March 7, 2010

Grumble Not
Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you
will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
James 5:9

Open up your hardened heart
and let God enter in--
He only wants to help you
A new life to begin.

How easy it is for us to harden our hearts and not stay close to him.  Our walk with God takes discipline, in the word and prayer or else it becomes easy to get side tracked.  Where are you today? 

Father, search our hearts and our ways and show us the hardness in our lives and direct us in the way you would have us to go, draw us closer to you.  In Jesus Name. Amen.

Yesterday we were here at home,  Dad is not feeling well, he has been in the house for two days, and actually he coughed a lot last night,  He doesn't seem to have a fever but a lot of coughing.  I tried to clean in areas where he wasn't at, because he doesn't like the sound of the vacuum  I have a bunch of newspaper clippings that I am going through for information, so that is what I did most of the day.  I did have lunch with the seniors when I got the mail.  I stopped to see Jerry's cat, it really purred when I held it.  Since the weather has been mild it is doing o.k. out there in the garage.

March 6, 2010

Patience Pays Off

I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1 RSV

Give us, through the coming year,
Quietness of mind;
Teach us to be patient
And always to be kind.

Father, thank you for these encouraging thoughts, that really affect who we are and what we do.  In Jesus Name. amen

Yesterday I finished preparing the information for the income tax and took it to Emil at Devils lake.  Then I went to the courthouse and researched for a couple of farmsteads for our history display.  I hope to post some more farms in the history display by this spring.  I got a few groceries and thenwent to visit Vivian Wass.  she is Julie Wass's mother-in-law.  Julie had suggested that she might like to see what I had done about the Jewish people.  Vivian also had a lot of newspaper clippings so I am borrowing them to get information.  She is a really special lady.  When I got home dad had made soup and pizza.  He was in all day, as he hasn't been feeling good, I hope he is better today.

March 5, 2010

Daily Prayers

O taste and see that the Lord is good!
Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalm 34:8 RSV

Brighten your day
And lighten your way;
Lessen your cares
With daily prayers.

Taking my problems to Jesus is the only way to lighten the load, but the key is leaving them in his hands and not taking them back and trying to carry them.

Yesterday was the last day of school for the week.  We had a special time in honor of Dr. Seus birthday.  fun and games and topping it off with cake.  It was a good day.

March 4, 2010

Pray with Confidence
Know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly
for himself; the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
Psalm 4:3 KJV

Often we pause and wonder
       when we kneel down and pray
Can God really hear the prayers that we say?
But if we keep praying and talking to Him,
He'll brighten the soul
       that was clouded and dim.
And as we continue, our burden seems lighter;
Our sorrow is softened
       and our outlook is brighter.

The key here is to keep on even if we don't immediately see the answer, and the answer may not be the way we think it should be.  God knows best.  For those of you who are Fathers, can you see how you are like him, caring for your children, you do want the best for them, sometimes you are asked to be really patient with your children, sometimes you ahve to discipline your children, sometimes you need to take them by the hand and guide their steps.  Think of the way you relate to your children, that is how it is with your hevenly Father and much more so.  He Cares For You.

Father, thank you for hearing, listening and patiently loving and answering those prayers we express to you.  In Jesus Name. Amen.

Yesterday was school and after wards I went and cleaned the church, ate pizza with Gladys Neidlinger, visited with Matt and Mavis and then went to Bible Study.

March 3, 2010

Pray and Believe
The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16

Whenever I am troubled
       and lost in deep despair,
I bundle all my troubles up
       and go to God in prayer...
I know He stilled the tempest
       and calmed the angry sea,
And I humbly ask if, in His love,
       He"ll do the same for me.

Really amazing what God will do for us, we are encouraged as we read from his word what he has already done and then also read what he has done in other people lives.  If you want your faith to grow you need to be encouraged by things that will build your faith, not by the negative that we see and hear about us.  Try God his way works!

Father, we commit this day into your hand and trust you for all that we need.  In Jesus Name.  Amen.

No exciting news, Julie and children should be there soon, they were flying out last night.

March 2, 2010

Born Anew
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie,
promised before he world began...
Titis 1:2 KJV

The waking earth in springtime
Reminds us it is true
That nothing ever really dies
That is not born anew.

So you and I must dies to our self(selfish desires) to become new, new to being what God wants us to be.  Willing to do and go where God wants us to go,  It is exciting to see where he might take us, and where he might keep us, but we must first be willing to be his vessel, and a will vessel to do what he wants.

Yesterday, back in school, the basketball players were dressed in black suits, shirts and ties, in preparation for their game last night.  Otherwise a normal day.  No exciting news.  Dad went and visited with Frank, I stopped over to see Laurie Morstad with something I had for her.

March 1, 2010

God Our Promise Keeper
We who have turned to (God) can have great comfort
knowing that He will do what He has promised.
This hope is a safe anchor for our souls.  it will never
move. This hope goes into the Holiest Place of
all behind the curtain of heaven.
Hebrews 6:18-19 NLV

So keep on believing
Whatever betides you,
Knowing that God will be
With you to guide you,
And all that He promised
Will be yours to receive
If you trust Him completely
And always believe.

All I can say to her thoughts is Amen!!!  It is all about believing and then trusting and putting my confidence in the only person who will not fail me.  God through his son is trust worthy, and honest, if he said it I can trust him to do it.  No one else is really like that.  So what is it that you and I need to trust him for in this day.  Do we spend too much time focused on events down the road that may not even happen.......
Father, I give you this day, help me to live it as though it were my last, to care about people like I would never have a chance to care about them again, to really listen intently to what they are saying, to be in a spirit of prayer as I live this day.  In Jesus Name, Amen.

Yesterday Sunday School and Church, and then we had pizza, salad and cake  to honor Michael and Colleen on the occasion of their birthdays.  We rested, spent some time with Jerry and family, they will be leaving this morning for Fargo and fly out tomorrow, she and the children to Australia, and Jerry back to his job.