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Posted on 08/23/2019 6:04:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Bible in a Year : Psalms 116–118; 1 Corinthians 7:1–19
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. Psalm 116:7 “You must relax,” pronounces a doctor crisply in Disney’s Rescuers Down Under, attempting to treat the injured albatross Wilbur, a reluctant patient. “Relax? I am relaxed!” a clearly not relaxed Wilbur responds sarcastically as his panic grows. “If I were any more relaxed, I’d be dead!”
Can you relate? In light of the doctor’s dubious methods (such as a chainsaw dubbed an “epidermal tissue disruptor”), Wilbur’s misgivings seem justified. But the scene is funny because it captures how we tend to feel when we’re panicking—whether or not what we’re facing is actually life-threatening.
When we’re terrified, encouragement to relax can feel ridiculous. I know when I feel life’s terrors piling up around me, and when painful “cords of death” (Psalm 116:3) tighten my stomach into knots, my every instinct is to fight back, not to relax.
And yet . . . more often than not, my panicked attempts to fight back only tighten anxiety’s vice-grip, leaving me crippled by fear. But when I, albeit reluctantly, allow myself to feel my pain and lift it up to God (v. 4), something surprising happens. The knot inside me relaxes a bit (v. 7), and a peace I can’t understand rushes through me.
And as the Spirit’s comforting presence surrounds me, I understand a bit more the truth at the heart of the gospel: we fight best when we surrender into the powerful arms of God (1 Peter 5:6–7).
What struggles do you think of as “cords of death” in your life? How could you grow in surrendering to God’s love and care in the hard times?
God, help us surrender our desperate attempts at control and let go of the burdens we weren’t meant to bear to find rest in Your grace and goodness.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Hi!
Nice day today Fire Weather watch though. No fires but things are getting dry and turning brown. Life is good and I know who to thank for that.
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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
3D - Mi Amor Tu Volveras
3D Ritmo De Vida - Que Siga La Rumba
Adalberto Alvarez - Loco Enamorado
Africando - Baron Lopez - Bai Boy
Africando - Yay Boy
Afro Cuban Project - Rumbata
Alberto Barros - Chevere
Alberto Barros - Homenaje Salsa Del Mundo ( Quimbara - Idilio - El Cantante - Conciencia - Vivir )
Alberto Barros - Reunion De Los Grandes De La Salsa
Alejando 'El Nino' Jesus - Coge La Recta
Alex D'Castro - Quisiera
Alex D'Castro - Si No Fuera Por Ti
Alex D'Gambo - Mi Tierra
Alex Leon Y Los Leones De La Salsa - Meneate
Alex Leon Y Los Leones De La Salsa - Quien Te Puso Asi
Alex Torres Y Los Reyes Latino - Good Friday
Alex Torres Y Su Orchestra - King Cash
Alfredo De La Fe - Sandra Mora
Andy Montanez - Casi Te Envido
Angel Canales - Bomba Carambomba
Angel Canales - Caja De Sorpresas
Angel Canales - Dilema De Amor
Anthony Cruz - Me Tienes Loco
Anthony Cruz - Por Eso Te Quiero Tanto
Aris Martinez - Que Pasa Entre Los Dos
Arturo Sandoval & Tito Puente - Salsa
Azucar Negra - Candela
Azuquita - Saturno [ Son ]
Bakuleye - Pelona
Bannakumbi And Anthony Colon - Rumbannakumbi
Dudess! ;-)
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~ Tunes For Our Troops: Bachman-Turner Overdrive ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREADS
CLICK FOR Current local times around the world
CLICK FOR local times in Seoul, Baghdad, Kabul,
New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage
The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
Howdy Ma. Thanks for posting the thread. ((((Hugs)))
Good evening, Publius, and thank you for Rachmaninov’s “The Star Spangled Banner”.
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Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Well, we made it to the weekend. Hope you get some good relaxing done.
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you and Blue venture out today? No roadside repairs?
Today we are covered again in smoke.
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