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Monthly Archives: March 2014
In All Seasons
A great message.
We worry, fear, stress, and feel alone. If we are in the hands of God, creator of Heaven and Earth, why then wouldn’t we trust He knows our needs?
God loves us so very much, we are included His workmanship.
Next time you feel like you have no purpose, consider the One who gave you one. Consider the power, the wisdom, and love of God. He is always the same, never changing. Although we may change, our circumstances may change, and as the seasons change, God orchestrated it all from the beginning. We need to trust Him not our own understanding.
We may be small, but our God is bigger than our problems!
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Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the…
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Puppy In a Pestel
This post was made for the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: INSIDE
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/weekly-photo-challenge-inside-2/
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What Grows In Your Garden…
The seeds for this post came from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack.com
Her travel theme this week is: Gardens; So let me begin by encouraging you to stop on over at her place when you are done here to see some absolutely gorgeous grow spaces.
http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/03/14/travel-theme-gardens-2/
Gardens are places where things grow intentionally, cultivated spaces. Unlike a happenstance forest a garden does not spring forth by accident. What grows there grows by choice of the gardener. My heart is a garden. Life does not accidentally happen to my heart. I choose what seed I let fall in that soil. I choose what weeds get pulled out. The condition of my heart like the condition of my garden is entirely up to me.
“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don’t want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don’t have a soul.”
― Thomas More
“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful!’ and sitting in the shade.”
― Rudyard Kipling, Complete Verse
“God made a beauteous garden
With lovely flowers strown,
But one straight, narrow pathway
That was not overgrown.
And to this beauteous garden
He brought mankind to live,
And said “To you, my children,
These lovely flowers I give.
Prune ye my vines and fig trees,
With care my flowers tend,
But keep the pathway open
Your home is at the end.”
God’s Garden”
― Robert Frost
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Recency Bias (or What Have You Done For Me Lately?)
There is a lot to be thankful for! God is a good God!
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
This morning on my way to the gym, a radio advertisement brought up the idea of recency bias with regard to investments. Many people panicked at the beginning of 2014 when the Dow lost 326 (2.1%) points on February 3rd. This came after a January which saw the Dow lose 5.3%. What people forgot, was that the Dow had earned them 27.36% during the previous year–2013. The point was that people have developed a tendency to only remember the latest overly inflated negatives. Look at your local newspaper or listen to one of the televised newscasts. Compare how many uplifting positive reports there are to the number of reports there are regarding things that are illegal, immoral, or simply discouraging. It will be no contest. The negative reports will outweigh the positive. …
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I Have No Idea.
My sister and I thought they might be giant replicas of Christmas bulbs but we thought we’d sound really stupid asking.
Created for Cee’s Oddball post.
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/03/13/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-week-3/
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Be On Guard (Nehemiah 4:21)
Some great thoughts from Lillian.
So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out. ~Nehemiah 4:1
Nehemiah was a man with a vision: to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. He gathered a large group of men to come down with him from Persia to Israel to rebuild the lost city of God’s chosen people. However, Nehemiah soon found opposition and the men working for him had to defend the wall as they worked on it. Groups were sent to attack the city and try to kill Nehemiah. However, Nehemiah’s men soon adapted, half of them guarded the wall while the other half built it, and everyone had to guard the city at night.
This is a great image of how we need to live our lives: by doing our work for the Lord but being prepared for the attacks of the enemy. As…
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The Rivers Run To Him
This post was created for
http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/a-word-a-week-photograph-challenge-run/
Stop by Sue’s blog to see what her other subscriber’s have said!
“As the rivers run to find the ocean blue my heart will always run to find You!” Michael Neale
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Pastor Wrinkles: House On Fire Pt. 43
The Word of God is a bridge that connects Earth with Heaven and Heaven with Earth.- Joseph Elon Lillie
I am so blessed by those of you who have been jumping on board with the biblical discussion posts I have been shooting out into the blogosphere. It is just so wonderful to hear what God is speaking into the lives of so many of His servants. It is even more wonderful to hear that His Spirit has been saying some common things to many of us.
If you want an opportunity to jump in on any of this week’s discussions you can join the dialogues at
https://josephelonlillie.com/2014/03/12/the-born-again-experience/
Or
https://josephelonlillie.com/2014/03/11/turbo-follow-week-5/
Now here is today’s discussion starter on the Book of Acts:
Paul Ministers in Ephesus- Acts 19:8-22
8 Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. 9 But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.10 This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.
11 God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. 12 When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.
13 A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this. 15 But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?” 16 Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.
17 The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored. 18 Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices. 19 A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars. 20 So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
21 Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. “And after that,” he said, “I must go on to Rome!” 22 He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia.
This part of Paul’s journey is long. Almost two and a half years are spent in Ephesus.
What have you done in the last two and a half years?
What events preceded Paul’s decision to move on?
Do you think they had any bearing on Paul’s decision to move on?
How does the Spirit confirm His messages through life events?
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Wordless Wednesday: Patience
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