What a patient LORD we serve- especially when the very qualities He is perfect in are the very qualities He is working in us...to make us more like Him. This picture is of some notes I took about 4 months ago...recognizing my need to take my eyes away from self and to put my eyes on Him. It's so easy to focus on "self" when circumstances surround us and overwhelm us. And yet, the LORD clearly used Job as an example to show us weak people what trust in Him looks like! I love what Job said in 23:10- but He knows the way I take, when He has tried me I shall come forth as gold. And so- here I am ( 4 months later!) and can say that God knew my path and still knows my path! Recognizing that He is the Giver of Everything and our Refiner in every circumstances is a source of contentment. Contentment comes when we accept the place He has for us, knowing it's HIS best and HIS plan for us. Living in HIS plans can cause us to accept anything - whether it is explained or unexpl...
Streams In The Desert, May 22 He worketh ( Ps. 37:5) . The translation that we find in Young of "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass," reads: "Roll upon Jehovah thy way; trust upon him: and he worketh." It calls our attention to the immediate action of God when we truly commit, or roll out of our hands into His, the burden of whatever kind it may be; a way of sorrow, of difficulty, of physical need, or of anxiety for the conversion of some dear one. "He worketh." When? Now. We are so in danger of postponing our expectation of His acceptance of the trust, and His undertaking to accomplish what we ask Him to do, instead of saying as we commit, "He worketh." "He worketh" even now; and praise Him that it is so. The very expectancy enables the Holy Spirit to do the very thing we have rolled upon Him. It is out of our reach. We are not trying to do it any more. "He worketh!" Let us tak...
Every year, Christmas rolls around and with that comes Christmas cards and family photos in abundance! It's always been my mind to do something different with our Christmas cards - not for any particular reason except that I want it to be interesting and insightful about our lives. In the past, I've done the usual Christmas photo card. It's always nice and people appreciate the photos but I realize more and more with social media distancing ourselves from people that many don't actually know what is going on in our lives or where God is taking us. It occurred to me that a newsletter would be a great way of communicating to family and friends instead of a photo. Not a lengthy newsletter. Rather, a snippet into all parts of our lives - like an infographic! If you dare type into Google search the words "Christmas Letter Infographics," you will be amazed and slightly overwhelmed at all the possibilities out there. Seriously -just type it in. See what you...
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