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Vapors of Life...For what is your life? It is even as a vapor 11 novembre Give Me Jesus In the Morning when I rise give me Jesus... You can have all this World but give me Jesus. And when I am alone give me Jesus...... You can have all this world but give me Jesus And when I come to die give me Jesus.... You can have all this world but give me Jesus 13 juin -Does Anyone Blog Anymore???? Since I had not blogged in over a year I decided to throw something on here. Like most I have spent alot of time on another website but have not had time to blog or anything else. Too much to do .... and not enough of just time to sit and throw out my thoughts in black and white. I have added a few pics from reunion/birthday party---from the party for adults only. Maybe in time I will get back to this blogging. But this is will have to be short as I need to go and fulfill other obligations............as has been the problem with time. 28 mars BoldnessBoldness I am looking forward to other times of boldness in the Spirit and pray that you are also praying for boldness in daily living for our God and Savior. Philippians 1:20 "According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body...." 25 février Staying FaithfulMy title may seem rather two faced as I talk about being faithful while in fact it is difficult for me to stay faithful to filling the pages of my blog. But if you had to do all that I had you would be picking and choosing those things that you also had time for and found needed the most attention. My blog has fallen way down on the priority list....not that I necessarily want it there but I can only do what I can each day. Recently I learned that a Pastor who I had been under while I had taught school in WI was now divorced and remarried and out of the ministry. It was shocking to me as I would have never thought that this man of God would be someone out of the ministry. He was a great speaker and knew how to divide the word of God. He was good at being able to talk to others and get their ear. But somewhere along the line he or his wife must have been unfaithful. Whether it was in their marriage or in their ministry I do not know. But when I considered how this could have happen it was the only answer I could come up with. ---------------------------------------------------- On the day that I started the above entry(Feb.15th), I got a phone call from my son who is in the Marines. He asked, "Hey Mom, what county was I born in?" I had an idea of why he was asking the question but still told him that he wasn't born in a county but a parish because he was born in Louisiana. He thanked me after I gave him the name of the parish and said he had to go. Now if you know anything about getting licenses you know that where you were born is always important. He had been engaged for almost 14 months. The young couple had kept themselves pure----something that most Christians do not think is important anymore---and had felt that the engagement had gone on long enough. They wanted to be together. And as young mature adults they went to the county office and got their marriage license and got married. They didn't want to tell anyone at first---I think they were waiting for the appropriate time to tell her parents. But I called back the next morning leaving a message wanting my son to tell me why he needed to know where he was born when he was the one with the birth certificate----I think he has had it since after boot camp. He called me back and told me that they had gotten married. I was thrilled but told them I wouldn't tell anyone until they had told her parents. Yet I did end up telling my One and Only---how could I keep something so wonderful from my own hearts desire. On Sunday morning we got a call on the way to church. They had told her folks at breakfast and they were not happy. I know that they were disappointed but they had in some ways brought it about by prolonging the wedding and what the couple wanted most-- to be together. I remember my own longings to be with my husband while we were engaged and he was in Japan. We almost eloped----but our engagement was tolerable being apart for only 11 months. And since I was the only daughter in a family of 8 children, I wanted to have my wedding. Now what was the most surprising thing to me about the phone call on Sunday morning was when we told his siblings....there was cheering! There was joy in seeing their bother get married. This just struck me as the most surprising and yet unique happening. They were excited and happy about it even though they had not attended a wedding, gobbled cake, or thrown rice. It was definitely a true picture of what joy is. I admire my son and his new wife for being faithful to the Lord by keeping themselves pure until they were married. I look for the Lord to bless their union. When number one son returns from Iraq in the fall we hope to have a big reception to celebrate their marriage as well as his safe return. It will pale in comparison to the wonderful reception planned for those who are faithful to the Lord when He returns and takes them to heaven and the marriage supper of the Lamb. So"let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;)"Heb.10:23. Psalm 101:6 "Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me." 3 décembre To Live by FaithOne might find the list of books that I am reading unusual. And though I do not convey a list of books on my blog site as the trophy books that I have caught ....and maybe that is because I don't often consume a whole book....I would have to admit that I am an avid reader. This fall my youngest son brought home from the library the Reagan Diaries for me to read. In my attempt to read the large volume I could only get through the first year of his presidency before the book had to be returned. My habit of not finishing a book comes from my years of reading part of books and watching only part of movies because I had more important people calling for my attention. That is the life of a mother of small children. And now that they have grown older and the attention they call is not always as of immediate importance as when they were small, I still do not find enough time to sit and read a book clear through. I do better with reading a chapter or two or just reading magazine articles and then it is off to do the laundry or finish grading those papers that have sat on my dresser for how long???? And yet with all that goes on in life I have a set of books that have become bedside companions to clutter a small space near my laptops home on the bedside table. For months two books that my English Ed daughter gave me to read have sat there staring at me. I, on occasion, pick them up and read some out of them but they do not call to me or urge my soul to grab them and devour them. One day back during the summer while I was dusting off some of my husbands old theology books, I found a book that looked interesting: The Triumphs of Faith by G. Campbell Morgan. It also joined the group of companions. A few nights ago I awoke and as usual I couldn't get back to sleep. Often when this happens I find that my mind is drawn into a conversation with the Lord on some thing that we had been discussing during the day. In this early morning time, I found myself reading part of this book....and a passage that provoked me to peer deeper into another book. In his book Morgan was discussing the principle of how "The just shall live by faith". He brought out that "the principle of life is faith". "The principle of life, of whole life, of complete life, of real life, is faith." (p.181). The phrase "The just shall live by faith" is mentioned 4 times in the Bible and one of them is in the chapter before the one on the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. This living by faith has been something that has engulfed me lately and that only because I have decided that modern Christians do not know how to live by faith. Sure we quip that we have "the faith" but don't ,generally speaking, live much beyond what we can afford. Our faith is by sight....which does not truly grasp the truth of faith---trusting, wholly relying upon and believing in God. How often did Christ say "thy faith has made thee whole" after He had healed someone? It was their looking toward Christ as the one in whom they trusted wholly to heal them that brought about their healing. They believed in the power of Christ to heal them. They didn't pull out their check book or their Visa credit card and say I am trusting you Lord---just charge it. They trusted Him to heal them knowing that there was nothing----NOT A THING they had that could bring them healing. Only Jesus --- the Christ could heal them. Even so we should live as if the only one who can make our life complete is the Christ---the Son of God---God with us---Emanuel. It has been by our leaning on the THINGS that we have that has caused us to live faithless lives that look not to "the author and finisher of our faith". We should by faith live not with the fat check book but with faith as a tiny mustard seed trusting Him with all that makes life real and complete. Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
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