Forces of Nature

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> You are one for the forces of nature. (Jules Michelet) -- let the force of nature that is you not be a violent storm destroying all in your path.-- but be a soft breeze that brings comfort and renewal to those in your path. Let compassion flow from your heart ......
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> WE LEARN PATIENCE AS WE LEARN TO LIVE IN RHYTHM WITH THE LAWS/SPIRIT OF THE ONE WHO HAS CALLED US AND GIVEN US LIFE.

This is my Father's World

>"THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD---ALL NATURE SINGS AND ROUND ME RINGS THE
>MUSIC OF THE SPHERES"----THEREFORE----THOUGH BAD SEEMS SO STRONG I WILL
>LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF ALL CREATION....in case you wonder who is really
>running the creation, watch the sun rise and the sun set and marvel at
>true beauty even as it is changing before your eyes........

God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform

"God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.....God is his own interpreter, And will make it plain. (Hymn by William Cowper 1731-1800) Cowper was a troubled person who suffered periods of insanity; however, he found comfort and enabling grace in Jesus Christ and his hymns are included in many Christian churches. another example of how God works in and with us despite our frailties. therefore offer whatever you are and let the miracle happen....  dad/papa     

Hope

   

"Uphold me according to your promise....let me not be put to shame in my hope." (Psalm 119:116) trouble in one form or another comes across our path and we never know when it will show up. It can cause us no small amount of anxiety and pain. I don't understand why all this has to be, but I would rather trust the One who sees the big picture than be consumed in despair. This quote speaks to me. "Every time i work myself into a self-indulgent state of gloom, God surprises me with a ray of hope." (Weavings) -- Hope is the name of the game, not matter what the rest of the world may think...  

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"But peace comes when a man realizes that the sum total of things is under the direction of one whose name is Father and whose heart is love. The call of God is a summons to men to find the peace of realizing that the world is their Father's house." (Wm Barclay) It is this realization that brings sanity and worthy purpose to a person's life experiences... dad/papa Bill Edwards revwge@me.com twitter @revwge Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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"But peace comes when a man realizes that the sum total of things is under the direction of one whose name is Father and whose heart is love. The call of God is a summons to men to find the peace of realizing that the world is their Father's house." (Wm Barclay) It is this realization that brings sanity and worthy purpose to a person's life experiences...  d  

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>"Brokenness and hope coexist........hope is not for an outcome---but
>rather for presence.....hope is when people get into the pit with
>me."(Weavings) -- GOD IN CHRIST GETS INTO THE PIT WITH US...."I am with
>you always...."........in true midst of whatever is happening i am always
>in Presence......let the thread of these thoughts run through the weaving
>of your life today.
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>Very good. I often pray for God to wash the blood of Jesus over me as a
>way to expel the devil from my mind and protect me. In essence, calling
>on what Jesus has already done for me as written in Matthew.

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>On Feb 8, 2012, at 8:32 AM, "Bill Edwards" <revwge@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> I opened the Bible I read when I was a teenager dealing with the issues
>>of answering God's call in my mind and heart. I came to a scripture I
>>had underlined because it spoke to me in a special way at that time.
>>"Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written. Thou shalt worship the Lord
>>thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Matthew 4:10 (KJV) -- Jesus is
>>at the beginning of his ministry. He is in the wilderness facing the
>>temptations facing him in his options for using his life, his power, his
>>time on earth. He chose to say no to every temptation to wrongfully use
>>what God had given him and the final response he had to Satan was that
>>He would serve God and God alone. He would be subject only to the will
>>and purpose of God.---I have stumbled, made mistakes, not always been
>>faithful, acted at times unwisely; however the magnate of being
>>accountable to the worship of God only, and to serve His will as I know
>>and understand has held my life together in a worthwhile way..and it has
>>been and still is amazing to see the wonders God works in me and in
>>those close to me and all over the world. Satan/evil is already beaten
>>but is blind to the truth....
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"AN ANXIOUS HEART WEIGHS A MAN DOWN, BUT A KIND WORD CHEERS HIM UP." (Proverbs 12:25) -- a simple kind word can make the day for the frazzled person you meet along the way. a kind word can lighten the load of a heavy heart and you may not even realize you have helped the person.......

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"IN REALITY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NON-HANDICAPPED LIFE.....TRUE HEALTH IS THE STRENGTH TO LIVE, THE STRENGTH TO SUFFER, AND THE STRENGTH TO DIE. HEALTH IS NOT A CONDITION OF MY BODY; IT IS THE POWER OF MY SOUL TO COPE WITH THE VARYING CONDITION OF THAT BODY." THESE THOUGHTS COME FROM PHILIP YANCEY'S BOOK, "WHERE IS GOD WHEN IT HURTS?". IN A SENSE THIS TOUGHT CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. IT PRODS US TO THINK OF LIFE IN OUR BODIES IN A DIFFERENT WAY. IT CALLS US TO EMBRACE THE "HANDICAPPED" PERSON AS BEING ONE OF US.

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".....according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." (Luke 1:55) -- no way are we ever alone in this world. We are persons of a powerful heritage. We are persons living in God's fulfilling of his promise to our ancestors. That promise is fulfilled in Christ and as Christ people that promise is lived in our lives, even if we are not perfect. We belong--eternally.....       

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"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night." (Psalms 1:2) --our minds are cluttered with thoughts of every kind. When we are grounded in God's Word and meditate on it's meaning in this time and place of life, we experience inner peace, stirring of desire to make good use of the moment and not waste life on temporary things values........  dad/papa    

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"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night." (Psalms 1:2) --our minds are cluttered with thoughts of every kind. When we are grounded in God's Word and meditate on it's meaning in this time and place of life, we experience inner peace, stirring of desire to make good use of the moment and not waste life on temporary things values........