If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ASK God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and IT WILL BE GIVEN to YOU. James 1:5
We spent a day recovering from our travels, reflecting, relaxing, praying, and listening. A whispering voice brought up another scripture I learned long ago. (Thank you to Ian Wallace and Rutherford Rabbi for leading SU and a weekend away at Glasnock eons ago). Here it is for you :-
Trust in the LORD with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
I am under no illusion, that there are many more people smarter than me on this earth. However, what I learned from God is that wisdom and intelligence are two very different commodities. Both are talents given by God, yet one is far more valued in our world, although God prizes the other much more highly.
God keeps shouting at me – ASK! ASK! ASK! Yes, my prayer life has room for improvement, but He wants me to tell YOU that YOU need to ASK too.
On the 10th with me still hobbling on crutches, we decided to drive up to the Sandia Crest scenic viewpoint, 10,678 feet (3,255 m) above sea-level. So I am on crutches and my lungs are being crushed inwards once more. A few swings and I need a rest, then a few swings more. My daughter starts to get a headache with the altitude also.
We have our picnic and then head back down the 14 miles, S-bend after S-bend. This is the opposite of the 12 mile straight roads we were on a few days earlier on our trip. The straight paths were far easier for us to cover the miles and to get to our destination.
After stocking up on provisions, I finalise Sunday and it is like a miracle has happened to me. My knee seems to have clicked back in, and I can walk again, free from the crutches. The experience of being restricted was unpleasant, but made me realise a little of what it must be like for many other people; the relief of being able to do the things that we so much take for granted, makes me so thankful to God for “ALL HIS mercies”, especially to me.
Halleluiah, the LORD’s Day arrives and I am like the lame man leaping for joy after being healed. (OK, the leaping is in my head – I am taking no risks!) I feel so much more at home, more able to discern what God is up to in these services than last week. God is here, God is speaking, seeds are being sown, and challenge is in the air.
One elder says “we don’t hear enough about your 3rd point, concerning this we need to wake up more here”.
We are invited out for lunch and then we go together to the Petroglyphs - volcanic rocks with primitive drawings carved into them, dating from 400 - 3,000 years ago. We get swamped by flying ants ½” long, there are 6” millipedes, lizards, large blue beetles, cotton tail and Jack Rabbits, and among the many birds Road Runners and Humming birds; and the path is rugged and twisted. I know that God is reminding me of the straight paths of wisdom and the rugged road of suffering that hones our faith.
I am so grateful for the assurance and CONFIDENCE that I experience in Christ – so I am urged to leave YOU with one last verse whispered in, and nicely rounds things off.
This is the CONFIDENCE which we have before Him, that, if we ASK anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14
We spent a day recovering from our travels, reflecting, relaxing, praying, and listening. A whispering voice brought up another scripture I learned long ago. (Thank you to Ian Wallace and Rutherford Rabbi for leading SU and a weekend away at Glasnock eons ago). Here it is for you :-
Trust in the LORD with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
I am under no illusion, that there are many more people smarter than me on this earth. However, what I learned from God is that wisdom and intelligence are two very different commodities. Both are talents given by God, yet one is far more valued in our world, although God prizes the other much more highly.
God keeps shouting at me – ASK! ASK! ASK! Yes, my prayer life has room for improvement, but He wants me to tell YOU that YOU need to ASK too.
On the 10th with me still hobbling on crutches, we decided to drive up to the Sandia Crest scenic viewpoint, 10,678 feet (3,255 m) above sea-level. So I am on crutches and my lungs are being crushed inwards once more. A few swings and I need a rest, then a few swings more. My daughter starts to get a headache with the altitude also.
We have our picnic and then head back down the 14 miles, S-bend after S-bend. This is the opposite of the 12 mile straight roads we were on a few days earlier on our trip. The straight paths were far easier for us to cover the miles and to get to our destination.
After stocking up on provisions, I finalise Sunday and it is like a miracle has happened to me. My knee seems to have clicked back in, and I can walk again, free from the crutches. The experience of being restricted was unpleasant, but made me realise a little of what it must be like for many other people; the relief of being able to do the things that we so much take for granted, makes me so thankful to God for “ALL HIS mercies”, especially to me.
Halleluiah, the LORD’s Day arrives and I am like the lame man leaping for joy after being healed. (OK, the leaping is in my head – I am taking no risks!) I feel so much more at home, more able to discern what God is up to in these services than last week. God is here, God is speaking, seeds are being sown, and challenge is in the air.
One elder says “we don’t hear enough about your 3rd point, concerning this we need to wake up more here”.
We are invited out for lunch and then we go together to the Petroglyphs - volcanic rocks with primitive drawings carved into them, dating from 400 - 3,000 years ago. We get swamped by flying ants ½” long, there are 6” millipedes, lizards, large blue beetles, cotton tail and Jack Rabbits, and among the many birds Road Runners and Humming birds; and the path is rugged and twisted. I know that God is reminding me of the straight paths of wisdom and the rugged road of suffering that hones our faith.
I am so grateful for the assurance and CONFIDENCE that I experience in Christ – so I am urged to leave YOU with one last verse whispered in, and nicely rounds things off.
This is the CONFIDENCE which we have before Him, that, if we ASK anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 John 5:14
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