Drawing near to Jesus

It was very interesting that Dr. Crabb was quoted in my devotion today...(Lifeway's Every Day with Jesus) ....God is so good. Last night at Bible study our teacher had another commitment, so a couple friends who had been to the "Walk to Emmaus" (pardon the spelling, it has to do with walk Jesus had with the two on the road after his resurrection when he was explaining all the prophecies & how He was the fulfillment of them) asked a few of the questions they use for follow-up after the walk. These brought accountability to us all...perhaps we may think on how we would answer....1. We are Jesus' hands and feet on Earth-what did you do this week to be His hands or feet? 2. At what point during the week did you feel closest to Jesus? (Mine was the reminder from Crabb of Christ's perfect fulfillment of being our ultimate significance and security.) We didn't have time for any more questions--we were there until 11:00 and some had to work this morning! It was such a blessing to share God's touch in our own lives in sweet fellowship!

Stop Arguing!

He says to himself, "I will never be moved - from generation to generation." - PSALM 10:6

"At life's core," says Dr. Larry Crabb, "the real issues are theological issues."When life is brought down to its irreducible minimum, the issue always is - God. What do we make of Him? How does He fit into our lives?

Have you not found that whenever you make sure God is in His place, everything around you falls into place too? You see things from a different perspective. God is sovereign, Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 6:10. Man "is not able to contend with the One stronger than he," and the sooner we recognize that the better.

A purpose was written into the universe long before we arrived, and though at times it may look as if God is not in control, this is not so. And, he adds, because God is bigger than we are, it is useless to put ourselves in conflict with Him. C. S. Lewis put it well when he said in The Problem of Pain: "To argue with God is to argue with the very power that makes it possible to argue at all."

How different life would be for us if we would get hold of the fact that God is sovereign and that we are His subjects. God is the Potter; we are the clay. God is omnipotent; we are impotent - relatively speaking, anyway. God is consistent; we are inconsistent. God has a crystal clear perspective on everything; we more often than not are confused.

What is all this saying to us? Arguing against the divine purpose is a waste of time. Better to trust the Almighty; He always knows what He is doing.

Daily Prayer

My Father and my God, I have gathered some wisdom on my journey through life, but now I pray for the kind of wisdom that is greater and sharper than all earthly wisdom - Your wisdom. Make me a wise person, my Father. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God is wonderful in answering prayer

I have to share something that the Lord did for me today. I had been honestly debating whether or not He led me to do this or if it was my own wishful thinking about helping others. If you saw my first post, I do not have any counseling in my background. Today I had to get some new tires for my husband's truck. I didn't want to do it this morning, and was complaining like crazy in my head-not out loud to my sweetie-that I wanted to be home studying instead. When I got to the place, I started reading one of my schoolbooks that talked about where self worth and where women and men get it from. After a little while, Dr. Phil came on & two of the ladies also waiting started talking about it. Soon, only one lady was left & she asked me a question and we started talking about counseling, etc. By the time I left, I found she was a Christian & was struggling with decisions about a boyfriend and a job, her daughter (I could go on, but I'll spare you!). I overemphasized that I was not a qualified counselor at all, she should get some from her church (offers it for free), pointed her working more on her relationship with Christ & was able to pray with her. I was so BLESSED!!! I know it was not co-incidence that the Lord had us both there at that time without distractions that could have ended what needed to be said too quickly. God is good, ALL the time!