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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June & July, 2013
June 1, 2013
| JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends
Posted on 06/01/2013 3:58:06 AM PDT by JustAmy
Welcome To....
'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry. 'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry. Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; junejuly2013; poetry
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To: MEG33
Goo0d Morning!
Cool Proverb!
:-)
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posted on
06/27/2013 8:12:31 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: left that other site
402
posted on
06/27/2013 8:16:07 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: everyone; FRiends
403
posted on
06/27/2013 1:47:07 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: MEG33
Thank you, Sweet Meg! You Always Find the Cutest Gifs!
(((((Hugs)))))
404
posted on
06/27/2013 1:52:55 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: jaycee
Thank you, Sweet
Jaycee!
(((((Hugs!)))))
405
posted on
06/27/2013 1:56:04 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...
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Miserable Success
June 28, 2013
In whatever a man does without God, he must fail miserablyor succeed more miserably, wrote George MacDonald (18241905), a Scottish novelist, poet, and Christian minister. This intriguing statement is often cited by modern speakers and writers and appears in MacDonalds book Unspoken Sermons.
MacDonald was dealing with the difficult subject of a Christians self-denial and how we are to apply this teaching of Jesus: If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it (Luke 9:23-24).
Rather than merely trying to suppress our natural desires, MacDonald said that true self-denial means we must see things as [Christ] saw them, regard them as He regarded them; we must take the will of God as the very life of our being . . . . We are no more to think, What should I like to do? but What would the Living One have me do?
Getting only what we want is succeeding miserably. True success is found in losing our lives for Jesus sake and finding them again full and free in His will.
More like the Master I would live and grow,
More of His love to others I would show;
More self-denial, like His in Galilee,
More like the Master I long to ever be. Gabriel
The spirit of humility and self-denial precedes a deeper and closer walk with God.
Read: Luke 9:18-27
406
posted on
06/28/2013 5:32:26 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; Mama_Bear; jaycee; yorkie; oldteen; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; ...
Good Morning To Amy's Place
407
posted on
06/28/2013 7:00:05 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: Kitty Mittens
Thank you, Kitty
408
posted on
06/28/2013 7:31:30 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...
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Love And Prayer
June 29, 2013
In a popular childrens book, Winnie the Pooh watches Kanga bound away. I wish I could jump like that, he thinks. Some can and some cant. Thats how it is.
We see younger or more able men and women doing extraordinary things that we cannot do. They can; we cant. Thats how it is. Its easy to feel useless when we cant do the things we were once capable of doing.
Its true that we may not be able to jump like we once did, but we can love and we can pray. These are the works that time and experience have prepared us to do well.
Love is the very best gift we have to give to God and to others. It is no small matter, for love is the means by which we fulfill our whole duty to God and our neighbor. Our love for one person may seem to be a small action, but love is the greatest gift of all (1 Cor. 13:13).
And we can pray. Paul encouraged the Colossians to continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving (Col. 4:2). Our prayers are a powerful force in the universe!
Love and prayer are mighty works indeed, the mightiest works for any of us. Why? Because our God, who wants to use us, is an all-loving and all-powerful God.
Begin the day with God;
Kneel down to Him in prayer;
Lift up thy heart to His abode,
And seek His love to share. Dann
God pours His love into our hearts that it might flow out to others.
Read: Psalm 92
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posted on
06/29/2013 5:51:04 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; Mama_Bear; jaycee; yorkie; Kitty Mittens; oldteen; LUV W; ...
*Happy Caturday~Dogurday To Amy's Place*
Good Morning Everyone
Today is another triple digit day...Hope you all are staying cool.
410
posted on
06/29/2013 8:30:15 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: The Mayor
Wonderful message, Rus..Thank you!
411
posted on
06/29/2013 8:33:00 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: MEG33
Thanks Meg. Thank you for being here everyday.
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posted on
06/29/2013 12:26:51 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33; everyone; FRiends; All
Your Caturday Pic is So Cute, Dear Meg!
Wishing Everyone a Wonderful Day Tomorrow.
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posted on
06/29/2013 11:13:18 PM PDT
by
Kitty Mittens
(To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
To: MEG33; All
Early morning can't sleep posting. New lower Synthroid is not working well, joint and muscle pain out the roof.
Feel free to use at will.
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posted on
06/30/2013 12:22:54 AM PDT
by
GailA
(THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...
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Late Arrivals Welcome
June 30, 2013
One night when I visited a nursing home, a resident named Tom slipped out quietly from his room, hoping to catch me to chat. After we talked awhile, he asked, Wont God be insulted if I become a Christian this late in life? Toms question wasnt a surprise. As a chaplain, I often hear it in varying forms from the elderly, from those who struggle with addictions, from former prisoners. They think they have a legitimate reason to believe its too late for them to know God or to be used by Him.
Tom and I spent time exploring people in Scripture who, because of their past, could have thought it was too late for them to know God. But Rahab, a prostitute (Josh. 2:12-14; Heb. 11:31), and Zacchaeus, a tax collector (Luke 19:1-8), chose faith in God despite their past.
We also looked at Jesus parable of workers in the vineyard (Matt. 20:1-16). The earlier the hire, the more labor they were able to give the vineyard owner (vv.2-7), but those hired later discovered they had equal value in the owners eyes and would be rewarded equally (vv.8-16). The vineyard owner chose to be gracious to them all.
No matter our past or present, God longs to show us His grace and bring us into relationship with Him.
Father, we are amazed at Your grace! Thank You that
we can come to You at any time for forgiveness and be
restored to relationship with You. Thank You that we
can now be used by You to touch the lives of others.
To give your life to Christ now is to keep it forever.
Read:
Matthew 20:1-16
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posted on
06/30/2013 6:34:12 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kitty Mittens
Thank you so much, Kitty for the sweet comment and kitten.
(((HUGS)))I wish you a blessed Lord’s Day.
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posted on
06/30/2013 7:10:04 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: GailA
I am so sorry. Praying you get relief, Gail.
Precious picture.
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posted on
06/30/2013 7:13:15 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; Mama_Bear; jaycee; yorkie; Kitty Mittens; oldteen; LUV W; ...
~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love
Him, who have been called according to his purpose.
*********
~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~
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posted on
06/30/2013 7:21:20 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: GailA
Darling picture, Gail.
Sorry about the terrible pain you’re going through and praying God will give you some relief real soon. May God Bless! ((((HUGS))))
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posted on
06/30/2013 7:24:29 AM PDT
by
jaycee
To: MEG33
Wonderful picture and scripture, Meg. Wishing you a peaceful Sunday!
420
posted on
06/30/2013 7:26:37 AM PDT
by
jaycee
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