For His Service

There are times we just can't "figure out" the mind of God. We don't know why He would allow something or bless us with some HUGE blessing.  There are times that we aren't sure what He wants us to do, so what to do???    His word says His ways are not our ways. (Isaiah 55:8-9).  However, He calls us to seek Him.  The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him . Lamentations 3 :25 This is what the LORD says to the house of Israel “Seek m e and live.” Amos 5 :4 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29 :13 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him . Hebrews 11 :6 The calling is clear.  Seek Him!  Know Him!  How?  Get into His word.  Spend time with Him in prayer.  Don't think someone else (a pastor, Bible study teacher, etc) can do ...

Are you feeding a thorny plant when you think you are feeding a real fruit tree? I was.  8 years ago, a sweet old lady shared several plants with me... for free.   She gave me a few butterfly bushes, monkey grass, a couple of apple trees, ..etc.   I was especially excited to have the apple trees.  I planted them in full sun, fertilized them each spring, watered them during drought, ... I was just sure that I would have apples in a couple of years.   I trusted what this little old lady said.... I trusted  that those trees were apple trees.   Surprise!  When I went to prune some lower branches of those two apple trees yesterday, I realized they had HUGE thorns on them.  I knew of no apple tree with thorns... so I went to trusty Google.. News?  No apple tree.   They were   Callery trees.  Callery pear, Pyrus calleryana , is an ornamental pear with wicked thorns.... a FALSE apple tree!    (It is the large ...

Here is the link and Beth Moore's  complete entry on the loss of Rick and Way Warren's son.  I saw the words from believers and unbelievers attacking them.  I couldn't believe it.  I think her response is excellent.  Let's all do what God calls us to do.. LOVE one another!   1  John 4    God’s Love and Ours 7  Dear friends, let us love one another,  for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God  and knows God.   8  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.   9  This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son  into the world that we might live through him.   10  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us  and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.   11  Dear friends,  since God so loved us,  we also ought to love one another.   12  No one has ever seen God;  bu...

Do you see it?  Do you see the bird FEEDER that a bird thought would be a perfect spot for a nest?  A pair of house finches worked for a few days as they quickly assembled their nest.  We were delighted to watch, but if the birds caught sight of us, they quickly flew away.  My sweet husband taped a piece of paper on the window so the birds couldn't see us and  would stop being afraid.    We meant them no harm, but to the birds we had to look like big, scary predators.  The birds couldn't comprehend that we were nothing to be fearful of.  God spoke to my heart and said, "That lump in your breast, the one that is hard, doesn't move.. the lump that the doctor said you have to have more tests done, more scans, ultrasounds to determine if it is breast cancer... that lump.. it is nothing to be fearful of,,  Just like you look scary to the birds, this lump looks scary to your regular doctor and you, but it is nothing.".   ...

Who knew that Baseball could have a Cinderella story.  That is what is happening with Atlanta Braves catcher,  #24, Evan Gattis.  Gattis has the baseball build at 6 feet 4 inches and 230 lbs. ...but his talent and God-given muscles were almost thrown away.  He  picked up the nickname El Oso Blanco (the nickname means "The White Bear")while playing in the Venezuelan winter league.   His story seems like it could not be true.  Things started well for Gattis.  Right out of  high school,  he was signed  to play at Texas A&M.  Then, the fall........ as anxiety over the thought of big time college baseball  begin to engulf his baseball dreams.   To cope with the fear and the anger rooted in the pain that came when Gattis' parents divorced when he was 8 years old, he falls into drug and alcohol dependency.   Thankfully, he gets placed into rehab.  At rehab, he  made a discovery.  "When he go...

Today I received a comment from an atheist that decided that he or she needed to verbally attack my intelligence ... due to  my Christian beliefs.   I wonder if this person would be shocked to know I finished my 4 year degree in 3 years with a 4.0 average... or that I went on to finish my masters and specialist's degrees with a 4.0 average.  I wonder if they would care to know that I gave 7 years of my life as a public school teacher... little pay but needing to give much.     I wonder if they would care to know that I attempt every day to help, not to hurt others.  I wonder if they would care to know that I feel no need to "attack" them due to their beliefs or lack thereof.  They say, "Be tolerant"...yet, they do not wish to be tolerant of me. Faith?  ABSOLUTELY!  God given!  I take no credit.  I just pray others can SEE the majesty of His creation and His hands all over it. God has revealed Himself over and over to ...