Writers Block
What a joke!! Whoever thought that I would ever come to a place of no words!!!!
I tried to think of some profound subject to discuss but it all escapes me. It escaped me when I was awake quite a bit of the night with the dog that was crying because of the thunder and lightning. Mike had the blinds open so he could see the lightning but reported that he got a little tired of it before it was over.
In my bible reading this morning I was reading Jeremiah 8 & 9. The one verse that stood out to me was verse 12 of chapter 8. "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush..." I couldn't help but think about how unusual it is to see anyone blush. We are so hardened to sin.
I want the Lord to work in my life to make me more aware of what is an abomination to Him. Ephesians 5:12 makes it clear that it is a shame to even speak of the unfruitful works of darkness. Wow......If we stick by that, would there even be a newscast!!!
I am wrestling again with whether some of the people I have witnessed to and led to the Lord are truly saved. After hearing a message by John McArthur this morning he makes it plain that salvation WILL produce a change. I agree with that but he makes it sound as if a person will never be guilty of deep sin if they are saved. I disagree. I think the Bible disagrees with that. Look at David! Of course, I am confused. Was David "saved"? I know that we believe that the Old Testament saints were saved in the same way but yet I know of no scripture in the Old Testament that speaks of a time of salvation for an individual.
I wonder about this. Do we think Satan would have us worry so much about this? After all, if we worry that we might say the wrong thing and lead someone into a false assurance, won't we then eventually give up?
I believe I will just hold on to my original belief that God said "Go" and I have the choice to obey or disobey. He will bless me for obeying. It is not MY job to make sure that the person I lead to Him was sincere. Who knows what God will do with that life down the road. Maybe we just get to wrapped up in our own importance!!! Do you think?
We had one pastor who said: "A step towards God is always a step in the right direction!" He also said: "It takes time to be holy!" And he also sang in a deep baritone voice that could shake the walls: "Got any rivers, you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains, you can't tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible! He does the things OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHERSSSSSSSSSSSSS can not do!" I'm sure my kids are tempted to sing this song right now!!!! Thanks Bro. Foster for your influence in our lives.
I tried to think of some profound subject to discuss but it all escapes me. It escaped me when I was awake quite a bit of the night with the dog that was crying because of the thunder and lightning. Mike had the blinds open so he could see the lightning but reported that he got a little tired of it before it was over.
In my bible reading this morning I was reading Jeremiah 8 & 9. The one verse that stood out to me was verse 12 of chapter 8. "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush..." I couldn't help but think about how unusual it is to see anyone blush. We are so hardened to sin.
I want the Lord to work in my life to make me more aware of what is an abomination to Him. Ephesians 5:12 makes it clear that it is a shame to even speak of the unfruitful works of darkness. Wow......If we stick by that, would there even be a newscast!!!
I am wrestling again with whether some of the people I have witnessed to and led to the Lord are truly saved. After hearing a message by John McArthur this morning he makes it plain that salvation WILL produce a change. I agree with that but he makes it sound as if a person will never be guilty of deep sin if they are saved. I disagree. I think the Bible disagrees with that. Look at David! Of course, I am confused. Was David "saved"? I know that we believe that the Old Testament saints were saved in the same way but yet I know of no scripture in the Old Testament that speaks of a time of salvation for an individual.
I wonder about this. Do we think Satan would have us worry so much about this? After all, if we worry that we might say the wrong thing and lead someone into a false assurance, won't we then eventually give up?
I believe I will just hold on to my original belief that God said "Go" and I have the choice to obey or disobey. He will bless me for obeying. It is not MY job to make sure that the person I lead to Him was sincere. Who knows what God will do with that life down the road. Maybe we just get to wrapped up in our own importance!!! Do you think?
We had one pastor who said: "A step towards God is always a step in the right direction!" He also said: "It takes time to be holy!" And he also sang in a deep baritone voice that could shake the walls: "Got any rivers, you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains, you can't tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible! He does the things OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHERSSSSSSSSSSSSS can not do!" I'm sure my kids are tempted to sing this song right now!!!! Thanks Bro. Foster for your influence in our lives.
posted by momlinda1945 | 10:49 AM
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I could hear his singing as I was reading that. No microphone needed.
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