"Not long after the triathlon, Rick Hoyt, speaking with help from an electronic device, said, "I wish I could be an athlete. But if I could have anything I wanted, I'd ask my dad to sit down for a while. Then I'd push him around."
"Not long after the triathlon, Rick Hoyt, speaking with help from an electronic device, said, "I wish I could be an athlete. But if I could have anything I wanted, I'd ask my dad to sit down for a while. Then I'd push him around."
So too, the Lord never displays His power and grace at an inappropriate time or place, but He always provides according to the difficulty of the hour. He does not impart strength until it is needed. We shudder when we think of what some of God's children are enduring because of their faithfulness to the Savior. Many have chosen the path of intense suffering rather than following the line of least resistance. I wonder, would we do the same? Of course, the Lord does not ask us to make such a commitment before it is necessary. And we can be sure that when we "suffer for His sake" (Philippians 1:29), He will provide whatever we need to endure the pain. As servants of Christ, we can take one step at a time and be confident that whether we come to a dried-up gulch or a surging river, the Lord's bridges of grace will be just right to allow us safe passage to the other side. —Mart De Haan
To strengthen you and me; We need to use today's supply And let tomorrow be. —Anon. God gives enough grace for each trial we face.
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Thanks for posting those pix colleen. Quite a story wasn't it. My eyes were teary.
going to try to sleep again
Imagine for a moment that you are driving through the desert in Southern California and you see the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge spanning the dried-up bed of "Three Frogs Creek" on the outskirts of "Turtle Soup Junction." What a ridiculous sight that would be!