the theme of this weekend for me seems to be the faithfulness of God. Though terribly aware of my sin and failures before a holy God, my Savior is graciously not allowing me to stay there.
there is much i could write on this topic but there isn’t enough time to cover it all. here are some [...]
Archive for August, 2008
31 Aug
the faithfulness of God
29 Aug
without God
I’m on my own.
No one looks out for me or protects me.
I experience a continual sense of need.Nothing’s quite right.
I’m always restless.
I’m easily frustrated and often disappointed.
It’s a jungle — I feel overwhelmed. It’s a desert — I’m thirsty.
My soul feels broken, twisted, and stuck. I can’t fix myself.
I stumble down some dark paths.
Still, I [...]
28 Aug
delayed consolation reveals a sovereign God
God is pleased sometimes to delay giving what is needful until the last—to exercise our faith, our patience and resignation. And though the things may be of a common nature, yet, to an observing eye, there is a beautiful concurrence of providences, all wisely ordered by him, without whom a sparrow or a hair cannot [...]
28 Aug
upside down world
this season of life seems to definitely be another valley for me. My body seems to be physically shutting down again with no clear explanation as to the reason. Yesterday, I went home and went straight to bed at 3PM. When I woke up at 6 with a migraine, I went to the store to get something [...]
27 Aug
mexican fajitas
i made dinner the other night for the naisangs. i’m glad it turned out because most of what i did was just playing and experimenting. :) yay! i love cooking. as i learned from my shimp scampi a few weeks ago, it can turn out great once but if you forget what you put in it, [...]
25 Aug
so i thank…
Verse 1:
God, you’re sovereign over trials
You plan every step I take
There’s a purpose in each testing
not one day is a mistake.
You are good in all you do
Even when you give me pain.
Not one tear escapes your view
Not one sorrow is in vain.
Chorus:
So I thank you for this trial
and your greatness I’ll proclaim
whether sunshine or in [...]
25 Aug
the goal
“God’s goal for our life is not to simply make us happy. God’s goal for our life is that we be holy.”
Corri mentioned this quote to me yesterday at church. I was in Promise Land with the kids, so I missed the sermon. Jim preached an overview / review of 1st Peter with the topic [...]
22 Aug
You are Holy
I should not be allowed
To stand before this throne
I have no works of righteousness
That I can call my own
No motives pure
No deeds sincere
No holiness I bring
Its only through
Your precious blood
I stand here now to sing
You are holy, You are holy, You are holy
I’m amazed.
Through the cross, Lord, You displayed all
Of your righteousness and grace.
You are [...]
22 Aug
love that is not worn out
(by J. R. Miller, “The Building of Character ” 1894)
“Having loved His own who were in the world,
He loved them to the end.” John 13:1
Christ loves unto the uttermost. His love is not worn
out by our faultiness, our dullness, nor even by our
sinning. Christ bears with us in all our sad failings;
and is patient toward all [...]
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