Read this passage this morning and immediately thought about seeing the sunrise at Haleakalā.
Between Karen an I, we snapped some pretty cool photos. This one has a filter applied though…it made it more dramatic.
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As we flew home from Hawaii last Friday, I occupied my time in various ways: talking with my wife, looking at pictures, napping, playing Angry Birds, watching videos, and listening to music.
At one point, Lincoln Brewster’s song God You Reign came on…
I so appreciate that song and have listened to and lead it many, many times. Honestly though, when I listen to it, I usually skip the ending and proceed to the next song (I guess I do this on other songs too). This time, I let it play through as I stared out the window of the plane…
At the end of the song (at ~5:36),the words “God You Reign” are spoken three times as the song plays out.
Not to sound overly spooky or weird, but in my mind, I imagined my parents speaking those words…
…reassuring me that, no matter what…
…God reigns supreme and providentially over all.
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Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3
This hymn was on repeat yesterday on my drive home…
I really like the PAGE CXVI version.
Be Still My Soul
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In every change, He will remain.
Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
To guide the future, as in ages past.
Your hope, your mind, your will let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright
Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s joys restored.
Be still my soul, and praise Him.
weer-ee
I actually used that word when Karen asked how I was doing this morning.
When I got to work, I plugged it into a cool site I frequent called Visual Thesaurus:
…so many directions to go from that single word…
Matthew 11:28 reads:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest…”
So that’s where I place myself – weary and waiting.
Here is a great post from Michael Hyatt’s blog (CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers) that is worth reading and chewing on …
(Click on image to read article…)
The quote at the end is encouraging:
“It all works out in the end. If it hasn’t worked out yet, then it’s not the end.”
– Max Lucado
Resting on these today..
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalm 34:18-19 (NLT)
Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.
Psalm 55:22 (NLT)
“Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 (NLT)
Re-post of a previous entry, as I recently pruned the yard.
This is always a good reminder…
Last Saturday, I completed the annual “pruning of the roses” task at home – not as dangerous as the “running of the bulls”, but I did have some good pokes from the thorns!
Some of the rose bushes and trees we have are pretty old (according to my neighbor, some were even transplanted years ago from his house). Some of them are younger, having been planted by us. In order to keep them healthy and flowering each year, they must be pruned – even if they look like they don’t need it…even if they have blooms right now.
Old or new, well-established or just-planted – each gets the same treatment.
I believe that God always answers prayer – and typically in one of three ways: Yes, No, or Wait.
I think in general, our desire when we pray is that God will answer as we ask, hope, and dream – which usually involves a YES answer. If we ask for “A”, our hope and expectation is that God will answer “A”, and not “B” or “C.” It’s what we expect from others when we ask them to do something – why should our prayers to God be any different.
The truth is, God knows what is best – we think we know, but we really only see our lives with a limited view. God is God and knows all; in fact, the Bible teaches that He has “known” for eternity. There is surety and comfort in that – even though a NO answer is hard, disappointing, and, in our human mind, the “wrong” answer. I guess NO is sometimes the best and most appropriate answer – believing and resting in that is called faith and trust.
For about four years, we have prayed that Continue Reading…
Today’s post prompt on “The Daily Post at WordPress.com” was:
Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Why or why not?
My answer:
This is an interesting question. One whose answer is generally either formed or influenced by the circumstances in our life or a predisposed and faith-based belief one holds. For me, Continue Reading…
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