Posted in HeartThoughts on September 27, 2007 | 8 Comments »
….that He who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion.”
-Phillipians 1:6
We are jewels placed tenderly in the Master’s hands. He picks up only the tools that will best make us shimmer and shine.
His one intention…
His only purpose…
is to make us beautiful!
The Lord will work long and hard to [...]
Posted in Devotions on September 23, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Lord, I give up all my own plans and purposes,
all my own desires and hopes, and accept Thy will for my life.
I give myself, my time, my all utterly to Thee to be Thine forever.
Fill me and seal me with Thy Holy Spirit.
Use me as Thou wilt,
Send me where Thou [...]
Posted in Devotions on September 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I am not what I ought to be.
I am not what I wish to be.
I am not even what I hope to be.
But by the cross of Christ,
I AM NOT WHAT I WAS.
-John Newton
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
-2 [...]
Posted in Little things on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is no way into the favor of God and onto the path that leads from earth to heaven,but the WAY OF THE CROSS.
-Karen Andreola
“I am the way, the truth, and the life…”
-John 14:6
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Posted in Little things, Seasons on September 18, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Praise be to the Name of God for ever and ever….
HE changes times and seasons.
-Daniel 2:20-21
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Posted in Caption contest, Photos, Requests, Smiles on September 15, 2007 | 8 Comments »
To my great delight, I recently happened across a photo editing CD among our other CDs. It was so fun just browsing around in the program, and trying things out!
For example, take this picture of my sister and I:
Now with a few cool effects, you get this:
Hmmm….maybe a little too….squarish?
But how about this?
You don’t like [...]
Posted in Little things, Musings on September 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Lord desires us to worship Him in our hearts.He does not want merely an outward action,
but rather a true, INWARD REALITY.
“The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth,
for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
-John 4: 23-24
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Posted in Devotions, HeartThoughts on September 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me;I was found by those who did not seek Me.To a nation that did not call on My Name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
-Isaiah 65:1-3
Oh, how deep is the Lord’s grace and mercy!
Even when we do not seek Him, even [...]
Posted in Devotions on September 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The new way of obedience is fruit-bearing, not law-keeping.We have died to law-keeping that we might live to fruit-bearing.Fruit grows naturally on a tree. If the tree is good, the fruit will be good.
And the tree, in this case, is a living relationship of love to Jesus Christ.
Die to the law, that you might [...]
Posted in Smiles, Travel on September 6, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Not quite the thing you’re expecting to see on my blog, right? [grin]
Never fear! Read on for a full explanation!
In the Fremont disrict of Seattle, there is a troll that lives under a bridge. He even has the honor of having a street named after him, rightly called Troll Avenue. This troll is fond of [...]
Posted in From the bookshelf, Peace on September 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“Jesus’s presence always brought astonishing peace to me no matter how bad the situation I was in. Whenever I was in prison, He was always there for me.
He transformed the jail into a heaven and the burdens became blessings.
There are many Christians who do not feel His glorious presence as something real, because [...]
Sinner. Saved by grace.
Jesus, You be lifted high in my life, And I fall to my knees, So it's You that they see,
Not I.
Jesus, You be lifted high!
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