The verses on waiting over the last few weeks... still stir in my heart... perhaps because I'm doing some waiting...I think of the patient farmer James tells us to be like...waiting patiently for what's been planted... hidden... in the ground...Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming.See how the farmer waits for the… Continue reading waiting thoughts continue…
Category: Mystery
joy… greater than happiness…
At the end of a long day... broken needles... messed up orders...the end of the year of after-school ministry...unruly fourth graders... and a stern temper...feeling as if I've cast seed on hard ground...wondering if I failed Him...fighting the urge to binge on snacks...yet... there resides in my heart... a strange joy...And do not be grieved, for… Continue reading joy… greater than happiness…
embracing His mystery…
Through the act of praising Him as Mystery... the One beyond our understanding... the One known only through the grace of revelation... the importance of embracing His mystery becomes clear...To embrace the unknowns of God... is to embrace Him in faith...To doubt... hesitate... disobey... because He hasn't given full disclosure... is to walk in unbelief...Trusting… Continue reading embracing His mystery…
a mystery to add to the list…
All they that see me laugh me to scorn:they shoot out the lip, they shake the head.Psalm 22:7 KJVReading a devotional this morning... provided another mystery... to add to the list...... how couldst Thou die for men who treated Thee so ill? ...---Oswald Chambers, Morning and EveningThinking of my own heart... past rejections quickly evoked… Continue reading a mystery to add to the list…
mysteries…
I dealt with a few mysteries today...inexplicable design flaws...how to get rid of chimney swifts trying to nest on the front porch...what to do about dogs coming to visit of their own accord...why people do what they do...So moved by mysteries... it became the subject of today's post...Looking up the definition... I found...mystery... noun... 1… Continue reading mysteries…
