TGIF!! It is Friday ... yea!! I got up early this morning to get ready for my trek to White Bluff for Bible Study. My friend, Debbie, picked me up in her new ride and we headed towards Lake Whitney. It is so pretty out there. I am still in awe at how much I am enjoying my group of new friends.
We are studying Trusting God and, I must admit, my thoughts are being challenged. Our lesson today was on God's rule over the nations. I had looked up all the Bible passages and followed the time line of history seeing parallels ... seeing prophesy come to fruition. It came down to either I trusted God or I didn't. I was either going to have faith and obey Him or I wasn't. There are so many wise minds in this group ... so many years of living. We are all troubled by the same things ... voices crying out in the wilderness of life. What does God require of us all? We are to pray pray pray!! We are to tell our stories to anyone who will listen. We are to love deeply. We are to intercede on behalf of our nation and it's people ... our friends and families.
I received a phone call today when I got home ... a phone call that allowed me to share some of what I had learned today. Coincidence? I don't think so. After I hung up the phone, I sat down and thought through the conversation hoping that I had shed some light on one of those seemingly "gray" situations. The evil one sometimes comes as our friend giving way to what we really want to do -- we hear what we want to hear. It's then that we need to remember that confusion is NOT of God. Remember what happened in the Garden of Eden? Oh, Satan is so very cunning! In the end, will our decisions drive our families further apart or will they bring our families closer together? As the old saying goes, we can win the battle and lose the war!
There is a story in the Bible about David and his son, Absalom ... Absalom hated his father and wanted to do away with him. He consulted two men, Ahithophel and Hushai. Ahithophel gave Absalom good advice and Hushai some not so good advice. Whose advice did Absalom follow? Hushai! This decision led to Absalom's downfall -- "For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom" (2 Samuel 17:14). Are we biting off our noses to spite our faces?? We need to ask ourselves this question: Is the advice we are getting in alignment with the word of God?
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."~~Proverbs 3:5-6
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It's been said that deep people feel deeply. Ever been moved to tears? Crying is something that I can never prepare for. It just happens ... it sneaks up on me. My tears start in my throat and then, my voice cracks ... sometimes, I feel my hot tears fall on my cheeks and my vision blurs. I can tell when my lip quivers that I am set for a waterfall ... it's only a matter of time. Sometimes, I am able to control my emotions stopping to pause and clear my throat. Why? Crying at inappropriate times is embarrassing that's why. I cry when I'm happy; I cry when I'm mad; I cry when things are totally out of control and I don't know what else to do... I know when I'm out of touch because I don't cry and all I feel is apathy. Whoa! I'm out of sync ... I am void of hope.
What do I do when my world is so seemingly black? I remember that without the darkness I would not appreciate the light. I remember that God is in control and He will work out my heaviness for my good. All I have to do is stay in the eye of the storm and trust that my Lord will give me victory!
A long time ago, I was given this poem in an Alanon meeting. I've kept it close by referring to it as I go through my days. I think it's so important because it is only in letting go that we move towards inner peace. WE are not in control, GOD is!!
BROKEN DREAMS
As children bring
their broken toys
With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams
to God
Because He was my Friend.
But then instead
of leaving Him
in peace to work alone,
I hung around
and tried to help
With ways that
were my own.
At last I snatched them back
and cried,
"How can You be so slow?"
"My child," He said,
"What could I do?
You never did let go."
author unknown
As children bring
their broken toys
With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams
to God
Because He was my Friend.
But then instead
of leaving Him
in peace to work alone,
I hung around
and tried to help
With ways that
were my own.
At last I snatched them back
and cried,
"How can You be so slow?"
"My child," He said,
"What could I do?
You never did let go."
author unknown
Enjoy your Friday AND always remember you are loved and prayed for ... YA YOU!!
Speaking of deep...I told you in one of your earlier blogs that I bought Adele's album, 21. One of her songs is, Rolling in the Deep. When Rolling Stone magazine asked her what rolling in the deep means, the artist said, "It means to have someone, always have someone that has your back, and you're never on your own, if you're ever in trouble you've always got someone who's going to come and help you fight it or whatever like that. And that's how I felt in the relationship that the record's about, especially 'Rolling in the Deep.' That's how I felt, you know, I thought that's what I was always going to have, and um, it ended up not being the case."
ReplyDeleteBeing deep is a great trait because you are revealing yourself to others. By letting them truly see you it provides a great foundation for the relationship.
Love ya-
Jane