God never moves without purpose or plan
when trying a servant and molding a man
Give thanks to the Lord though your testing seems long
In darkness He giveth a song
Rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistake
He knoweth the end of each path that I take
For when I am tried and purified
I shall come forth as gold
As this song was sung this morning in church it brought tears to my eyes. I was reminded of the many times in my life when, I didn't understand God's plan. But as another song writer says: when you can't see His hand, trust His heart.
Paul told the Roman's "All things work together for good to them that love God." I was reminded later that it doesn't say "my good" so when I can't understand I pray "Lord make this work together for the good of whoever you have in mind."
Rich has been reading a book on fasting and prayer. So since we have several BIG things in our life right now, we decided to take a day and fast (until dinner time as we had a dinner date) and every time we got hungry, we prayed. We also committed to pray each hour on the hour for three specific needs.
Jesus said: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)
I'm praying that today for ME & YOU TOO!
Our choices are seldom simple or straightforward; right or wrong; yes or no. They are more often complex and conflictive and intertwined with the decisions made by others. (Quote from the book: If I Had It To Do It Over, I Would Pick More Daisies)
Good Morning Sunshine
There are not many do-overs in life, but there are fresh starts. Some are chosen and filled with great excitement while others are just another step in the path the Lord has laid in front of us. Some have said that doing the Will of God is just doing the next thing.
Although this blog is really for me, I trust as I move through transition into Chapter Four of my life, you will ride this roller-coaster with me as a friend and companion and hopefully, we will all grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Although this blog is really for me, I trust as I move through transition into Chapter Four of my life, you will ride this roller-coaster with me as a friend and companion and hopefully, we will all grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.