Though the Lord is high, yet he has respect to every lowly, humbled sinner; but the proud and unbelieving will be banished far from his blissful presence. Divine consolations have enough in them to revive us, even when we walk in the midst of troubles.

And God will save his own people that they may be revived by the Holy Spirit, the Giver of life and holiness.

If we give to God the glory of his mercy, we may take to ourselves the comfort. This confidence will not do away, but quicken prayer.

Whatever good there is in us, it is God works in us both to will and to do. The Lord will perfect the salvation of every true believer, and he will never forsake those whom he has created anew in Christ Jesus unto good works.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalm 138:8

Friday, October 10, 2008

Friday 5



1. “My hands are tied” is an English-language cliche that means “I’d like to do something about this unfortunate situation, but I don’t have the ability or authority.” In what current situation do you feel your hands are tied?My 18-year old son is making some choices that are not in his best interest and I feel like "my hands are tied" in this situation. I pray for him daily and know that God is hope and love and He can change the situation.


2. Railroad ties are the evenly-spaced slats that lie perpendicular to train tracks and whose function is to hold the tracks in place and to distribute the weight of the train. Who are the railroad ties in your life?The strongest railroad tie in my life is God and His promises. The other ties are my family and friends - Elizabeth and Michael for the amazing help they have given me since being off work; Dr. S - who provides me support and teaches me ways to cope in difficult situations; J - who I greatly admire and she also offers great support and life skills; Gina, my friend who is able to give me emotional support.


3. What are your feelings about Thai food? I've never tried Thai food.


4. Whose thighs do you admire?There is actually one of the daycare moms (grandma raising granddaughter) who has the most amazing thighs I've ever seen! She used to compete in water skiing and her legs are so muscular. She now rides a bike or walks many places she goes.


5. A red tide is a proliferation (in ideal circumstances) of oceanic algae that often seem to discolor seawater and threaten other sealife. If the ocean is your life and the algae the harmful attitudes, thoughts, or moods that crowd out the good stuff, under what conditions in your life is red tide most likely to become a problem?I believe that I have separated myself from the "Red Tide" that was crowding out much of the "good" emotional stuff in my life. I have the leftovers - the pain from those years still creeps up and I have to be aware of where it's coming from and work through it!

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In His Love and Blessings
annb
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