A Day in Church

I was so blessed to be in the Lord’s house yesterday, Sunday! I heard a great
message from God’s Word. The Minister/Preacher said that he remembers a
preacher saying…”sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you
longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay”.

He spoke about sin and how we can have “regret for sin”, “remorse for sin”, and
or “repentance for sin”. He used the example of Judus only having regret and
remorse for betraying Jesus, because he commited suicide. He than spoke
about Peter having regret, remorse, and repentance, for denying Jesus,
because repentance means you make a change. “Peter weeped bitterly”, God’s
Word says.He continued to use David as an example in Psalm 51. You can read
this scripture and know that David truly had a repentant heart, for his sin
with Bethsheba.

The minister/preacher stated thContinue reading “A Day in Church”

Prayer Request

I receive many prayer request and seemly I am receiving more and more letters with issues like this letter.

I would like to ask each of you for your comments and ways to pray and answer this type of letter. And, of course if you feel lead to pray for this young Christian Lady and her Mom which is also a Christian. I understand they both attend church regularly.

Then we have the issue of ‘friend’ in the letter, also a Christian Mom with grown children and grandchildren. The man I understand she has not even met yet. Just telephone communicaton. As you will read neither man claims to be a Christian.

” Keep my Mother in prayer concerning her blood sugar. It’s high and the doctors say she might have (Diabetes). But I rebuke that in Jesus’ Name.

My man and I have given Mom a new nick-name…”Big Bad Mama”. She’s never scared of anContinue reading “Prayer Request”

Carpe Diem

In our world today we fill our day with a multitude of activities. From the moment our feet hit the floor until we collapse into bed at night we are saturated with activities. Even at night, our sleep may be restless from the ideas that seem not to want to shut off. Carpe Diem we think. That is what we did, we seized the day for all its worth. Is that what Carpe Diem is all about in God’s sight or have we played the fool?

Have we worked so hard that no creativity can enter in? Have we worked so hard that we have shoved God aside? Have we been so busy with the things of the world that we have forgotten that God is with us all the time.

In the ’06 Retreat we studied Genesis 28: 10-22. In that scripture Jacob lays his head down after a full day and dreams of a ladder from earth to heaven. God speaks to him about the awesome promise to him and that he will Continue reading “Carpe Diem”

Heart and Mouth

I discovered that the Message Bible states in Matthew 12:34, that Jesus says, “It’s your heart and not the dictionary that gives meaning to your words.”

This makes a VERY enlightening point that sheds new perspective on our discussions of “heart and mouth” on thedailylily. I am thinking that from this Scripture….that whatever you MAY THINK that you are thinking in your MIND and trying to say or (THINK that you are saying)..actually..what REALLY ,TRULY is coming out of your mouth is what your HEART, REALLY, TRULY thinks.

So when we examine the fruit of our lips….what we’re saying that is exaggeration, or flattery, or put downs or mockings or bragging or complaining or deception or self- deceiving …and we see the bitter fruit it produces..we must quickly turn to look at our own hearts to find the root of what is causing this rotten harvest and “lay the axe to it.”Continue reading “Heart and Mouth”

Guess who?

Is this ‘Mash’, ‘General Hospital’ or World War II? Her Mother and I found this in some very very old pictues. Has anyone ever seen anyone wear a uniform with a hat that looks like this? Maybe it’s as ‘The World Turns’? Was it a century ago? A millennium?

I know with all the research Lilies we have we will identify and write a story of the year of?????

I must say she sure is beautiful and sweet looking. The Mona Lisa will have to move aside and let this anonoymous lady reign. (Mona Lisa |Л?mЕЌnЙ™ Л?lД“sЙ™; Л?lД“zЙ™| a painting (now in the Louvre in Paris) executed 1503–06 by Leonardo da Vinci. The sitter was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; her enigmatic smile has become one of the most famous images in Western art. Also called La Gioconda .)

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The Roses/Lilies of God

While away on vacation, I had the opportunity to work in my mother-in-law’s beautiful rose garden. I pulled the weeds, clipped off the old roses that had dropped their pedals, and trimmed away dead branches. In a matter of a week, I could see new buds starting to form. What a beautiful sight and fragrance to behold.

Recently I was going through a study on Spring – Landscaping Designs by
Sara and with the activity with the roses and the recent summer
retreat I figured God must really be telling me a few things in a
hand-on/mind-on/spirit-on way.

The first thing that was revealed to me as King Solomon said, “Arise my
love, my fair one, and come away with me.” The second thing is that we are to be a mirror image of our Father. Our Father is a creator. He is an artist. According to a quote from Oswald Chambers in the Spring lesson, “An artist is Continue reading “The Roses/Lilies of God”

Can you think? Answers

Okay here are the answers by the “experts”. Some of you (Jersey) not to mention any names consulted an expert but did not post HIS answers. Some of your answers were better than the experts. i.e “I don’t put giraffes and elephants in the refrigerator.” And for #3 “the one he just ate.” And “I’ll click the heels of my red shoes and fly across.” And something about lions and lionesses not talking after dinner. Oh ‘Chickenfarmer’ you should keep the boys out of the refrigerator. They could spill the milk and make a mess. Needles shouldn’t have to work anymore with sons answering like that, Hollywood is calling and another ‘Steve’ will soon need another job. (Steven Spielberg)

Let me know what you think about these answers.

1. How do you put a giraffe in the refrigerator?
Open the door and put him in and close the door.
2. How do you put an elephant in the refrigerator?
Open theContinue reading “Can you think? Answers”

Happy Birthday Debi

Debi is vacationing in S Nags Head, NC with her family this week. We send her a great Big Happy Birthday!!!! May the Light of Eternity shine upon Debi today and each day as she celebrates and embraces “The Rock”…..Watch out for the sharks!

Debi, Dorothy, Wendy enjoying a game of “Milk the Cow” at Farming “Spiritual Retreat”, Retreat 7/06.

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