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Such a beautiful passage to commit to memory------Wish I had a dollar for each time I have used this
Psalm 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall
glorify Me.
Should you give this a try, the 1st part is what a person wants
BUT---always remember the 2nd part--always remember
to thank God
GOD BLESS & have a really good day
very good------ as you said "God doesn't cause the problems"..... usually my own fault, if I think on it in honesty, then the devil tosses things in my path, but again it is my fault for showing weakness......basically I am a mess.
Thank you for the update on your health stuff. God Bless
The older I get the longer & longer my prayer list gets ----then I learn that the older I get the shorter & shorter my memory gets. I use to feel bad because later in a day I would realize I overlooked someone in need of prayer. Then as I aged a couple more years I learned to consider that memory loss (in this manner) was a great gift, you see often I would get all tied up in my daily activities that God was sort of put on the back burner, so to speak,----but then I came to remember that I overlooked someone in my prayers and I would chat with God about this, see what I thought was a handicap was really a blessing, it made me draw nearer to God, through out my day......All in the attitude my friends. Life is a real challenge and often I found myself just throwing up my hands and saying---"OK God, you put this in front of me, You know how thick I am, so help me to understand what it is that You want me to do with this mess."
Something I learned back a few years ago and that is to learn to depend on the Holy Spirit...."Learning to depend on" is a very difficult thing for me to do, giving up control of what is going on is not the normal.....BUT HEY !! works for me, and I love this peace I have found & come to appreciate
GOD BLESS & weekend liberty has sounded so go and enjoy this another weekend God has given you
When you walk with the Lord in the newness of life-----Just Trust and Obey
Yesterday went to my cardiac rehab stuff, met a guy I had not seen before—— listen to this, he had a heart transplant and the day to do it, they got him all opened up for the new heart and found out that the heart replacement was no good, so they wired him back together and the next they had a good heart , so opened him up& installed the replacement, I not finished yet,;the next day they did a kidney transplant—— I was totally at a loss for words, I only came up with —“I bet you had some serious conversations with the good Lord”…..
Makes my issues like a party in comparrison
I have for many years believed that when I have had health issues, like when I broke my wrist and out of work for right at 2 years, I would always tell folks who felt bad for me, --"it is ok, I just look next door and find someone who is way worse off than me."----no matter my state there is always someone close by way worse off than me. My dad taught me that when a person gives in to self pity the battle is almost lost.
Life is full of ups and downs, we just have to learn how to handle both
GOD BLESS
Reckon great minds run on the same rails......The subject of prayer was on my little ole "P" brain this morning. I recently posted a bit bout this, so once again, if I may------even the disciples did not know how to pray or maybe understand prayer.....IDUNNO-----anyway, from Luke 11:
Luke 11: 1-4
11 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Our[ Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.”
One will also find this in Matthew 6: 8-13
This and Psalm 23 is part of my every morning coffee & chat with God-------When one finds difficulty in one's prayer life, give this a try----draw near to God and He will draw near to you
NOW----Ranb2hz---see you up with the chickens this morning. I know you have a lot on your mind, I have found that in such times I have just had to say " God you put all this here, I don't know what to do with it, but here, I'll let you handle it all".....Then the hard part for me is to just let go, but once I do that, I am at peace.
GOD BLESS
NO IDEA WHY !!! But this just popped into my little ole "P" brain ----seemed to be a good thing to share:
More love to Thee, O Christ, more love to Thee!
Hear Thou the prayer I make on bended knee;
This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!
Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest;
Now Thee alone I seek, give what is best;
This all my prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!
Let sorrow do its work, come grief or pain;
Sweet are Thy messengers, sweet their refrain,
When they can sing with me: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!
Then shall my latest breath whisper Thy praise;
This be the parting cry my heart shall raise;
This still its prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to Thee;
More love to Thee, more love to Thee!
Like I said, I don't know why----but felt someone needed this----who knows, maybe "me"----Even God fearing, Jesus folks need reminded from time to time------we only become in God's righteousness when we leave this world and step off into eternity-----Think on your eternity ...Not mine but yours-----Eternity is a long, long, long time my friend-----I, a Christian, I sin, I ask for forgiveness-----without that forgiveness I find myself up that creek without a paddle-----A Hell of a mess----- some serious thinking here---- I urge a non-believer (who wants to know) to take a moment and say---quite simply---God if you are there----help me-----nothing more ---nothing less ----God help me----I am a Christian, but I find I need this everyday----"God help me"
I love Mark 9:14-24-----In this miracle of Jesus I love the very last part-----The man said "Lord , I believe, help my unbelief."----I take it this man believed but doubted, I take this an had a somewhat belief, but not really strong belief ----I often idenify with this man, and several times a week I find myself saying--"Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.".....Some may well think this aa a weakness, but it is a strength----remember Thomas was a doubter, but through his doubt his faith got strong...............jus say'n-------------
Our prayers & thoughts are with you and your doctors this morning
GOD BLESS--------That old song "Trust & Obey" just popped in mind
Every time I go in for a procedure I always take with me ---- in my mind
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will wear no evil; For you are with me;"
FOR ME----, in my time of need for strength & courage this always carries me through
AMEN & thanks
This morning in my reading of Ezekiel 33, there was so much in there that really rang a bell with me.....Ezekiel, God appointed him to be a watchman, I wondered if in today's world if Christians were not also appointed to be watchmen, then the duties of a watchman, I wondered about the modern Christian, not judging just wondering, good thinking material. Then in there it speaks of iniquities. Some time ago I posted concerning "Sin---Iniquities--Transgressions----Yes all 3 are sin but ever so many places I read I keep running into that word iniquity, I have learned this word and many, many times looked it up, over & over again, thinking I may have misunderstood----simply put, "iniquity" is the twisting of God's word. Maybe this is why I choose to just believe the Bible as written , I do not need to change it. But I always wonder, not question, just wonder if the Modern Christian is not really like the ancient Hebrew children, we make the Scripture say what we want to hear, we twist God's word to fit our desires, then we sin because we think it is ok because God's word say what I think it means. A watchman for God is not to do this. A little example here if I may.....some years back I had a preacher who did not see eye to eye with my thinking of Scripture, I felt he preached what he thought folks wanted to hear or all on what he thought, not what God's word was----anyway---after many church services I would go home, pull out my Bibles and reference books and and start looking for answers......IMPORTANT thing here in doing this is: 1st--ask God for guidance --2nd I always looked for why I was wrong, what is it that I do not understand--3rd never once did I look for why another was wrong------God always answered my need, sometimes right away, sometimes a day or so later & sometimes way down the road when I least expected------INIQUITY---- a trap so easy for any of us to fall into, especially here in the USA, as a nation we are so blest that the twisting of the Scriptures gives us our hearts desires----think that is called greed, from my past experience I am well versed in this area of life. There was a time in my life where money was absolutely no problem---I wanted, I purchased, I almost instantly wanted more.....YEP I had money, my father-in-law said that everything I touched turned to Gold....I was active in church, I gave lot of money, I helped lots of people less fortunate, by any standard I was a "GOOD" person....PLEASE NOTICE----"I DID",-- not God's will but my will----heavy thinking here....I did and left God out. One day I had irritated God so much He kicked me out of the back of my trailer and put me out of work for almost 2 years-----Best thing that ever happened to me---all the pain, all the finical loss, all the struggles of life, all the disappointments....All that made me a better person, all of the bad stuff that fell on me was of my own making. I love our brother Tena's testimonies on how far removed he was from God, but my friends, taking nothing from Tenac here, If you practice iniquity you are as far removed from God as Tenac or I ever was----think on it & listen to the Holy Spirit, He is the only one who will lead you in the right path
GOD BLESS & have a faithful day
Thank you for the words of encouragement , Hope all is well this morning. Have a Blest day
A couple of weeks ago I had a person tell me that they just didn't know how to pray. I could tell that they felt really bad about this. I can only speak on this from my view point, just my opinion here. Prayer is talking with God just as you talk with a friend....You can tell God everything because He already knows everything, He just wants us to talk with Him about our life, the good, the bad & the ugly. Now if you struggle with the thought of prayer think back years & years ago, back in Jesus's time, His disciples had sat in on His many sermons, sat in on His many miracles, had walked with Him and had Him directly teach them, yet in Luke 11 we read that His disciples ask Him "to teach us to pray". I often say I have coffee & chat with God, some may say this is very disrespectful, but years ago when my earthly dad was still alive I would have coffee & chat with him, when I could. I try to think of my Father in heaven as I thought of my earthly father....I loved my dad, my dad was a good Christian man, but I chat with my Heavenly Father as I chatted with my earthly dad...Some years ago I explained this to a Marine vet who suffered from war stuff, but I also had to explain that if his earthly father was not a good man, talk with God like he wished his earthly father to be. You doubt, that is OK, Thomas the disciple was indeed a doubter. Sometimes we just have to say "GOD. !!" if you are there I need your help-----in sincerity not in testing----To me, Prayer is no more that just talking things over with God. There is a story in Mark 9 about a man who ask Jesus to help his son, cutting it short here, the man said to Jesus, with tears, "Lord I believe---Help my unbelief.!!"
Jesus healed this man's son------many mornings in my chat time with God I have to use this Scripture---"Lord, help my unbelief" or Lord, help me to strengthen my faith-----You don't know how to pray----Try this---Say you are sitting there with problems & you re up that creek without a paddle--Just say "GOD, I NEED TO TALK"-----keep it simple, God knows your heart
GOD BLESS
Good Morn'g folks here on the Bible Board, Thank you Lord for another day here on earth-----Ranb2khz I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your post this morning. Yesterday in your post to me you said "I do believe you to be a righteous man." I got to thinking on that and did some look-up stuff, Too be righteous, I after reading much on this found just how short on this I came. It pestered the heck out of me that I appeared to be righteous while in truth I really missed the boat. Once again I woke up in the weird hours with the thought that "the righteous live by faith"----by faith God credits our account with righteousness. This is really deep subject, but, as Jesus taught, I knocked and it was opened, I sought & I found, I asked and it was given. There is so much in Scripture on this subject and over the years I have read & re-read this, now I get to live the meaning. The just will live by faith. I have known for years that I have a strong faith, in Romans 1 it says the "righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith ---there are many, many Scripture references on this, but I have come to believe that The Holy Spirit teaches us these Scriptures when God wants us to clearly understand or when we are spiritually mature enough to understand -- Like I said a big, big subject here, & once again thanks. Between you and Tenac you have your hands full keeping me half way straight
GOD BLESS and you folks here on the Bible Board have a beautiful day
MAN !! You took all my thunder !! LOL.... When you were not posting early this morning at 1st I thought that maybe you took a day off and went somewhere , then later I was concerned and spoke with God, I didn't know what was up, but God knew, so He & I chatted a bit about you. Take care my friend and remember Philippians 4;13----actually starts in verse 11---God Bless my friend and I will remember you daily in my coffee & chat time with God. I speak only from my experiences, for me----nothing like the feeling of folks offering prayers for me. When I had a heart valve replaced and was right on the fence of stepping off into eternity, I honestly believe that the prayers for me is the only reason I am here today. Prayers from folks I never met, I wish I had or could find the words for all that I experienced during that time. Then, where I am concerned, nothing can ever replace the feeling I have learned concerning "peace"...A wonderful thing to know that all is OK, no need for me to worry about anything---God has it. .....Thank you for keeping this board chugging along over the past few years, you are one of the tools God keeps in His work bench.....
nobody around this morning? probably a 1st......SO !! God Bless and you good folks have a really good day, always think of others 1st
wheeeaa,. doggie. what a day---starts off with Heart-Rehab at 8a.m., I enjoy this time, often have the chance to make mention of God's goodness to other old guys doing rehab, then I cooked some Chicken Thighs, now going to get out my summer cloths but before this I thought I would check in on my Bible stuff---always like to share my day with God. Anyway I like keeping notes of things that grab my attention when I do my Bible reading/study....I came across this and thought, my, my, my, think I will open a can of worms----my note went like thins: "I do not understand but very little in Scripture----But I have learned to believe---learning to believe is a process---I THINK. ---at this time I was just starting over in my Scriptures and was at the beginning "Genesis"-----A note I made was : IMPORTANT.."I would never contradict John MacArthur, but I do look for answers to my thoughts," I believe the writings in the Bible, I also believe in science, I also believe they work together---the trick is to learn how. In my notes I have for me to get an understanding of Scripture I must 1st understand or believe that the Holy Spirit will teach me/us. A couple of things that rang a bell with me was---"Before starting take a moment and ask God to allow the the Holy Spirit to teach me---all at God's will. Then I have starting In Genesis 1---"In the beginning God did............." --In understanding & believing Scripture one must believe the "in the beginning part"----If I or one cannot believe this then all through Scripture I or another will constantly doubt and will listen to false teachers teaching how times have changed.
NOW....I do not know my exact intentions in writing this post, but the reason for my notes is quite simple, I am 80 yrs old, I have heart problems, I have cancer but I am doing way better than many younger than myself, and I know the end of this world is moving in on me and I pray that one day one of my kids or gran-kids will get looking through these notes and just maybe it could spark a little light in such a dark world, then it is nice for me to read some of the stuff I wrote and wonder why....and often I find stuff that strengthens my faith.....
Hope one little thing in here mad you think a bit
GOD BLESS
Things I am thankful for: A.--- Woke up this morning
B.--- And here it is Wednesday and I do not need bail money
Those 2 things may sound silly, but both apply to many folks this morning......Each morning is a great thing to thank God for
GOD BLESS & Have a beautiful day
Thank you……just hoping to touch another’s heart. Peace in our life is so important
PEACE----Do you understand Peace? I thought I did & reckon I mostly did----Me thinking I understood peace and actually 100% understanding peace is 2 different things. I know that makes no sense at all, can't help it, I am not the best communicator but bear with me. I struggle with how God can forgive me for all the bad things I have done over the past 80 years, I was a good servant of the devil himself. Then after I came to Christ and was granted forgiveness I still could not understand how a perfect God could just instantly wash all that bad stuff I did away and totally 100% forget it ----I suppose because that is my human side kicking in or maybe a "trick of the devil". Anyway, I was sleeping really good and woke up at 2a.m. with only one thing on my mind and that was the fact that I was at peace, I lay there for a good while trying to get my hands around this, I know inside me exactly what this all means, & I understand Biblical peace like I never before understood, but I do not really have the words to really explain all this. This morning after my coffee & God time and reading my Scriptures I got to looking up in various references books the word PEACE----all the scholars did a good job on writing about peace, but nothing can really explain the inner peace one has with God----a very strange thing. I do not know why I chose to post this other than I like sharing personal Christians experiences. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your heart you do not cannot experience the peace I learned about at 2a.m. this morning, If you are a Christian and struggle with your past, and it haunts you like a thorn in your side--- talk with God about your peace with Him----To be 100% at peace with God and the world, hey--A pretty good feeling and it can only be experienced through a relation with God, His Son, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
GOD BLESS & Have a beautiful day & Peace my friends
I think to reply here would be to argue the Scriptures and I choose not to go there. You have your faith and I have mine....I respect your view and respect you posting here and I require the same respect from others towards me. Speaking of God, as I understand, the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob is the God of both Jew & Arabs.....actually Scripture states the God is the God of all folks, rich, poor, different nations, different colors......To go beyond that is to open a big ole can of worms. Years ago I was called to accept Jesus as my personal Savior, long story here, I'll just cut to the chase, I stood there in the presence of God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, I had a decision to make, I thought I could just step out in the hallway and do this later, in my personal time----I choose to go forward,-- I was forgiven of all my past and future sins----Salvation is past--present--future.....You spoke of a professor, when folks get to talking or teaching the give their opinions....The only "true opinion" is the opinion of the Holy Spirit. Scripture is the inspired Word of God, I search there and find my answers.
Like I said I will not argue Scripture, will not tell you are wrong, just voicing my belief----
TakeCare & Gd Bless
THANKS
well put......you mentioned the "pesky flesh, getting us to do wrong".....in my study of Romans in chap. 7: starting around verse 13 (I think) anyway Paul speaks of what he does is not what he is suppose to do.....now if a writer of a good part of the New Testament struggled with doing right and constantly walking the Christian walk, if he struggled what would ever make a 2024 Christian think they were free from the struggle. None of us are made perfect until we die and go to heaven, then we are perfect in God's eyes and WHY? all to do with Jesus Christ. Several places in the Scriptures it says we are to believe and that's it, just believe.... HUMMM, now many will just say I believe so I am saved.....what in Scripture does "believe " mean: ?-- from my Scofield Study Bible
"believes is more than an intellectual assent to a fact. The word (Greek pistes, noun; piste, verb; means adherence to, committal to, faith in, reliance
upon, trust in a person or object, and this not only involves the consent of the mind, but an act of the heart and will of the subject. "Whoever believes in Him". is equivalent to whoever trust in or commits himself to Him (Christ). "
Think of believe as glue.....we say we believe in Jesus--- but are we stuck to Christ as glue holds objects together
Jus say'n
Some good stuff out here this morning......GOD BLESS & y'all have a very good week-end, if you go out and around, be careful because there are some really weird people out there...
No matter what falls my way—- the good—- the bad——the ugly —— I always try to remember Psalm 50:15
“Call upon Me in you time of trouble and I will deliver you; And you shall glorify Me”——- many times so many folks remember the 1st part of this verse, then when things get better they forget the last part……..jus say’n
A good one thanks ------this goes along with several other of Paul's writings......Sometimes Christians think more highly of their understanding than they should. We as Christians always need to know and understand that not everyone is at the same place in their Christian walk. Paul often spoke of the weak in faith, or the newer ones to the faith and how those who are advanced in their faith need to be understanding and patient. Then too, we as Christians need to remember that each is given talents some get several talents and some get only one talent, but whatever we use them to glorify God. If I may give what I think is a good example, I spend a lot of time in Bible study, I really enjoy learning, then on the other hand Rick (Tenac) spends hours each week doing the Lord's work, sharing his life stories with others, prison ministry, every Thursday night at his church they have a thing to help folks struggling with whatever life has tossed their way....my point, God uses Rick to do the work for God, then God uses me in granting me understanding to share the Gospel when the opportunity should arise. Then we have Ranb2khz who really does a great job maintaining this Bible Board, when this board was almost dead & buried he hung in there and gave it life, he did as God called him, then we have those who post occasionally sharing their life's experience to their life's thoughts on life in general, then we have those who come to visit the board and read the post and hopefully leave with a thought or 2 to share share in their little corner of the world.......OH ME !!! I never intended to go on & on, but sometimes I get going on and then realize---OOOPPPSS!!
GOD BLESS---And remember the only Bible some will see today is you-----What will they read?
Glad I kicked your "P" brain in gear....but now you gone and done it....got me to thinking, why do I always put evil 1st and good 2nd? I always do in just chatting with someone...but then now days boys think they are girls, & girls think they are boys, mom & dads think their kid are of a different sex, several preachers tell lies from the pulpit, much of the Sunday School Literature really sucks, politicians think more of their bank account than their fellow Americans, going to war really lines the pockets of folks, except those in uniform, our American flag is being burned while some Arab flag is being waved, I suppose I could go on & on, but you folks get the picture-----evil is so ever present in our world today. How to overcome this terrible situation, In my little corner of the world I try my best to be polite to others, anytime the Holy Spirit opens the door for me to mention God, I try, I personally look for the good and I mostly find good. Now I have not always been thais way, I use to look for the bad and angry, and there it was, I looked for the nasty folks and bingo there they were. This morning at Heart Rehab one to the nurses spoke with me about stress in my life----I told her I have no stress or very, very little and explained how I handle it ----then I told here that I am 80 yrs. old, I don't have time to stress out and ever since I put God in my life I look at all things differently----He handles my stress....hey works for me-----I do appreciate all comments made here on the Bible Board--Agreeable or disagreeable--if a person feels like putting something out here but also think it is crazy to do so, well, God will use it to help someone----it could be crazy, not useful but God can use it to touch another's heart---God Bless
I have this card on my desk and I see it everyday:
LORD HELP ME TO REMEMBER THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME TODAY
THAT YOU AND I CAN'T HANDLE TOGETHER.
Sort of a net thing to keep in mind, we are not in this war of evil vrs good all by ourselves
There is sooooo much in Psalm 23. I read it every morning along with Matthew 6:8-13 or sometimes rather than Matthew I use Luke 11, then I go on with my coffee with God time....My prayer. list keeps getting bigger & bigger and about the only thing my mind works well at.
GOD BLESS & and remember to wear your Christian attitude today
I tried to get rid of one of those AMENs....but could not----reckon that post deserved a double Amen
AMEN
AMEN
Listened to a bit of the "Oakridge Boys" Gospel singing this morning, --MAN!!! those boys can really sing, but the upside for me today was I could fell the presence of the Holy Spirit, the Boys singing words really made me feel good, makes one move their feet-----God Bless, you good folks & have a really good day
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me"
Friends, we are in the valley of the shadow of death....you are preparing for eternity----think on it----Brother Rick/Tenac has made mention several times that we have a choice, it is your decision--your choice-- which way your eternity goes
really some good stuff out here on Bible Board this wonderful Sunday morning......thanks for all the post
GOD BLESS and have a very good day
Food for thought-----Remember "when you take your last breath your world has ended"....you have stepped off into eternity
Thank you for this post , you sort of stepped on my toes a bit with this one. I suppose I could go on & on about how short I easily fall into this frame of mind. I have learned how to really forgive another....but I fall way short in the area of forgetting and offering an evil deed up t o God for Him to take care of. In my morning chat (prayer) & coffee with God I ask that today I would be ever mindful of my short-comings and that I might feel the presence of the Holy Spirit throughout my day. I was getting ready to do my Bible study but felt a tug on my heart to read the Bible Board 1st and your post was there....thanks, I needed this one. Yesterday (I think) there was mention of prayer, I am now 80 and find my prayer list is getting quite long----raises a real conversation in my mind with myself, lol,.....I find so many folks in need of God's healing hand , but more so the strength and courage that is available from God in the time of need. Then a real disturbing FACT, my country is really suffering from all sorts of illnesses, somehow we as a God fearing nation have to turn back to God. If I go here I will be typing all day long, but those professing to be Christians (in my opinion) really need to step up. Yesterday Tenac put out that Scripture about letting your. light shine-----think!! if you walk into a dark room and light a candle, you chase the darkness away-----now if "each Christian" were to in their little corner of the world be a candle for Christ, WOW, what a difference our world would be. Maybe each of us should ask ourselves, are we a light or just a go along person.
GOD BLESS ---have a great day----step out in faith
I think I will just say excellent......no matter a person's past, whenever they give up their evil side and turn to God they become a new person. And I suppose if a person ain't been there that there is not much there for them to understand , when I was living by "MY" standard no way could I ever begin to understand a new & better life.....When one comes to Christ all things are just different/better.....I got a great story here, but will save it for another day
You good folks have a very good evening,,,,,you bad folks join in there and have a very good evening also
GOD BLESS
I put a lot of miles under my belt over the years doing the 18 wheeler thing----then one day I slipped and fell out of the back of my trailer, broke everything in my right wrist, even crushed a couple of those little bones, I was out of work for right at 2 years-----I give my wife all the credit for somehow or another getting us by financially and not loosing everything.....OH! I was in business for myself-----wheels don't turn --I make no money. It was during this really tuff time that I truly came to Christ-----long story, save it for another day, but, I believed and still do believe that God kicked my worthless butt out of that truck---Had I kept going like I was I would have been dead years ago,, How So? Glad you ask---back then I was working about 80 to 100 hours a week, used 2 log books, smoked around15 to 20 packs of smokes a week and drank enough coffee to sink a good size boat........for what ever reason God thought I had not fulfilled my earthly job, so He taught me a real lesson. The doctors thought I would have little to no use of my right hand.....they were wrong 100% wrong. For close to 2 years we really suffered in many ways, but had I not gone through what I went through---I would not be here today....I firmly believe that things happen for a reason, if we are lucky we learn from that reason, sort of sink or swim---------NOW back to the driving thing, driving can make the best of us use words that have never been invented, luckily now at 80 yr old I can just shake my he'd and wonder what in the world has gone wrong with driving abilities......Back years ago my older son, as a teenager had the opportunity to speak at church and he made the point that folks come to church, leave church and someone cuts them off in traffic and instantly the window comes down and the bird gets flipped-----traffic is a real religion stopper...lol
your post reminded me of the Old Indian story:
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Could just be me, IDUNNO, but this is so very true to life in general-----reminds me of my yesterday's post about Paul--------God Bless
I really enjoy my Bible Study time and I often learn how in so many ways those of many, many, years ago that folks are no different than we are today. I always keep in mind that anytime I read --"I THINK",-- I realize that is just another's opinion.....It is the Holy Spirit who teaches us not some one's opinion..... Back years ago when I first got into my Bible I said to my dad----" I read Paul's writings, but, I don't get much from it, I just don't understand him at all"----my dad just smiled and said "Paul can be difficult to understand". In Peter, he himself says that Paul is hard to understand.....BUT, today I read Paul like he is writing me a letter, Paul's Epistles now are almost crystal clear....reckon I am like ole Festus from Gunsmoke, you can't clean the creek until you get the pigs out of the creek------reckon my mind is like the dirty creek...lol....I love to read in Romans 7...Starting in yrs.15
For what I am doing----I do not understand
For what I will to do---that I do not practice
but what I hate,---that I do
then a couple verses further
but how to perform what is good----I do not find
for the good that I will to do-----I do not
but the evil I will to not do---that I practice
Like I said, I love this and in my study there are different points of view on what Paul meant, but he wrote it and he wrote "I" so I go by what God's Word says not by someone's opinion----I appreciate other's opinion it makes me research, but in the end I have to go by what God's word says.....But I think on what Paul wrote, NOW if that poor guy (Paul) struggled with doing right and often failed-----to me it says there is hope for me. Rick, in your personal testimonies you let others know that if God forgave you then there is hope for them also----now I am just rattling off here, not quoting -----Paul makes a point that if I can not do what is right, I am lost, but thanks be to God that He sent His-----through Him we are be saved
Can't tell you how appreciated your thoughts are---God Bless
I had the other day a person tell me that they did not know how to pray, they really felt bad about this, maybe you fall into this barrel, but, Why feel bad? After all in Luke chapter 11 after Jesus finished praying one of His disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray-----Now think, the disciples had seen Jesus do many miracles, they had heard Jesus, in person, teach----yet they did not know how to pray. Now once again think, if these guys had difficulty praying why would any of us think it is a bad thing for us to struggle with prayer....This prayer is also recorded in Matthew 6....
I like to keep it simple, should one of you have difficulty in talking with God, just do as the disciple did----"Lord, teach me to pray"
God Bless and have a beautiful day