There was no one like Caleb who followed fully. May that be the theme of our lives. When things go right, things go wrong, follow fully.
And God decided they would not enter the promised land because --- they did not fully follow, did not fall forward, did not follow fully.
COME BOLDLY Timeless Prayers
Father, it is the cry of our hearts that we follow fully. No man fully can. We only can by Your Power that You have left us with. Infuse us with the power of God that we may truly live and follow fully.
PHOTO: Sat on these rocks in Dallas thinking about all the things gone wrong. My success is not up to me. My story is up to God!
PHOTO: Sat on these rocks in Dallas thinking about all the things gone wrong. My success is not up to me. My story is up to God!
God commands Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites. And they were greatly outnumbered, But not a single Israelite is killed...You and God makes a majority when God is on your side.
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Just a couple of things I'm thinking about this morning as we continue through Numbers. I feel outnumbered right now--not in terms of people against me, but sheer items that need to be done versus the time and energy I have to get them accomplished. Not particularly spiritual, but God is practical, too. I am asking Him to make me with His Power and Presence a majority over these things that bog me down.
Off to fight my daily battle this morning with a great and mighty God on my side. Blessed Saturday, Pearls!
Annette, may He straighten out the crooked path in front of you and help things fall into line that you may accomplish great things today. Wanted you to know that Alice in our A, B, C list of praying went to be with Jesus last Sunday morning. So, she is standing tall and whole with Him today. I have had an A to be added to my list. Ann, a former judge who went in for a routine mammogram and they said just a lumpectomy was needed, then came back and said it was a very aggressive, rare type. She is undergoing radical radiation, can not remember the number right now. The sweet Sally who is in her early forties that we prayed for three years ago is still here with no signs at the moment. She has another set of scan this coming Monday. She takes Herceptin by infusion ever so many months. Her little boy is growing and is a little doll. He will be three in May. What a praise to our Lord for his life and for Sally's that He has deemed to leave her here to take care of him. I am sure she is following hard after Him fully, how can she not. What an honor and blessing to pray for others. Thank you dear friends on here who do pray for those they do not know.
DeleteMary Lou, your love for your friends is touching! So sad for Alice's family in their loss. Larry is facing cancer again, liver cancer. Trying innovative procedure for chemo. I don't know of anyone in my life who has had a greater impact on helping me to find God than Larry Crabb. And, when you wrote about Sallie, oh dear, even the name brings a smile to me. Just stopped and prayed for that dear girl. Thank you for praying for all of us and you've never laid eyes on us~!
DeleteBev, it is the cry of my heart too, to follow after Him while things are going right, so that when they do go wrong so that I may be infused with His power and be able to cling to Him all the more. From "Praying Boldly", "To maintain God -focused or God-centered praying, we need to develop the discipline of clinging to God when nothing seems to be happening. Let God know you will not let go of Him." Sorry, I did not write the page where I read that, but I know that I got it from the book.
ReplyDeleteRight now my health problems are so very minor,as well as my husband's and we are all older than you all....not by a whole lot but nonetheless older. But I see so many around me with multiple health issues that are younger and older and I am thankful that thus far I have not had to go that route. I do want to be strong in Him and clinging to Him, when it should arise and also for any other things that can/will go contrary to living what we would call a smooth life. May we all fall forward clinging to our great God telling Him that we will NOT let go in good times or bad.
Oh, Mary Lou. Your heart for others is always so sweetly focused, humble, and filled with love. I'm so sorry about Alice-- praying for her family as they go through the coming days. I will add Ann to our ABC list. While we are talking about updates, Mike and I sat with Connie and Mike the other evening at a wedding of a mutual friend, and my heart broke for her. She's lost 28 lbs. (had nothing to lose in the first place) and was struggling to get through each day. The cancer is not spreading, but her numbers aren't good. We sat listening to "What a Wonderful World" as couples danced, and my eyes clouded with tears as I remembered the song Greg and I danced to at his wedding, and I became acutely aware that she won't get to see her sons marry, or any of her grandchildren. So many losses... one by one... that she doesn't mention but are at the front of her thoughts--you can see it on her face.
ReplyDeleteBev, I will be praying for Larry Crabb, too. He has influenced my life, too, through you, and 66 LL. And I'm just going to say it--I hate cancer and all that it robs us of. And I yearn for the day when every tear shall be wiped away, and death will have lost its sting.
Yes, death will lose its sting. What A Wonderful World that we live for here---and that's all there is. Love your heart for your dear friend. Love your Beautiful Heart for your God to follow fully no matter what. I don't see that in a lot of people.
Delete:) And such good news about Sally. May God Bless her and her family!
ReplyDeleteAnnette, Larry knows something I do not know YET. But we are all falling forward. He does not view the cancer as ending good things. He views it as an opportunity to know God. A privilege. I honestly don't get it all. Would we have said the same thing to Jesus in the Garden? We are so sorry you won't marry, won't have children, --- then am I saying that that is life? He didn't miss a thing. I'm so caught up with this world here and experiencing it. I wish I knew better what I am saying. I just know this. I deeply am touched by Larry's faith. And I'm with you Annette, I hate the cancer. And I hope I hate my involvement in this world and not living for the next. Invited by a Good God this day and we deserve nothing.
ReplyDeleteJust woke up from a 13-hour nap to Spring Break. Benadryl! Stayed in bed all day yesterday with the flu. We were supposed to fly out to Washington but could never find any airline tickets. Everything is sold out unless you want to pay triple the cost. We were trying to go see Bob's 96-year-old dad in Seattle. Oh dear! Pray we get there somehow this week.
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