This week SITS is hosting a Back to Blogging campaign to get everyone back in a blogging and commenting routine. I've not really been in a routine so I'm going to use this as a starting point for a routine. Today we are to share a post of which we are especially fond of the title. I chose this one because the title is short, sweet, and to the point. I believe it draws the reader in to find out about the timing. Here it is....
It' All in the Timing!
My Pastor preached on John 11 this past Sunday morning; the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. It was a powerful sermon and very timely for me.
In case you do not know the story of Lazarus, I will give a short synopsis here. Lazarus was ill and his sisters, Mary and Martha sent for Jesus to come. Jesus did not go right away and Lazarus died. They believed that if Jesus had been there Lazarus would not have died; what they did not understand was that Jesus had a plan.
Why did Jesus wait and why didn’t he heal Lazarus? He could have done so from where he was, he did not have to be where Lazarus was to do that. What we need to remember is that God does things in HIS TIME not ours. What is wonderful about that is God often does better than what was asked for! PRAISE THE LORD FOR THAT!
You see, Mary and Martha had wanted Jesus to come and heal Lazarus but Jesus did even better – He raised Lazarus from the dead giving him a new body.
Times of trials and testing provide a time for God’s glory to shine. It is not important that we are comfortable. Why does God deal with us like this…SO THAT HE MIGHT BE GLORIFIED AND THAT OUR FAITH MIGHT GROW!
Last week I was disappointed because I did not receive a job that I wanted. I know God’s timing is perfect and so knew he did not want that job for me, at least not at this time but hearing this sermon reinforced that thinking in my head! I needed that.
There are other situations that I am praying about and I need to remember that His timing is perfect and wait on Him for an answer. The waiting part is hard for me; I want things to happen now so I frequently get frustrated while waiting for God but if I remember that He gives in His timing and that He gives even better than what we have asked for…well, I just need to keep trusting Him.
Till next time…
Linda <3
Thanks to the SITS girls for this challenge this week and thanks to the SITS Back to Blogging sponsors: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
What is unconditional love?
This week SITS is hosting a Back to Blogging campaign to get everyone back in a blogging and commenting routine. I've not really been in a routine so I'm going to use this as a starting point for a routine. Today we are to share a post that we wish more people had seen and read. I chose this one on unconditional love because it is very dear to my heart and I don't think people realize just what it means - unconditional love! Here it is....
Until my son fell in love, I never thought about how I would feel about his wife. Would I grow to love her as I got to know her? Would it take days, weeks, years? I wasn't prepared for the answer.
You see it took only seconds. Yes, only seconds! As soon as I saw the first picture of them together, I knew Jacob was all in. Of course, I had been talking to him and could hear the happiness in his voice but when I saw that same happiness in his eyes - I knew he had found the love of his life! nothing could make a Mom happier and then I suddenly realized I loved her.
She and I had talked on the phone a couple of times but I can't say I knew her; I had met her only briefly once - how could I know her? That is why I was surprised when I found myself loving her. I suppose God made it that way - with unconditional love for families.
How far does this unconditional love go? Is there anything that can cause that love to fade? I truly believe there isn't anything she could say or do that would change how I feel. God must have placed a component of forgiveness in that unconditional love, one that they don't have to ask for forgiveness nor do you have to say I forgive you. Isn't that amazing! I think so! Isn't God amazing!
This unconditional love God gives us is different from salvation. God loves all of us, that is why He sent His son to die on the cross (for our sins) and rose the third day but to get His gift of salvation, we must acknowledge we are sinners and accept God's gift of salvation - eternal life. This too is amazing! God is so awesome!
Thanks for reading!
Linda <3
Thanks to the SITS girls for this challenge this week and thanks to the SITS Back to Blogging sponsors: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances.
Until my son fell in love, I never thought about how I would feel about his wife. Would I grow to love her as I got to know her? Would it take days, weeks, years? I wasn't prepared for the answer.
You see it took only seconds. Yes, only seconds! As soon as I saw the first picture of them together, I knew Jacob was all in. Of course, I had been talking to him and could hear the happiness in his voice but when I saw that same happiness in his eyes - I knew he had found the love of his life! nothing could make a Mom happier and then I suddenly realized I loved her.
She and I had talked on the phone a couple of times but I can't say I knew her; I had met her only briefly once - how could I know her? That is why I was surprised when I found myself loving her. I suppose God made it that way - with unconditional love for families.
How far does this unconditional love go? Is there anything that can cause that love to fade? I truly believe there isn't anything she could say or do that would change how I feel. God must have placed a component of forgiveness in that unconditional love, one that they don't have to ask for forgiveness nor do you have to say I forgive you. Isn't that amazing! I think so! Isn't God amazing!
This unconditional love God gives us is different from salvation. God loves all of us, that is why He sent His son to die on the cross (for our sins) and rose the third day but to get His gift of salvation, we must acknowledge we are sinners and accept God's gift of salvation - eternal life. This too is amazing! God is so awesome!
Thanks for reading!
Linda <3
Thanks to the SITS girls for this challenge this week and thanks to the SITS Back to Blogging sponsors: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances.
A look back...
This week SITS is hosting a Back to Blogging campaign to get everyone back in a blogging and commenting routine. I've not really been in a routine so I'm going to use this as a starting point for a routine. My first post was memories of my Dad and I'm going to share it again, even though it's only 6 months old. Here is that post...
My Dad use to call me his l'il pea picker, hence the name of this blog. He has been gone for 24 years but over the past several months I have been thinking about him and remembering the good times. You know, the times when he hugged me or kissed me on the cheek when I was sleeping. Those times. You see, my dad was an alcoholic . That was a difficult thing for me to admit. I was at college and we were studying alcoholism when I had to face the fact - it was hard and for more years than I can remember, all I thought about were the bad times, so I'm grateful to be thinking of these good times because times were not always bad.
He use to hug and kiss us and would rub his new growth of stubble into our cheeks just to hear us squeal! We would watch the Sunday afternoon movie together, there were only three channels back then. He was proud to walk my sister and I down the aisle, even if it meant wearing a "monkey suit" - which he secretly loved. He loved his grandsons, he had three within a seven month period. The youngest of these was only 16 months old when Dad died.
When we were little, there were 4 of us, 2 girls and 2 boys, Dad worked away during the week and was home on the weekends. Sunday evenings we would all get in the car and take a drive. He would need to pickup his check, then we would drive and often end up spotting deer - I don't think it was illegal back then.
Dad was always very patriotic and served our country during the Korean war. He belonged to the American Legion and the V.F.W. He was proud to be an American and instilled that patriotism in us. I get tears in my eyes every time I hear the national anthem. Memorial day he was generally involved in the arrangements for making sure the veteran's graves received new flags and for honoring those vets.
He remained active in the Army Reserves, serving one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. When he would come home from summer camp, he would bring us something special. We have pictures where my brothers are wearing the gun holsters they got and my sister and I got Barbies! Another time we each got fishing rods!
These are special memories because we did not get gifts except at birthdays, Christmas, and when Dad came home from summer camp! My son received little gifts frequently, I think my Mom thought we were spoiling him - we probably were! The gifts from Dad were special!
I'm surprised at all the memories that are coming to mind - this has been a good thing or me to do! Other memories include, fishing, Storybook Forest, and Sea World, but I've save those for another time.
Sometimes I wondered if he loved us but now I know he did and that I loved him.
Linda <3
Thanks to the SITS girls for this challenge this week and thanks to the SITS Back to Blogging sponsors: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances.
My Dad use to call me his l'il pea picker, hence the name of this blog. He has been gone for 24 years but over the past several months I have been thinking about him and remembering the good times. You know, the times when he hugged me or kissed me on the cheek when I was sleeping. Those times. You see, my dad was an alcoholic . That was a difficult thing for me to admit. I was at college and we were studying alcoholism when I had to face the fact - it was hard and for more years than I can remember, all I thought about were the bad times, so I'm grateful to be thinking of these good times because times were not always bad.
He use to hug and kiss us and would rub his new growth of stubble into our cheeks just to hear us squeal! We would watch the Sunday afternoon movie together, there were only three channels back then. He was proud to walk my sister and I down the aisle, even if it meant wearing a "monkey suit" - which he secretly loved. He loved his grandsons, he had three within a seven month period. The youngest of these was only 16 months old when Dad died.
When we were little, there were 4 of us, 2 girls and 2 boys, Dad worked away during the week and was home on the weekends. Sunday evenings we would all get in the car and take a drive. He would need to pickup his check, then we would drive and often end up spotting deer - I don't think it was illegal back then.
Dad was always very patriotic and served our country during the Korean war. He belonged to the American Legion and the V.F.W. He was proud to be an American and instilled that patriotism in us. I get tears in my eyes every time I hear the national anthem. Memorial day he was generally involved in the arrangements for making sure the veteran's graves received new flags and for honoring those vets.
He remained active in the Army Reserves, serving one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. When he would come home from summer camp, he would bring us something special. We have pictures where my brothers are wearing the gun holsters they got and my sister and I got Barbies! Another time we each got fishing rods!
These are special memories because we did not get gifts except at birthdays, Christmas, and when Dad came home from summer camp! My son received little gifts frequently, I think my Mom thought we were spoiling him - we probably were! The gifts from Dad were special!
I'm surprised at all the memories that are coming to mind - this has been a good thing or me to do! Other memories include, fishing, Storybook Forest, and Sea World, but I've save those for another time.
Sometimes I wondered if he loved us but now I know he did and that I loved him.
Linda <3
Thanks to the SITS girls for this challenge this week and thanks to the SITS Back to Blogging sponsors: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances.
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