All whom God uses greatly are first hidden in the secret of His presence, away from the pride of man.
From Psalm 27:14: “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Charles Swindoll Quote
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Saturday’s Bliss
Alarm clock sleeping in
Saturday morning waits
Lazy minutes calling
Extra coffee’s first mate
Day’s blessed, empty page
Life’s agenda on pause
Batteries recharging
Kicking back, just because
Quiet morning moments
Coffee’s second cup smiles
Never stuck in traffic
Saturday’s endless miles
This truly special day
Sharing its own sunshine
Life’s gray clouds chased away
Loving each hour, so fine
Each week’s favorite time
Carefree pace never shifts
Energized spirit sings
Saturday shares its gifts
Curious Trivial Facts (4/9)
This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.
In 1866, Claude Monet, plagued by debt, burned two hundred of his own paintings to prevent them from being seized by creditors.
When Richard Reynolds started manufacturing his eponymous aluminum foil, it wasn’t to package and store food. He made it for his uncle, cigarette magnate R. J. Reynolds, who was in need of a way to wrap tobacco and keep it fresh.
These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).
Sarah Addison Allen Quotes
Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.
Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.
God With Us (Elfchen Series #95)
Riveting
Every
Given day
Blessings of peace
Christ walks among us
Spellbinding
Bestowing
Gospel
Speaks boldly
Treasure every word
Glories of God’s law
Beholding
Unwavering
Darkness
Surrounding thee
Facing tumultuous waters
God never stops helping
Sustaining
Charles Stanley Quote
Reading, studying, and applying the Word may require sacrifices, but the reward of knowing your Savior better and living a life pleasing to God is worth it.
From Psalm 119:33-34: “Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.”
Empty Inspiration
Waiting for inspiration
Seeking life’s fresh, new start
Searching nighttime’s galaxy
Empty stars fall apart
Hiding from inspiration
Fearing each day’s setback
Sleeping until afternoon
Day’s journey stays off track
Breathing with inspiration
Shirking destiny’s call
Walking away once again
Ambition slows to crawl
Dreaming of inspiration
Waking to sunrise fog
Giving up another day
Hollow thoughts fill backlog
Starting with new attitude
Taking desired station
Leaving forever, life of . . .
Empty inspiration
Spiritual Maturity
From 1 Peter 2:2-3: “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
Infancy of man’s faith
Absent righteous skills
Fed with Word’s nourishment
Holy Spirit fills
Grappling divine lessons
Bread of Life above
Christ breathes as Living Word
Grace imparts with love
Learning faith’s elements
Son of Man preaches
One parable each time
Our Lord’s Word teaches
Practicing what is learned
Holy design’s growth
Faith in Word progresses
Maturity’s oath
Accepting Word’s goodness
Darkness now ignored
Righteous living obeys
Mercy comes on board
From Hebrews 5:13-14: “For everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.”
Max Lucado Quote
God can no more leave a life unchanged than a mother can leave her child’s tears untouched.
From Ephesians 1:17-18: “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance among the saints.”
Nature’s Trifecta (Haiku Series #172)
Each Morning
Blessed sunrise wakes
World stops its endless spinning—
Tranquility calls
Take a Moment
Nature’s sights and sounds
Creation’s rhythm singing—
Pause and soak it in
Life Awakens
Newness of each spring
Opening fresh avenues—
Sacred life takes root
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