Monday, May 27, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Visiting....
Dear Readers,
Hello!! I just wanted to say hello and that I won't be blogging much over the next few weeks. My husband and I are visiting family and friends until the end of the month. I hope you guys have a great rest of the month and I will update my blog when I get a moment. Take care and be blessed.
In the meantime if you need to listen to a food for for thought check out this website: www.purposedriven.com/day1
It is from the book Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Read it if you get a chance.
Always,
Simply That
Hello!! I just wanted to say hello and that I won't be blogging much over the next few weeks. My husband and I are visiting family and friends until the end of the month. I hope you guys have a great rest of the month and I will update my blog when I get a moment. Take care and be blessed.
In the meantime if you need to listen to a food for for thought check out this website: www.purposedriven.com/day1
It is from the book Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Read it if you get a chance.
Always,
Simply That
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Emotions
Today has been an emotional day for me. My emotions literally have been all over the spectrum. I have been happy, sad, annoyed, slightly irritated/mad, excited, nostalgic, and mellow. So much is on my mind and plate lately. I just keep praying for God to maintain my sanity or to give me sanity. All I know is that God has a lot to sort out and work out.
No Explanations (Isaiah 40:21-31)
The following is from One Year Alone With God by Ava Pennington.
His understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28 NIV
Have you ever heard someone say, "I could never believe a God who allows suffering, or who doesn't let everyone go to heaven, or_____"? Fill in the blank with a variety of objections. What they are actually saying is they refuse to believe in a God they do not understand.
Is it possible to understand God completely? His Word tells us no, and for that we should be glad. If we could understand everything about God, He would not be God, He would merely be an exalted human being.
Can we understand some things about God? Absolutely, He reveals His nature and His ways in Scripture. It is there we also learn who we are in relation to who He is.
The day will come when all our questions will be answered. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face, now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. "
Until that day, we believe in and worship a God who does not owe us any explanations.
Lord, thank You that who You are does not depend on my understanding.
Is there something I don't understand about God that has interfered with my worship and obedience to Him? What will I do with this question today?
His understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28 NIV
Have you ever heard someone say, "I could never believe a God who allows suffering, or who doesn't let everyone go to heaven, or_____"? Fill in the blank with a variety of objections. What they are actually saying is they refuse to believe in a God they do not understand.
Is it possible to understand God completely? His Word tells us no, and for that we should be glad. If we could understand everything about God, He would not be God, He would merely be an exalted human being.
Can we understand some things about God? Absolutely, He reveals His nature and His ways in Scripture. It is there we also learn who we are in relation to who He is.
The day will come when all our questions will be answered. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face, now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. "
Until that day, we believe in and worship a God who does not owe us any explanations.
Lord, thank You that who You are does not depend on my understanding.
Is there something I don't understand about God that has interfered with my worship and obedience to Him? What will I do with this question today?
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