Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... July, August and September, 2018

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

[JustAmy]

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and those who enjoy poetry.
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




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[Kitty Mittens]

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

[The Mayor]

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Overcoming Challenges

July 30, 2018

So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. Nehemiah 6:15

We gathered monthly to hold one another accountable to our individual goals. My friend Mary wanted to reupholster the seats of her dining room chairs before the year’s end. At our November meeting she wittily reported her progress from October: “It took ten months and two hours to recover my chairs.” After months of not being able to obtain the materials required, or find the quiet hours away from her demanding job and her toddler’s needs, the project took merely two hours of committed work to finish.

The Lord called Nehemiah to a far greater project: to bring restoration to Jerusalem after its walls had lain in ruin for 150 years (Nehemiah 2:3–5, 12). As he led the people in the labor, they experienced mockery, attacks, distraction, and temptation to sin (4:3, 8; 6:10–12). Yet God equipped them to stand firm—resolute in their efforts—completing a daunting task in just fifty-two days.

Overcoming such challenges requires much more than a personal desire or goal; Nehemiah was driven by an understanding that God appointed him to the task. His sense of purpose invigorated the people to follow his leadership despite incredible opposition. When God charges us with a task—whether to repair a relationship or share what He’s done in our lives—He gives us whatever skills and strength are necessary to continue in our effort to do what He’s asked, no matter what challenges come our way.

Lord, please equip me with Your strength to persevere and finish the tasks You’ve given me. May my labors bring You glory.

God equips us to overcome obstacles and complete the tasks He’s given us to do.

INSIGHT

What kinds of challenges have you faced? How has God helped you to overcome them?

For further study on the book of Nehemiah, see christianuniversity.org/OT220.

[luvie]

🇺🇸 Memories Monday......🇺🇸

[left that other site]

Memories Monday

Blessings to You All!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

[left that other site]

I want that one for my wall!

Thanks. :-)

[luvie]

That one belonged to my dear MIL. I have it next to my bed. :)

[left that other site]

That is a nice thing to remember her by.

[luvie]

It totally described her life.

[The Mayor]

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Sinners Like Us

July 31, 2018

This man welcomes sinners and eats with them. Luke 15:2

I have a friend—her name is Edith—who told me about the day she decided to follow Jesus. 

Edith cared nothing for religion. But one Sunday morning she walked into a church near her apartment looking for something to satisfy her discontented soul. The text that day was Luke 15:1–2, which the pastor read from the King James Version: “Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.” 

That’s what it said, but this is what Edith heard: “This man receives sinners and Edith with them.” She sat straight up in her pew! Eventually she realized her mistake, but the thought that Jesus welcomed sinners—and that included Edith—stayed with her. That afternoon she decided to “draw near” to Jesus and listen to Him. She began to read the Gospels, and soon she decided to put her faith in Him and follow Him. 

The religious folks of Jesus’s day were scandalized by the fact that He ate and drank with sinful, awful people. Their rules prohibited them from associating with such folk. Jesus paid no attention to their made-up rules. He welcomed the down-and-out and gathered them to Him, no matter how far gone they were.

It’s still true, you know: Jesus receives sinners and (your name).

Heavenly Father, we can’t thank You enough for the radical love of Your Son, who drew all of us outcasts and moral failures to Him, and made the way for us to come to You in joy and boldness.

God pursues us in our restlessness, receives us in our sinfulness, holds us in our brokenness.  Scotty Smith

INSIGHT

The parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15:1–7) is the first in a series of parables about lost things. It’s followed by the parable of the lost coin (vv. 8–10) and the parable of the lost son, better known as the prodigal son (vv. 11–32).

Although each of the parables is about something lost, there’s also something in each that isn’t lost—the sheep safe in the pen, the remaining coins, and the elder son at home. Yet the shepherd, the woman, and the father are not content with what they have; their concern is for that which is lost.

Is someone in your life lost and waiting to be found by the Savior

[MEG33]

A Happy GratiTuesday
To Amy's Place

I have so much to be grateful for! I thank you all for your
prayers and well wishes. Point agony in the back is quiet for
now and it is wonderful!
Last very early Monday morning I noticed the temp rising in
my house...The compressor was not staying on long enough to
hold the temp. It was an anxious time.
It was 86 in the house by the time I found someone to say they would be here...90 in the house when he arrived.
I thank God for the dear man who repaired my
compressor by 2 pm.
We broke an all time any day any year record and reached
114 degrees that day, July 23rd.
*HUGS*

[luvie]

Grateful for My Refuge.
🙏🏻 Happy GratiTuesday! 🙏🏻

[left that other site]

Happy Gratituesday!

I am SO Grateful for my FRiends!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

I’m so glad that your poor back is feeling better and hope the pain stays away!

I think there must be a Murphy’s Law about ACs going out on the hottest day of the year. Glad you got yours fixed so quickly! (((hugs)))

[trisham]

On this Tuesday

"Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show
forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place,
the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is
prevented by the unity of your faith."
Ignatius of Antioch

A Happy GratiTuesday to you left that other site, and to everyone here at Amy's Place.

[trisham]

Wow! That is hot!

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh my. Glad you got the AC fixed. Our AC went out when it was in the 90s several years ago. It was a 40 year old unit, so pretty difficult to expect more from that. Had a new one within 24 hours.

Glad the back is better too.

[The Mayor]

Hot, so hard to get cool. 114 yuk, muggy? The humidity would have killed me.

[The Mayor]

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Love Without Limits

August 1, 2018

The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:9

A wise friend advised me to avoid using the words “you always” or “you never” in an argument—especially with my family. How easy it is to criticize others around us and to feel unloving toward those we love. But there is never any variation in God’s enduring love for us all.

Psalm 145 overflows with the word all. “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made” (v. 9). “The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down” (vv. 13–14). “The Lord watches over all who love him” (v. 20).

A dozen times in this psalm we are reminded that God’s love is without limit and favoritism. And the New Testament reveals that the greatest expression of it is seen in Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Psalm 145 declares that “the Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them” (vv. 18–19).

God’s love for us always endures, and it never fails!

Father in heaven, we are awed by Your love for us that never changes, never fails, and never ends. We praise You for demonstrating Your limitless love for us through Jesus our Savior and Lord.

There is never any variation in God’s enduring love for us all.

INSIGHT

The book of Psalms, also referred to as the Hebrew Hymnbook, is a collection of 150 songs that were sung by God’s people at various times as part of their worship. Psalm 145 is the last psalm in the final collection of songs penned by David (Psalms 138–145). David proclaims God as the Sovereign King (vv. 1–3, 10–13), exalting His glorious majesty (v. 5) and generous benevolence (v. 7) to all His creation. God’s greatness and goodness is manifested in His mighty acts, wonderful and awesome works, and great deeds (vv. 4–6).

How have you experienced God’s enduring love? 

For more about the Psalms, check out our free online course at christianuniversity.org/OT222.

[MEG33]

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday To Amy's Place

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot
little puppies..... Gene Hill
(((HUGS)))