Good morning, Dear friends and Prayer Partners! This is the beautiful, cooler day that the lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside in the dark this morning, I could see Venus and some other stars, so the sky was clear and the air was cooler.
God is good!
I didn't get to take my walk yesterday, because of getting ready early for a Celebration of Life service for a long time friend. It was a beautiful, meaningful service with about four hundred people there. I can only hope kind words will be said about me at my final service. :o)
We drove through the park, and I noticed that the grass already needs mowing, so I guess it will wait for the mowing crew, but even though few people were there, it was still quiet and peaceful. My favorite place to be for peace. Many years ago, when our younger son left for another state, I was upset, so on a cold day, I bundled up and walked about a mile in the park, and met a friend from church out running in short shorts and a tank top! She said she wasn't cold because of the running! Anyway, the park holds many memories for me.
From Quiet Moments with God:
Ezekiel 17:8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches , bear fruit and become a splendid vine.
An employee approached his employer and said, "I've had ten years of experience on this job, and I'm still making the same salary that I made when I started. It's time that I got a raise."
His boss retorted, "You haven't had ten years of experience. You've had one experience for ten years!"
Many of us feel that our lives could be described in the same way; one experience over and over again--or at best, boringly few experiences. When this is the pattern of our lives, we not only become depressed, but we also have no growth, just as a garden needs fertilizer and nutrients to enrich its soil, we need the enrichment of activities and experiences to broaden our lives and stimulate our souls.
Joseph Campbell once said, "I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."
How, then, may we enrich our lives? It must be intentional. Don't think that someone else can do it for you. There are multitudes of ways to get started:
.Take up a sport that you always wanted to play.
.Take your spouse or a friend out to dinner and the entertainment of your choice.
.Plan a trip to see something or someone interesting.
.Volunteer to do work that will help the less fortunate.
.Visit a friend that you haven't seen for a while.
.Get involved in a place of worship that challenges you.
Participate! Learn! Sing! Read! Listen! Give! Talk with your God! In experiences such as these, you will find the Source of all the excitement that you can handle.
EXPERIENCE IS THE MOTHER OF TRUTH, AND BY EXPERIENCE WE LEARN WISDOM.
William Shippen. Jr.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
amaryllis
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Planning
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the damp day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, very early, I was surprised to feel sprinkles on my head, and then I noticed that everything was wet, so it looks like we had a gentle rain earlier. We needed it and more! God is good!
I went to the Park yesterday, but did not walk. I spent some time with Terry who was getting the last of his things packed up. He showed me a very old photo of guys that worked there twenty years ago, all of whom I knew...also a girl who didn't last long, before she moved to Mass. It was kind of painful, because Terry is a big man with a big laugh, and very friendly with all the patrons.
I noticed the restroom had not been cleaned..this was almost noon..and Terry said he guessed the roving cleaning crew had not been there. This is the way it will be from now on. Nobody is left at the park except Francia, the teacher. Sigh. Things change, not always for the better.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
How am I supposed to plan my life?
Proverbs 2:1-11 My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and understanding. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God. For the Lord grants wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of good sense to the godly. He is their shield, protecting them who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of justice and protects those who are faithful to him. Then you will understand what is right, just and fair, and you will know how to find the right course of action every time. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.
A plan is only as good as the information upon which it is based. Our human intellect is limited and inadequate. Apart from the Lord, our plans are liable to fall. the Lord promises wisdom in those who rely on his word and depend on his Spirit.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
amaryllis
I went to the Park yesterday, but did not walk. I spent some time with Terry who was getting the last of his things packed up. He showed me a very old photo of guys that worked there twenty years ago, all of whom I knew...also a girl who didn't last long, before she moved to Mass. It was kind of painful, because Terry is a big man with a big laugh, and very friendly with all the patrons.
I noticed the restroom had not been cleaned..this was almost noon..and Terry said he guessed the roving cleaning crew had not been there. This is the way it will be from now on. Nobody is left at the park except Francia, the teacher. Sigh. Things change, not always for the better.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
How am I supposed to plan my life?
Proverbs 2:1-11 My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and understanding. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God. For the Lord grants wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of good sense to the godly. He is their shield, protecting them who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of justice and protects those who are faithful to him. Then you will understand what is right, just and fair, and you will know how to find the right course of action every time. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.
A plan is only as good as the information upon which it is based. Our human intellect is limited and inadequate. Apart from the Lord, our plans are liable to fall. the Lord promises wisdom in those who rely on his word and depend on his Spirit.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
amaryllis
Monday, September 29, 2008
What Shape Are You In?
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, all was dark, with not a sign of moon or stars. It was a little overcast, but now the sun is shining and it looks like a beautiful, fall, day.
Saturday was a cooler day, so I knew I had to take advantage of it and go walking, I was glad I did, because even though the babies were not visible under the shelter, Mama gator was, so the babies were around someplace.
I walked on to the big nest and no sign of Mama or babies, so they must be gone. As I passed an open space in the shrubbery, I looked across the canal and there was a very large gator sunning himself on the bank! He sorta looked like the big bull gator that was roaring the other day.
And, on the way out, there was another gator swimming up the canal. Squirrels and ibis, anhingas and herons, all were present and busy, so it was a wonderful way to start the day! God is good!
From Quiet Moments with God:
2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV
Clay pots of all shapes and sizes were valuable tools in ancient households. Large jars were used to store water and olive oil; jugs were used to carry water; and small terra-cotta vials held perfume. Clay storage jars were filled with grain and other foods.Homemakers used clay pots for cooking. At mealtimes, shallow pottery bowls were used as platters and dishes. In the evening the homes were lit by clay lamps.
All these potters who supplied these much needed pots were inportant in the life of the villages.
A modern potter described her craft like this:
Both my hands shaped this pot. And, the place where it actually forms i a place of tension between the pressure applied from the outside and the pressure of the hand on the inside. That's the way my life has been. Sadness and death and misfortune and the love of friends and all the things that happened to me that I didn't even choose. All of that influenced my life. But, there are things I believe in about myself, my faith in God and the love of some friends that worked on the insides of me. My life, like this pot, is the result of what happened on the outside and what was going on inside of me. Life, like this pot, comes to be in places of tension
Through the day we may be buffeted by stress, pulled apart by responsibilities, and pressed by challenges that come at us from the outside. Without strength of spirit on the inside, those difficulties will cause us to collapse under the external pressure.
During this break, feed your spirit with Scripture . This will keep you strong, renewed, and restored within. You can respond with inneer strength and creativity in what could otherwise defeat you.
Remember, your inner life gives you the strength you need to become a useful vessel in the household of God.
Renew thyself
completely each day.
Do it again, and again
and forever again.
Confucius
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Saturday was a cooler day, so I knew I had to take advantage of it and go walking, I was glad I did, because even though the babies were not visible under the shelter, Mama gator was, so the babies were around someplace.
I walked on to the big nest and no sign of Mama or babies, so they must be gone. As I passed an open space in the shrubbery, I looked across the canal and there was a very large gator sunning himself on the bank! He sorta looked like the big bull gator that was roaring the other day.
And, on the way out, there was another gator swimming up the canal. Squirrels and ibis, anhingas and herons, all were present and busy, so it was a wonderful way to start the day! God is good!
From Quiet Moments with God:
The inward man is being renewed day by day.
Clay pots of all shapes and sizes were valuable tools in ancient households. Large jars were used to store water and olive oil; jugs were used to carry water; and small terra-cotta vials held perfume. Clay storage jars were filled with grain and other foods.Homemakers used clay pots for cooking. At mealtimes, shallow pottery bowls were used as platters and dishes. In the evening the homes were lit by clay lamps.
All these potters who supplied these much needed pots were inportant in the life of the villages.
A modern potter described her craft like this:
Both my hands shaped this pot. And, the place where it actually forms i a place of tension between the pressure applied from the outside and the pressure of the hand on the inside. That's the way my life has been. Sadness and death and misfortune and the love of friends and all the things that happened to me that I didn't even choose. All of that influenced my life. But, there are things I believe in about myself, my faith in God and the love of some friends that worked on the insides of me. My life, like this pot, is the result of what happened on the outside and what was going on inside of me. Life, like this pot, comes to be in places of tension
Through the day we may be buffeted by stress, pulled apart by responsibilities, and pressed by challenges that come at us from the outside. Without strength of spirit on the inside, those difficulties will cause us to collapse under the external pressure.
During this break, feed your spirit with Scripture . This will keep you strong, renewed, and restored within. You can respond with inneer strength and creativity in what could otherwise defeat you.
Remember, your inner life gives you the strength you need to become a useful vessel in the household of God.
Renew thyself
completely each day.
Do it again, and again
and forever again.
Confucius
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, September 26, 2008
God's Creation
Good morning, dear friends and Prayer Partners! This is another beautiful day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! Don't you just love this dry, cooler weather? When I stepped outside this morning, the crescent moon was hanging in the blue of the early morning sky and the breeze was quite cool. No sign of the froggie today.
Well, I have my van back and it looks like brand new! The body shop did an excellent job of repairing and painting and cleaning the headlight lenses! While the rental van was this year's model, I did not like it as well as my old one, but at least, I had transportation and I am grateful.
I enjoy my walk yesterday, and the visit with Terry and the two Marks. They were all in the building when I got there and Terry had a big 3 scrawled on his ID badge, for his remaining days. Yesterday was Mark G.'s last day. I will really miss all of them, since I have been walking at Sawgrass for twenty five years. Sigh.
I did not see any gators yesterday, but enjoyed the cool breeze and seeing a regular who moved away, He stopped to chat and then we both walked on...
From Quiet Moments with God for Teachers:
Be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I created.
Isaiah 65:RSV
What is it that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside? Certain smells, like the aroma of homemade bread right out of the oven or the cinnamony smell of hot apple cider, make you feel everything will be all right.
What about the whistling of a teakettle ready to brew a pot of your favorite tea? Or listening to a favorite recording of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"? When was the last time you sat outside to do nothing else but watch the sun set?
To Oscar Hammerstein, that warm, fuzzy everything-is-going- to- be-OK feeling came from "whiskers on kittens, and warm, woolen mittens." What are some of your favorite things?
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to be nonproductive and enjoy some of life's simple pleasures?
Logan Pearsall Smith wrote, " If you are losing your leisure, look out! You may be losing your soul.
When we don't take time for leisure or relaxation, when we give our discretionary time away to busyness and relentless activity, we are living in a way that says, "Everything depends upon me and my efforts."
Consequently , God prescribes a day of rest, the Sabbath, to enjoy His creation, to give us time to reflect and remember all He has done for us and all that He is . The Sabbath is time to remember God is God--and we're not!
The Sabbath doesn't have to be Sunday. You can take a Sabbath rest anytime you relax and turn yoour focus to God and His creation. Sometimes you have nothing better to do than relax. You may have something else to do, but you don't have anything better to do.
Relax and just enjoy God's creation.After all, He created it for you to enjoy.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Well, I have my van back and it looks like brand new! The body shop did an excellent job of repairing and painting and cleaning the headlight lenses! While the rental van was this year's model, I did not like it as well as my old one, but at least, I had transportation and I am grateful.
I enjoy my walk yesterday, and the visit with Terry and the two Marks. They were all in the building when I got there and Terry had a big 3 scrawled on his ID badge, for his remaining days. Yesterday was Mark G.'s last day. I will really miss all of them, since I have been walking at Sawgrass for twenty five years. Sigh.
I did not see any gators yesterday, but enjoyed the cool breeze and seeing a regular who moved away, He stopped to chat and then we both walked on...
From Quiet Moments with God for Teachers:
Be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I created.
Isaiah 65:RSV
What is it that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside? Certain smells, like the aroma of homemade bread right out of the oven or the cinnamony smell of hot apple cider, make you feel everything will be all right.
What about the whistling of a teakettle ready to brew a pot of your favorite tea? Or listening to a favorite recording of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"? When was the last time you sat outside to do nothing else but watch the sun set?
To Oscar Hammerstein, that warm, fuzzy everything-is-going- to- be-OK feeling came from "whiskers on kittens, and warm, woolen mittens." What are some of your favorite things?
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to be nonproductive and enjoy some of life's simple pleasures?
Logan Pearsall Smith wrote, " If you are losing your leisure, look out! You may be losing your soul.
When we don't take time for leisure or relaxation, when we give our discretionary time away to busyness and relentless activity, we are living in a way that says, "Everything depends upon me and my efforts."
Consequently , God prescribes a day of rest, the Sabbath, to enjoy His creation, to give us time to reflect and remember all He has done for us and all that He is . The Sabbath is time to remember God is God--and we're not!
The Sabbath doesn't have to be Sunday. You can take a Sabbath rest anytime you relax and turn yoour focus to God and His creation. Sometimes you have nothing better to do than relax. You may have something else to do, but you don't have anything better to do.
Relax and just enjoy God's creation.After all, He created it for you to enjoy.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Paul's Prayer
Good morning, Dear friends and Prayer Partners! This is the beautiful day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside this morning, I almost stepped on a large, fat frog, sitting on the welcome mat. He has a prime spot to get the bugs that fly around the outdoor light, but I stepped on a very large toad at a campground many years ago, and I don't care to repeat the experience.
Wow! I couldn't believe the coolness of the air this morning... almost chilly! I can hardly wait to get over to the Park and walk! I didn't see any babies anywhere yesterday, so they have disappeared someplace, but they may pop up at the tower when they get bigger. Just beyond the first covered shelter, though, I looked and saw a big gator's head... the rest of him or her was under the floating island. The sun was shining on the water, so it was clearly outlined. This was the same spot where the bull gator was doing his roaring, but I don't think it was the same one. This looked like a mama. God is Awesome!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Galatians 3:14-21
When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.
Amen.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wow! I couldn't believe the coolness of the air this morning... almost chilly! I can hardly wait to get over to the Park and walk! I didn't see any babies anywhere yesterday, so they have disappeared someplace, but they may pop up at the tower when they get bigger. Just beyond the first covered shelter, though, I looked and saw a big gator's head... the rest of him or her was under the floating island. The sun was shining on the water, so it was clearly outlined. This was the same spot where the bull gator was doing his roaring, but I don't think it was the same one. This looked like a mama. God is Awesome!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Galatians 3:14-21
When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages.
Amen.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The end of Patience
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the beautiful day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it!
When I stepped outside this morning, I felt the cool wind blowing and I would have had to get a sweater if I had stayed out longer! Fall is here for a little while! God is good!
The moon was a thin crescent and Venus was shining more brightly, since there was no competition from the moon. It promises to be a gorgeous day!
I had a great walk yesterday, but didn't see any baby gators anywhere, so either they have gone from their nests or something took them. On my way back I watched a big bull gator, just beyond the first shelter, and he let out a roar that was really loud! He did it several times and switched positions in the water...sounded like he really had a bad case of indigestion! That was a real gator growl!
We went back to the park at noon, to take part in another retirement party and had BBQ under the big oak tree in back of the shop. It was sad in a way, because it was also a goodby to everyone who works there. They are all being reassigned to other parks and duties. Sigh. Nothing will be the same. After over twenty years of walking there, and getting acquainted with everyone, I feel like friends are leaving, which they are. But God is constant, and I am blessed!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
What happens when I am patient?
Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Waiting reveals our need for God's strength and gives God the opportunity to exercise his might on our behalf. As an athlete regains strength from sleep and time away from the contest, so we find strength by curtailing our own efforts and trusting the Lord to work. He will bring what we need when we need it.
Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.
Delays and difficulties are not signs that God is ignoring us. We can have hope and confidence in the knowledge that he hears our prayers in those hard times.
Habakkuk 2:3 These things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.
Our patience gives God time to work out his plan. God may seem to delay, but he is never late. His promises will come to pass in his perfect time.
Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.
Hebrews 10:36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. then you will receive all that he as promised.
Those who give up, lose out. They are not being punished for giving up, they simply are absent when God works.
1 Peter 2:19,20 God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment .
Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is patient with you.
When we refuse to take things into our own hands, God takes them into his. God brings justice and vindication to those who wait on him.
I allways give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love.
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
When I stepped outside this morning, I felt the cool wind blowing and I would have had to get a sweater if I had stayed out longer! Fall is here for a little while! God is good!
The moon was a thin crescent and Venus was shining more brightly, since there was no competition from the moon. It promises to be a gorgeous day!
I had a great walk yesterday, but didn't see any baby gators anywhere, so either they have gone from their nests or something took them. On my way back I watched a big bull gator, just beyond the first shelter, and he let out a roar that was really loud! He did it several times and switched positions in the water...sounded like he really had a bad case of indigestion! That was a real gator growl!
We went back to the park at noon, to take part in another retirement party and had BBQ under the big oak tree in back of the shop. It was sad in a way, because it was also a goodby to everyone who works there. They are all being reassigned to other parks and duties. Sigh. Nothing will be the same. After over twenty years of walking there, and getting acquainted with everyone, I feel like friends are leaving, which they are. But God is constant, and I am blessed!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
What happens when I am patient?
Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Waiting reveals our need for God's strength and gives God the opportunity to exercise his might on our behalf. As an athlete regains strength from sleep and time away from the contest, so we find strength by curtailing our own efforts and trusting the Lord to work. He will bring what we need when we need it.
Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.
Delays and difficulties are not signs that God is ignoring us. We can have hope and confidence in the knowledge that he hears our prayers in those hard times.
Habakkuk 2:3 These things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.
Our patience gives God time to work out his plan. God may seem to delay, but he is never late. His promises will come to pass in his perfect time.
Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.
Hebrews 10:36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. then you will receive all that he as promised.
Those who give up, lose out. They are not being punished for giving up, they simply are absent when God works.
1 Peter 2:19,20 God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment .
Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is patient with you.
When we refuse to take things into our own hands, God takes them into his. God brings justice and vindication to those who wait on him.
I allways give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love.
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Patience Part 2
Well, I had an adventure with a rental van yesterday. After delivering my Odyssey to the body shop, we waited for the rental company to get us to take us to the office to get a car, which turned out to be a 2008 Grand Caravan. Not being familiar with late model cars, the mgr. showed me the doorlocks, window controls, air and radio, and then left me to learn the rest.
Long story short, she never checked me out on the ignition "key". When I got home and turned off the car, not looking at the "key", I came in and laid it on the counter, and when I went to get in the van again, discovered no "key". After calling the rental co. and them telling me the outrageous cost of cutting another key, I looked everywhere for the missing "key". I called AAA and had an amusing conversation with the agent and after two hours, the Lockman called me and told me the fob is the "key". I put it in the ignition and the car immediately started. Duh! I felt so stupid! Just shows you are never too old to learn something new!
BTW, I needed patience yesterday!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
If God loves me, why do I have to wait patiently?
Daniel 10:12-13 He said, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to our prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I lift him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia."
Daniel prayed expectantly but had to wait because there was spiritual interference. We may not understand why God's response to our prayer seems delayed, but we can be assured that the Lord will overcome all opposition. Remember that from the time we begin to pray, God hears us.
Romans 5:3-5 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
The world is God's waiting room. While we wait, we learn better how to live. We gain composure, strength, humility, and a deeper appreciation for God's care in our lives.
1 Peter 1:6-9 Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance , and patient endurance leads to godliness. Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.
Patience is like a chisel, shaping godly character. It is like the Potter's hands, molding us into a vessel the Lord can best use, teaching us patience is one of God's purposes in our lives.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
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