Seems to me that things today change faster and faster. Sometimes it seems I have just blinked my eyes and things before me have changed...I look in the mirror and wonder when did all this take place? Seems like only yesterday I was 30...Cell phones, computers, cars, on and on...I can't keep track...and oh yes people..people that you think will be in your life forever poof and they are gone, maybe not dead but up and out of your life...as we go along and the older we get we start seeing things differently..stuff that matter so much before some of it doesn't seem to matter as much anymore...life is very fragile...and becoming more so everyday.
One thing that never changes and that is Jesus...His Word says that He is the same yesterday, today and forever...what a comforting thought...
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Courage
Courage: Boldness, bravery; valor
Valor: Heroic courage
Many times I would hear my mother say "I have lost my courage or I don't have much courage today," I never really knew what she meant by that. Courage what was courage...and how could someone loose it?
Here is some of what the Bible says about courage:
Deut. 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. KJ
2 Samual 10:12 Be of good courage....
Psalms 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord
I Corn. 16:13 Be on your guard: stand firm in the faith be men of courage: be strong.
There are so many verses in the Bible where God talks about courage and that we are to have courage, stand firm, be strong. We are to be strong and of courage. I take it then it is up to us to have a mind set of courage and not let the things of this world get a hold of us and discourage us.
Today I posted on facebook that "I am trying to hang in there"..now that may have sounded negative...and maybe when I posted it I meant it that way..but really in all honesty isn't that what we do??? When things look bleak, or things seem to take a hold and want to overwhelm us (and they can) isn't that what we should do...hang in there, be strong, be of good courage??? I didn't say " I give up" I said "I am trying to hang in there". I don't want to let the trials of the day or the situations of the world take a hold and discourage me... and they can..I want to look up to the one that is in control...and He is in control..and be strong, take courage, and move forward....
Valor: Heroic courage
Many times I would hear my mother say "I have lost my courage or I don't have much courage today," I never really knew what she meant by that. Courage what was courage...and how could someone loose it?
Here is some of what the Bible says about courage:
Deut. 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. KJ
2 Samual 10:12 Be of good courage....
Psalms 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord
I Corn. 16:13 Be on your guard: stand firm in the faith be men of courage: be strong.
There are so many verses in the Bible where God talks about courage and that we are to have courage, stand firm, be strong. We are to be strong and of courage. I take it then it is up to us to have a mind set of courage and not let the things of this world get a hold of us and discourage us.
Today I posted on facebook that "I am trying to hang in there"..now that may have sounded negative...and maybe when I posted it I meant it that way..but really in all honesty isn't that what we do??? When things look bleak, or things seem to take a hold and want to overwhelm us (and they can) isn't that what we should do...hang in there, be strong, be of good courage??? I didn't say " I give up" I said "I am trying to hang in there". I don't want to let the trials of the day or the situations of the world take a hold and discourage me... and they can..I want to look up to the one that is in control...and He is in control..and be strong, take courage, and move forward....
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Today
I was just thinking (that is itself is scary) is this the day that I was worried about a few years back??? Maybe a couple of weeks ago??? Or maybe just yesterday..if so what am I expecting to happen today..not being able to pay my bills??? maybe being sick??? maybe not having my job??? maybe not having Everett anymore??? maybe having been hit by a tornado??? But none of that has happened..I still have my job, Everett is still here, I can still pay my bills, buy groceries, go out and eat, have all my teeth..no deadly disease (that I know of) my children and grandchildren all still healthy for the most part...celiac...but we can live with that...so why pray tell do we waste our days worrying about the future..today is the future from yesterday....I am going to quit...I have gotten better...giving it all over to God trusting Him to take care of things, who knows better then He does anyway..I can't think of anyone..everyone that I have ever known doesn't know everything..only one does and that is our Father in Heaven...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Back in the Swing of Things?
Well vacation for another year is over..it was so good to have 2 full weeks off. Everett and I had a really wonderful time..but saying that where did the time go.
When today I think of 2 weeks from now it seems like an awfully long time...can't even imagine going there and being there...when I think of yesterday doesn't seem like it was yesterday a lot of the times seems like it was a long time ago..one thing is for sure, that no one can reach into tomorrow nor can they go back to yesterday..we can't even return to a minute or second ago to do something over, if we have said something to hurt someone, or maybe slipped and said a cuss word by mistake..or numerous other things we can't go back..we may think at the time it makes us feel better to lash out at someone in anger or an unkind word, but in all reality it doesn't make us feel better just worse and the other person worse too..I will confess I have done it way to many times...but I have been praying for the Holy Spirit to control my tongue when I want to use it to hurt someone...I want to live today with no regrets....now having said that I too, know that I am only human and still here in this stinky old flesh...but I am aware of my weakness..wish only that it would have happened a long time ago..but I do thank God that He is working on me.
Back to work...thankful there that I have a job even though some days are tough...but I will look to Him for my strength...
All of this reminds me of the song...
One day at a time sweet Jesus, that's all I'm asking of you..just give me the strength to do today what I need to do...yesterday gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never come, so show me today...sweet Jesus
By the way Everett's note today:
Don't worry about tomorrow
God's already there!
When today I think of 2 weeks from now it seems like an awfully long time...can't even imagine going there and being there...when I think of yesterday doesn't seem like it was yesterday a lot of the times seems like it was a long time ago..one thing is for sure, that no one can reach into tomorrow nor can they go back to yesterday..we can't even return to a minute or second ago to do something over, if we have said something to hurt someone, or maybe slipped and said a cuss word by mistake..or numerous other things we can't go back..we may think at the time it makes us feel better to lash out at someone in anger or an unkind word, but in all reality it doesn't make us feel better just worse and the other person worse too..I will confess I have done it way to many times...but I have been praying for the Holy Spirit to control my tongue when I want to use it to hurt someone...I want to live today with no regrets....now having said that I too, know that I am only human and still here in this stinky old flesh...but I am aware of my weakness..wish only that it would have happened a long time ago..but I do thank God that He is working on me.
Back to work...thankful there that I have a job even though some days are tough...but I will look to Him for my strength...
All of this reminds me of the song...
One day at a time sweet Jesus, that's all I'm asking of you..just give me the strength to do today what I need to do...yesterday gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never come, so show me today...sweet Jesus
By the way Everett's note today:
Don't worry about tomorrow
God's already there!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Vacations happenings and feelings
We have been gone from home since Saturday and I feel like I have been gone for a month. Sometimes when I am gone time can go really fast, which I know that it is now too, this is just a different type of vacation and we usually are not gone as long as we are this time. This has been a more relaxed time maybe because we have things so planned out. Sunday we went to 2 church services, one in the morning and one in the evening,then heard a really good Gospel quartet. Spent one day at Silver Dollar City, one day at Eureka Springs Ark. Now we are at Lebanon Mo. tonight starts the Brumley Southern Gospel Song fest.
We are so looking forward to 4 nights of good ole southern gospel music by such as the Chuck Wagon Gang..the Blackwood Brothers, The MaCamey's, Jeff and Sheri Easter
on and on, each night different groups....can't wait...
Now then we have met some really nice people since we have been gone..the other night at our motel we were eating ice cream and some blueberry cobbler and talking to this couple from Indiana and we telling them where we live and lo and behold she has a cousin living in Moundridge..it doesn't matter where you are seems as though a lot of times someone knows someone that you know. Then of course almost all of the time they have heard of the Grasshopper lawnmower so I tell them that I live in the town that is the home of the Grasshopper...and of course about the wire harness's..
So we are having a great time..missing all the kiddos at home..but so glad that we have the opportunity to do what we do. Another one of the many blessing God has so enriched my life with.
We are so looking forward to 4 nights of good ole southern gospel music by such as the Chuck Wagon Gang..the Blackwood Brothers, The MaCamey's, Jeff and Sheri Easter
on and on, each night different groups....can't wait...
Now then we have met some really nice people since we have been gone..the other night at our motel we were eating ice cream and some blueberry cobbler and talking to this couple from Indiana and we telling them where we live and lo and behold she has a cousin living in Moundridge..it doesn't matter where you are seems as though a lot of times someone knows someone that you know. Then of course almost all of the time they have heard of the Grasshopper lawnmower so I tell them that I live in the town that is the home of the Grasshopper...and of course about the wire harness's..
So we are having a great time..missing all the kiddos at home..but so glad that we have the opportunity to do what we do. Another one of the many blessing God has so enriched my life with.
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