There is nothing that will put you in your place, nothing that will correct your distorted view of yourself, nothing that will yank you out of your functional arrogance, or nothing that will take the winds out of the sails of your self-righteousness like standing, without defense, before the awesome glory of God.
Reference: Familiarity by Paul David Tripp taken from Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp, copyright 2012, Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187, www.crosswaybooks.org, p. 121.
I just wrote you a note and something happened and the page changed.
Its you who makes me smile when I hear from you or even when I see you posting here and there.
My health isn't getting better and my phobias of not wanting to leave my house have worsened. Its even more difficult for me to check my mail at night time. I know I need to see a doctor. It will take courage for me to make the appointment and then more courage to go. Im a big coward but this fear is real. I try quoting the scripture , fear not for the Lord God is with you". I just need to put that in my heart.
How are you doing? Is it winter weather where you are? It gets cold here but I think the last couple days have been sort of warm. No big snow yet and I hope if we do it wont be with ice. You have a dog don't you? How is your dog? Maybe sometime you can share a picture of it here. Love to you. Im just rattling on . love to you.
The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic séance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer.
God acts first to strengthen sufferers internally. If you “suffer in a Godward direction,” He gives you hope. It is in the context of suffering that God strengthens hearts in many ways: 1. The love of God pours out directly into the hearts of afflicted persons who rely on Him in hope (Rom. 5:3-5). 2. God becomes directly known – “seen” – in ways previously unimaginable (Job 42:5). 3. Our foolishness is revealed, so that we might receive growing wisdom directly from God (James 1:2-5). 4. We are remade into the image of Jesus, and established in the love of God (Rom. 8:29, in the context of 8:18-39). 5. We learn to trust and obey Jesus, who walked the path of unjust suffering ahead of us and now walks it with us (Heb. 4:14-5:9; 12:1-11). 6. Our self-centered cravings are revealed and our faith is purified and simplified (1 Peter 1:3-15).
Reference: Seeing With New Eyes, P&R Publishers, 2003, p. 102-103.
Hey my sweet friend...... <3 Hugs to you. I am checking in to see if I see you around and see how you are doing, Coming here is kind of like going neighbor/friend knocking. I remember sometimes a lady who used to come here , her Carla and me would sometimes have imagination luncheons. Ramona , the lady I am speaking of, would help me visualize beautiful and awesome scenery and us sitting and visiting .. sipping tea. I loved that so much . I hear that the bible talks about how no one here on earth has ever seen such beauty as heaven is. Im rattling on and on. I love you.. hugs and love to you.
To those who have had no agony Jesus says, “I have nothing for you; stand on your own feet, square your own shoulders. I have come for the man who knows he has a bigger handful than he can cope with, who knows there are forces he cannot touch; I will do everything for him if he will let Me. Only let a man grant he needs it, and I will do it for him.” The Shadow of an Agony ~Oswald Chambers!
Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics eases…and all things are in peace. This is a sure token that the devil is guarding the entry of that house, and that the pure doctrine of God's Word has been taken away. The church, then, is in the BEST state when Satan assaileth it on every side…both with subtle sleights, and outright violence. And (likewise) it is in the WORST state, when it is most at peace!
Our only hope is to return to the God of the Scriptures and the truth that the center of all meaning in life is not ourselves but God. God is the center of the universe and the essence of all wisdom and all truth. The purpose of life derives from God’s desire to see His own glory and behold His own beauty. Thus it is time for Christians to be called back to the truth that the meaning of life is to be found in “the glory of God alone.”
Reference: To God be the Glory, Crossway, 2000, p. 22.
Thank you, I am about the same. I have been laying down mostly. Im trying to get rid of this deep cough and aches and pains. I don't need anything. I have Dayquil and Nyquil here. I hope you are doing ok and well. I love you too and thank you for checking in. I love you too.
We have come to a place in time where we measure the correctness of our plans simply by their seeming to contribute to our favorite aim. We estimate the soundness of our doctrine, not from its tendency to exalt and glorify God…but entirely by the apparent facility with which it enables us to get sinners to turn from their ways.
With our compass pointed north, we forge forward in the storms of life knowing that God is sovereign over all the situations that we encounter. And we as His children have that special comfort that He is working all things together for our good. We might not have asked for it. Odds are on the surface we don’t like it either. But deep down inside, we cling to the Lord by faith, trusting His invisible hand that is always wise and kind to fulfill His good purposes. That’s why Christians and only Christians can obey the command from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to “give thanks…in everything…for this is God’s will for [us] in Christ Jesus.”
Reference: Sermon, Providentially Secure – part 2, Genesis 38-40, October 13, 2013.
Deuteronomy 11: 11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: 12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year
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I just wrote you a note and something happened and the page changed.
Its you who makes me smile when I hear from you or even when I see you posting here and there.
My health isn't getting better and my phobias of not wanting to leave my house have worsened. Its even more difficult for me to check my mail at night time. I know I need to see a doctor. It will take courage for me to make the appointment and then more courage to go. Im a big coward but this fear is real. I try quoting the scripture , fear not for the Lord God is with you". I just need to put that in my heart.
How are you doing? Is it winter weather where you are? It gets cold here but I think the last couple days have been sort of warm. No big snow yet and I hope if we do it wont be with ice. You have a dog don't you? How is your dog? Maybe sometime you can share a picture of it here. Love to you. Im just rattling on . love to you.
The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic séance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer.
Hello, my friend. Please tell me a little about yourself.
Hey my sweet friend...... <3 Hugs to you. I am checking in to see if I see you around and see how you are doing, Coming here is kind of like going neighbor/friend knocking. I remember sometimes a lady who used to come here , her Carla and me would sometimes have imagination luncheons. Ramona , the lady I am speaking of, would help me visualize beautiful and awesome scenery and us sitting and visiting .. sipping tea. I loved that so much . I hear that the bible talks about how no one here on earth has ever seen such beauty as heaven is. Im rattling on and on. I love you.. hugs and love to you.
To those who have had no agony Jesus says, “I have nothing for you; stand on your own feet, square your own shoulders. I have come for the man who knows he has a bigger handful than he can cope with, who knows there are forces he cannot touch; I will do everything for him if he will let Me. Only let a man grant he needs it, and I will do it for him.”
The Shadow of an Agony ~Oswald Chambers!
The great thing about faith in God is that it keeps a man undisturbed in the midst of disturbance. Notes on Isaiah, 1376 R
~Oswald Chambers~
Our only hope is to return to the God of the Scriptures and the truth that the center of all meaning in life is not ourselves but God. God is the center of the universe and the essence of all wisdom and all truth. The purpose of life derives from God’s desire to see His own glory and behold His own beauty. Thus it is time for Christians to be called back to the truth that the meaning of life is to be found in “the glory of God alone.”
God and eternal things are my only pleasure.
Thank you, I am about the same. I have been laying down mostly. Im trying to get rid of this deep cough and aches and pains. I don't need anything. I have Dayquil and Nyquil here. I hope you are doing ok and well. I love you too and thank you for checking in. I love you too.
We have come to a place in time where we measure the correctness of our plans simply by their seeming to contribute to our favorite aim. We estimate the soundness of our doctrine, not from its tendency to exalt and glorify God…but entirely by the apparent facility with which it enables us to get sinners to turn from their ways.
The secret of praying is praying in secret.
Our danger is to water down God’s word to suit ourselves. God never fits His word to suit me; He fits me to suit His word.
Not Knowing Whither, 901 R ~Oswald Chambers~
The primary qualification for a missionary is not love for souls, as we so often hear, but love for Christ.
Thank you for the birthday wishes dear friend.
Deuteronomy 11: 11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: 12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year
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