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Posted on 04/30/2021 10:23:24 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Hi there! Hope you had a nice Wednesday. Pretty nice here.
Have a lovely evening
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It’s Gorgeous Here, but WOW..yesterday we had such a Monsoon!
We’re getting more rain Thursday. Storms predicted with possible wind and hail. Hopefully it will just rain. 😐
Yeah...we could do without the hail.
My flowers no likey hail stones. 🌺🌸🌼
It was h🔥t, but not miserable. I wouldn’t complain if it would rain. But there is none in the forecast.
After no rain here for many weeks, we have had 2 good days of rain in a week and several days coming up with rain possible. Grateful it is not 90 degrees anymore. Plenty of time for that in July and August though.
Sure is nicer doing gardening when it is under 80 degrees. 😅
That 80 degrees sounds perfect to me. It gives me more energy when it’s not so hot...and I assume it does you, too.
Bible in a Year:
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
When author and evangelist Becky Pippert lived in Ireland, she longed to share the good news of Jesus with Heather, who’d done her nails for two years. But Heather hadn’t seemed remotely interested. Feeling unable to start a conversation, Becky prayed before her appointment.
While Heather worked on her nails, Becky flipped through an old magazine and paused at a picture of one of the models. When Heather asked why she was so riveted, Becky told her the photograph was of a close friend who’d years before been a Vogue cover model. Becky shared some of her friend’s story of coming to faith in God, which Heather listened to with rapt attention.
Becky left for a trip, and later when she returned to Ireland, she learned that Heather had moved to a new location. Becky reflected, “I had asked God to provide an opportunity to share the gospel, and He did!”
Becky looked to God for help in her weakness, inspired by the apostle Paul. When Paul was weak and pleaded with God to remove the thorn in his flesh, the Lord said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Paul had learned to rely on God in all things—the big and the small.
When we depend on God to help us love those around us, we too will find opportunities to share our faith authentically.
Reflect & Pray
When has God helped you to share your faith with someone? How could you pray for someone today whom you wish would come to know God?
Loving Jesus, You work through my weaknesses to bring glory to Your Father. Move in my life today, that I might share Your good news of grace.
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Yep, I like working outside when it’s in the 60-80 range. Wednesday was cool and windy in the morning and I needed a light jacket. Was great!
So far no storms today, just nice rain.
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Bible in a Year:
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love.
I once spoke at a secular conference for childless couples. Heartbroken over their infertility, many attendees despaired at their future. Having walked the childless path too, I tried to encourage them. “You can have a meaningful identity without becoming parents,” I said. “I believe you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and there’s new purpose for you to find.”
A woman later approached me in tears. “Thank you,” she said. “I’ve felt worthless being childless and needed to hear that I’m fearfully and wonderfully made.” I asked the woman if she was a believer in Jesus. “I walked away from God years ago,” she said. “But I need a relationship with Him again.”
Times like this remind me how profound the gospel is. Some identities, like “mother” and “father,” are hard for some to attain. Others, like those based on a career, can be lost through unemployment. But through Jesus we become God’s “dearly loved children”—an identity that can never be stolen (Ephesians 5:1). And then we can “walk in the way of love”—a life purpose that transcends any role or employment status (v. 2).
All human beings are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14), and those who follow Jesus become children of God (John 1:12–13). Once in despair, that woman left in hope—about to find an identity and purpose bigger than this world can give.
Reflect & Pray
Is there someone in despair whom you can affirm as “wonderfully made” today? With whom can you share the offer of becoming a child of God?
Father, life in all its fullness is Yours alone to give. I open my hands to accept it.
Awwww...poor little thing. LOL
She looks more Pampered than Oppressed...but sometimes it’s hard to tell!
Hi there! Hope you had a great day. Once again I failed to wear red on Friday. My wardrobe lacks red.
I also failed at parallel parking today. At work they were preparing to seal the lot, so I found a place to park on the street. My truck had a rear tire up on the curb when I was done attempting the parking, but I was out of time to improve my score. 🙄I was able to get to the time clock to punch in exactly on time, barely.
I HATE Parallel parking.
Massachusetts is lousy with it.
I have managed to avoid parallel parking for most of my life....until today. 😅
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