how to deal with the city and its loot (Josh. 6:18). The people were to “abstain from the accursed things” and to put all the silver and gold “into the treasury of the Lord” (vv.18-19). But they disobeyed his command to them (7:1). The interesting thing is, not all of Israel sinned; only one person did—Achan. But because of his actions, everyone was affected and God was dishonored.
As followers of Jesus, we belong to one another and our individual actions can impact the entire body and God’s name. Let’s “tie up our laces” so that we may individually and together give God the honor He deserves.
Read: Joshua 7:1-12
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That is soooo sweet! :)
Enjoy your trip! We’ll muddle along till you can be back with us! (((hugs)))
Eep! LOL!
(at first I was looking for Mayor Bloomingidiot! LOL)
LOL!
This incident took place in Harlem a number of years ago. The dude who owned the tiger also had a pet crocodile.
The croc was neither warm, nor fuzzy.
Hi Meg!
No snow this week. Hee Hee.
It was almost 90 here in southern WI on Tuesday.
Cheers
(((((Thank you to Everyone for the Wednesday Posts)))))
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When my son-in-law Ewing and I attended a sporting event, we enjoyed watching both the game and the people around us.
One of those people showed both the bad and good side of humanity. This man had apparently lost track of his seat. As he was looking for it, he stood squarely between us and the field. A man sitting in front of us also had his view blocked, so he told the guy, “Could you move? We can’t see.”
The lost man responded sarcastically, “Too bad.” A second request got a similar but more heated response. Finally the man moved on. Later came a surprise. He returned and told the man he had blocked, “Hey, I’m sorry, man. I was upset that I couldn’t find my seat.” They shook hands and the incident ended well.
That interaction made me think. As we go through life striving to find our way, situations may frustrate us and cause us to respond to others in an un-Christlike way. If so, we must ask God to give us the courage to apologize to those we have offended. Our worship, according to Jesus, depends on it (Matt. 5:23-24).
We honor God when we make reconciliation with others a priority. After we have been reconciled, we can then fully enjoy communion with our heavenly Father.
Read: Matthew 5:21-26
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