Post by mommadee48 on Oct 21, 2021 12:41:59 GMT -5
GOD SEES HER: READ, (2 THRDDSLONISND 3:16-18).
GRACE IS A SPECIAL LADY; a woman of peace. The quiet, restful expression on her face has seldom changed in the six months I have known her, even though her husband was diagnosed with a rare disease and then hospitalized.
When I asked Grace the secret of her peace, she said, " It's not a secret, it's a person. It's Jesus in me. There is no other way I can explain the quietness I feel in the midst of this storm".
The secret of peace is our relationship to Jesus Christ. He is our peace. When He is our Savior, and as we become more like Him, peace becomes real. This peace reassures us that God holds our lives in His Hands (Daniel 5:23), and we can trust that things will work together for good.
The inner confidence that God is in control gives us an indescribable peace. My wish for all of us echoes the words of the apostle Paull: "May the Lord of peace himself give you peace." And may we feel this peace " at all times and in every way" (2 Thessalonians 3:16).
OUR DAILEY BREAD: READ, (PSALM 37:3-7).
GOD'S PLANS FOR YOU;
For six years, Agnes tried to make herself the "perfect minister's wife," modeling herself after her adored mother-in-law (also a pastor's wife). She thought that in this role she couldn't also be a writer and painter, but in burying her creativity she became depressed and contemplated suicide. Only the help of a neighboring pastor moved her out of the darkness as he prayed with her and assigned her two hours of writing each morning. This awakened her to what she called her "sealed orders"-the calling God had given her. She wrote, "For me to be really myself-my complete self-every...flow of creativity that God had given me had to find it's channel".
Later, she pointed to one of David's songs that expressed how she found her calling: "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4). As she committed her way to God, trusting Him to lead and guide her (v.5), He made a way for her not only to write and paint but to help others to better communicate with Him.
God has a set of "sealed orders" for each of us, not only that we'll know we're His beloved children but understand the unique ways we can serve Him through our gifts and passions. He'll lead us as we trust and delight in Him.
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord; trust Him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
INSIGHT: When David urged his nation not to envy those who seemed to be winning by deceit or violence (Psalm 37:1,7), He was writing out of his experience. He knew what it was to be stalked by Saul, his own king and father-in-law. His psalm reflects what he's seen in God, who helped him overcome Goliath, the betrayals of friends and family, and the military advantage of enemies. Learning to trust an unseen God at a time when visible people hated him was his recurring challenge. Reflecting on a hard road traveled, Psalm 37 foreshadows what the apostle Paul would one day express. In the service of Christ, he too learned to see beyond the temporary, outward appearance (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
GRACE IS A SPECIAL LADY; a woman of peace. The quiet, restful expression on her face has seldom changed in the six months I have known her, even though her husband was diagnosed with a rare disease and then hospitalized.
When I asked Grace the secret of her peace, she said, " It's not a secret, it's a person. It's Jesus in me. There is no other way I can explain the quietness I feel in the midst of this storm".
The secret of peace is our relationship to Jesus Christ. He is our peace. When He is our Savior, and as we become more like Him, peace becomes real. This peace reassures us that God holds our lives in His Hands (Daniel 5:23), and we can trust that things will work together for good.
The inner confidence that God is in control gives us an indescribable peace. My wish for all of us echoes the words of the apostle Paull: "May the Lord of peace himself give you peace." And may we feel this peace " at all times and in every way" (2 Thessalonians 3:16).
OUR DAILEY BREAD: READ, (PSALM 37:3-7).
GOD'S PLANS FOR YOU;
For six years, Agnes tried to make herself the "perfect minister's wife," modeling herself after her adored mother-in-law (also a pastor's wife). She thought that in this role she couldn't also be a writer and painter, but in burying her creativity she became depressed and contemplated suicide. Only the help of a neighboring pastor moved her out of the darkness as he prayed with her and assigned her two hours of writing each morning. This awakened her to what she called her "sealed orders"-the calling God had given her. She wrote, "For me to be really myself-my complete self-every...flow of creativity that God had given me had to find it's channel".
Later, she pointed to one of David's songs that expressed how she found her calling: "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4). As she committed her way to God, trusting Him to lead and guide her (v.5), He made a way for her not only to write and paint but to help others to better communicate with Him.
God has a set of "sealed orders" for each of us, not only that we'll know we're His beloved children but understand the unique ways we can serve Him through our gifts and passions. He'll lead us as we trust and delight in Him.
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord; trust Him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
INSIGHT: When David urged his nation not to envy those who seemed to be winning by deceit or violence (Psalm 37:1,7), He was writing out of his experience. He knew what it was to be stalked by Saul, his own king and father-in-law. His psalm reflects what he's seen in God, who helped him overcome Goliath, the betrayals of friends and family, and the military advantage of enemies. Learning to trust an unseen God at a time when visible people hated him was his recurring challenge. Reflecting on a hard road traveled, Psalm 37 foreshadows what the apostle Paul would one day express. In the service of Christ, he too learned to see beyond the temporary, outward appearance (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).