Thankful Thursday

It Might be 22 Degrees out right now,
And Windy.
But It is OFFICIALLY Springtime,
And for that, I'm Thankful!.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Well, that does mean there's hope! 🌻😁🌷

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His Wonderful Face

March 24, 2017

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11

My four-year-old son is full of questions, and chatters constantly. I love talking with him, but he’s developed an unfortunate habit of talking to me even when his back is turned. I often find myself saying, “I can’t hear you—please look at me when you’re talking.”

Sometimes I think God wants to say the same thing to us—not because He can’t hear us, but because we can tend to talk to Him without really “looking” at Him. We pray, but we remain caught up in our own questions and focused on ourselves, forgetting the character of the One we’re praying to. Like my son, we ask questions without paying attention to the person we’re talking to.

Many of our concerns are best addressed by reminding ourselves of who God is and what He has done. By simply refocusing, we find comfort in what we know of His character: that He is loving, forgiving, sovereign, graceful.

The psalmist believed we ought to seek God’s face continually (Ps. 105:4). When David appointed leaders for worship and prayer, he encouraged the people to praise God’s character and tell stories of His past faithfulness (1 Chron. 16:8–27).

When we turn our eyes toward the beautiful face of God, we can find strength and comfort that sustain us even in the midst of unanswered questions.

Lord, let the light of Your face shine upon us.

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Seeking the face of God can strengthen our faith.

INSIGHT:

The Israelites worshiped the Lord around the ark of the covenant. To commemorate the ark’s return, David composed a song of worship for the occasion. This song exalts God’s power and celebrates His presence. David calls on the people to “seek his face always” (1 Chron. 16:11) and to fear and worship Him (vv. 25, 29–30). What does it mean for you “to seek his face always”?

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Have A Great Weekend Everyone

Happy Friday!

Wearing RED to Support The Troops! :-)

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Awww So cute...I see winter has made a return visit...Stay safe and warm!

I am so glad, Jane. Thank you so much.

Thanks...Penny-The-Prancing-Pitbull wanted to take her usual 3-mile hike this morning, but I did not. Too Cold and Windy. Brrrrr.

Penny will forgive you!
I’ve seen the wind chill numbers on Weather Channel. WOW

Where’s AlGore’s Globull Warming when ya need it?

Red Friday, at Amy's Place
to support our troops!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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Walkers With the Dawn

Being walkers with the dawn and morning,
We are not afraid of night,
Nor days of gloom,
Nor darkness--
Being walkers with the sun and morning.

Langston Hughes

Happy Caturday, Dogurday and Bunnyday!

That little girl can dance!

Crocuses!

Yep....It's SPRINGTIME!!!

Happy Cat/Dog/Bunnyday!

ML/LTOS

Beautiful dog!!

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Not the One

March 25, 2017

Do as you promised, so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. 1 Chronicles 17:23–24

David had drawn up the plans. He designed the furniture. He collected the materials. He made all the arrangements (see 1 Chron. 28:11–19). But the first temple built in Jerusalem is known as Solomon’s Temple, not David’s.

For God had said, “You are not the one” (1 Chron. 17:4). God had chosen David’s son Solomon to build the temple. David’s response to this denial was exemplary. He focused on what God would do, instead of what he himself could not do (vv. 16–25). He maintained a thankful spirit. He did everything he could and rallied capable men to assist Solomon in building the temple (see 1 Chron. 22).

Bible commentator J. G. McConville wrote: “Often we may have to accept that the work which we would dearly like to perform in terms of Christian service is not that for which we are best equipped, and not that to which God has in fact called us. It may be, like David’s, a preparatory work, leading to something more obviously grand.”

David sought God’s glory, not his own. He faithfully did all he could for God’s temple, laying a solid foundation for the one who would come after him to complete the work. May we, likewise, accept the tasks God has chosen for us to do and serve Him with a thankful heart! Our loving God is doing something “more obviously grand.”

Father, we want our hopes and dreams and our hearts to align with Yours. Teach us to praise You when we are tempted to doubt Your goodness.

God may conceal the purpose of His ways, but His ways are not without purpose.

Hi there! Thanks for the Caturday ping.

Our dog adoption will probably be this week, maybe on Monday.

Cheers to All!

Excellent!

Happy Caturday To Amy's Place

"Iz Checkin' Out De Bugz"

We are having a perfect Spring day..It's 72!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Beautiful, MEG!

It's 39 degrees here in Massachusetts and we have piles of snow and ice on the ground and walkways. I think it may have gotten up to 40 or 41 as a high, but I'm not sure.

Maybe we'll have a fire tonight. That always cheers me up.

Frankie and Bongo Fury 3/24/17: