FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET ~ 06 August 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

The poet wrote, "Two men looked out through prison bars: one saw mud; the other saw stars." Commenting on this, Father John Powell once wrote:

"In the pursuit of the fullness of human life, everything depends on this frame of reference, this habitual outlook, this basic vision which I have of myself, others, life, the world, and God. What we see is what we get."

Don't you find that to be true? There's a lot about our world that isn't the way we would want it to be: cruelty, hatred, injustice, jealousy, deceit, evil.... it's what theologians call "the problem of evil". "How can a loving, merciful, and just God," they ask, "allow such things to exist?" I don't know anyone who has ever arrived at a satisfactory answer to that question. And if we focus only on what's wrong, disillusionment and despair are almost inevitable. But those same theologians point out that "the problem of good" is equally puzzling. If human nature is flawed, and our tendency is toward evil, how is there so much that is good? But how many people ever ask such a question? Maybe it's because, despite our seeming skepticism and suspicion, most of us really do expect more out of life.

Remember the old question of whether the glass is half empty or half full? Both answers are correct. The choice of perspective is ours. We can either "complain that rose bushes have thorns or rejoice that some thorn bushes produce roses".

Noted pastor and author Charles Swindoll comments:

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way...we cannot change the inevitable. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes."

Perhaps that's why the Apostle Paul once advised, "...Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things." (Philippians 4:8) Paul knew what it meant to be rejected, ridiculed, even reviled and persecuted. But he chose not to "live" there. It was a matter of focus. As another author (unknown to me) phrased it: "Life can't give me joy and peace; it's up to me to will it. Life just gives me time and space; it's up to me to fill it". If you accept the Bible's message, it’s not even a matter of creating those conditions, just a willingness to accept what God is already waiting to provide -- even in the middle of an imperfect world.

Be careful where you focus your attention today. "What you see is what you get."

CAPT J. David Atwater, CHC, USN

[SkyDancer]

~ Hai Kathy! No Jumping Today, Baby Rain ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET, and Liberty

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no...but maybe some baby rain is welcomed?

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Enjoy your down time.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope you’re able to squeeze in a little sun time on the deck. I hear this is the last sunny day for y’all for a little while.

Steamy hot here today and ripped off on rain for the third day in a row. MAYBE some tonight but I’m not holding my breath.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

I’m just about ready to go snag 15 minutes or so as the sun has made it to the deck and out from behind the trees. I was out for a couple hours running errands.

[Ezekiel]

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

Exactly. Great topic. Quantum superposition made easy! That's no joke, because the mysterious weirdness is that observation affects the outcome. Then people go, "Huh?"

Exodus 3

13. And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the people of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you; and they shall say to me, What is his name, what shall I say to them:
14. And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM; and he said, Thus shall you say to the people of Israel, I AM has sent me to you:
15. And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall you say to the people of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations:

("THAT" is the relative pronoun asher: that/who/which/what)

I am who I am = WYSIWYG

Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

God never changes, and as they say,

"Some people never change."

Throw in that those who are up to no good are big into creating facades that look good on the surface, but what you see isn't what you get.

It's like needing to turn a product over to check if it's made in China.

Fun multi-level pun for the moment: "China" in Hebrew is Sin [סין], pronounced "seen".

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Hope you and Tippy had a good morning walk to greet the new day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[left that other site]

We had a nice walk this morning. About two miles. I am slowly but surely building back my stamina.

[The Mayor]

August 6

Release from Slavery

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 70–71
• Romans 8:22–39

I will free you from being slaves to them.

Exodus 6:6

“You are like Moses, leading us out from slavery!” Jamila exclaimed. As a bonded brick-kiln worker in Pakistan, she and her family suffered because of the exorbitant amount they owed the kiln owner. They used much of their earnings just to pay off the interest. But when they received a gift from a nonprofit agency that released them from their debt, they felt tremendous relief. In thanking the agency’s representative for their freedom, Jamila, a believer in Jesus, pointed to the example of God’s release of Moses and the Israelites from slavery.

The Israelites had been oppressed by the Egyptians for hundreds of years, laboring under harsh conditions. They cried out to God, asking for help (Exodus 2:23). But their workload increased, because the new pharaoh ordered them not only to make bricks but also to gather the straw for these bricks (5:6–8). When the Israelites continued to cry out against the oppression, God reiterated His promise to be their God (6:7). No longer would they be slaves, because He would redeem them with “an outstretched arm” (v. 6).

Under God’s direction, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt (see ch.14). Today God still delivers us through the outstretched arms of His Son, Jesus, on the cross. We're set free from a far greater enslavement to the sin that once controlled us. We’re no longer slaves, but free!

Reflect & Pray

How has God brought you freedom? How could you encourage others who are enslaved in some way?

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Son to give me freedom from my sin.

Learn more at Having a Personal Relationship with God.

[radu]

Get that natural Vitamin D while you can. Looks like i’s going to be a while before you have another chance. BIG system moving in from the west. :-(
Y’all just aren’t getting much of a summer up there this year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good luck with getting some rain tonight. That would only be fair!!

[radu]

I’m keeping an eye on the radar and keeping all appendages crossed for luck. We have a lot of crops around here desperate for a good drink.
The downside to rain is the grass will grow fast. LOL I still hurt from all the mowing I did earlier this week.

[luvie]

Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Gaither Vocal Band~Heaven's Joy Awaits

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!