Posted on 03/06/2015 6:00:16 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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When I was growing up, I had an inflatable plastic punching dummy. It was about as tall as I was and had a smiling face painted on it. My challenge was to hit it hard enough to make it stay down. But no matter how hard I tried, it always bounced right back up again. The secret? There was a lead weight in the bottom that always kept it upright. Sailboats operate by the same principle. The lead weights in their keels provide the ballast to keep them balanced and upright in strong winds.
Its like that in the life of a believer in Christ. Our power to survive challenges resides not in us but with God, who dwells within us. Were not exempt from the punches that life throws at us nor from the storms that inevitably threaten our stability. But with full confidence in His power to sustain us, we can say with Paul, We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed (2 Cor. 4:8-9).
Join the many travelers through life who through deep waters of pain and suffering embrace with unshakable confidence the truth that Gods grace is sufficient and that in our weakness He is made strong (12:9). It will be the ballast to your soul.
INSIGHT
: In fulfilling his calling as an apostle (Acts 9:15), Paul endured great suffering. In 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, 6:4-10, and 11:23-27, he elaborated on the many persecutions, threats, and dangers he faced. But in the midst of great opposition, persecution, and painful suffering, Pauls refrain is: We do not lose heart (2 Cor. 4:1,16). Speaking of himself as an earthen vessel, Paul acknowledges his frailty, limitations, and expendability (v. 7). His confidence is not rooted in himself but in Gods sovereign power, in His sustaining grace, in Christs resurrected life, and in the expectation of future reward and eternal glory (vv. 7-18).
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Howdy!
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Ties for 2nd Sir! I’m in good company
Still enjoying the concert series or has it passed for the year?
We’re done until July. For the summer season, I got five of my requests, which is the best I’ve done since 2003.
Did you get some pullets?
They kept me hopping last night.
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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
Mozart - Concerto For Trumpet In D Major
Mozart - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy From The Nutcracker
Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Romanze- Andante
Mozart - Ode To Joy
Mozart - Overture To The Marriage Of Figaro
Mozart - Piano Concerto No 20
Mozart - Piano Concerto No 26 In D Major
Mozart - Piano Sonata No 11 Rondo Alla Turca
Mozart - Piano Sonata No 5 In G Major
Mozart - Serenade No 13 For Strings In G Major ( Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ) Allegro
Orchesta De Camera Italiana - Concerto No 2 In G Major
Orchestra De Camera Italiana - Concerto No 1 in E Spring
Orchestra De Camera Italiana - Concerto No 3 In F Autumn
Orchestra De Camera Italiana - Concerto No 4 In F Major Winter
Piano Concerto 1 Overture
Piano Concerto 1 Rondo Allegro
Rachaninoff - Piano Concerto No 2
Rachmaninoff - Concerto No 1
S W Greman Chamber Orchestra - Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G
Suzanne Ciani - Full Moon Sonata
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky - Lukas Vondracek & The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Gianandrea Noseda - Piano Concerto 1 Allegro
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 04 - Galop And Dance Of The Parents
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 05 - The Presents Of Drosselmeyer Scene
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 07 - Clara And The Nutcracker
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 08 And 09 - The Battle_ In The Christmas Tree
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 10 - Waltz Of The Snowflakes Scene
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 11 And 12 - The Magic Castle_ Clara And Prince Charming
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 14 - Coffee (Arabian Dance)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 17 - Dance Of The Reed Pipes
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 18 - Polichinelle (The Clown)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 19 - Waltz Of The Flowers
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 20 - Pas De Deux (Intrada)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 21 - Pas De Deux (Tarantella)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 22 - Pas De Deux (Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 23 - Pas De Deux (Coda)
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker - 24 - Closing Waltz & Grand Finale
The Kirov Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite - Russian Dance
Vladimir Horowitz - Mozart - Piano Sonata No 5 In G Major
Vladimir Horowitz - Nocturne In G Minor ( Chopin )
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Chaconne From Partita No 2 In D Minor
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Concertino For Piano And Orchestra
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Daisies, Op 38
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Fantasie C - Dur, Op 17 Pt 3 ( Sonata For Beethoven )
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Images No 3 - Reflections In The Water
Wladyslaw Szpilman - Liebesleid
Thank you for the nourishment for the soul.
Howdy Pro....how’s those peepers? *Hugs*
Not yet, there is a lot that has to be built & done before the live stock can arrive.
Love my Liberty Call....I am so ready!!!
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