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The Complaining Heart

Hush now, my complaining heart, be silent!
Desist this pounding, pounding in my ears!
Must your ill tempered beat be so violent
To bang its war drums announcing my fears?
Retrieve your molten anger from my face.
It burns with the hatred which I abhore,
And leads down the path to my disgrace;
A path I've traveled many times before.
Beat! Beat in time with God's sweet charity!
Pulsate with the ...

1 Thessalonians 4:16, “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout”
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It was just one man’s opinion and an educated guess at that. Given all the scientific data at his disposal, a scientist stated many years ago that an earthquake of disastrous proportions was quite imminent in the state of Missouri. On the basis of his prediction, thousands of people stocked up on supplies, schools were closed, and residents practiced emergency procedures. ...

Reminds me of the fairly oddparents.... When they can't use their magic they pop like piniatas.... End up in pink and green pieces all over the floor....

And don't forget that satan is a counterfeiter.... He can do a type or shadow of those things too.... You want to hear a voice? He'll chatter in your ear a while.... Want to see a "miracle"? He'll put on a smoke and mirrors show for you.... So how do we know when we do hear or see that it is the real deal? Pastor Francis ...

One of the hardest concepts to learn is forgiveness.... There are things that people do or say that hurt badly.... And it is so hard to say "I choose to forgive".... Some folks have a hard time because they think that if they do forgive then they have to let that person back into their lives again.... That misconception comes from the 7 x 70 verse....

WHAT DOES THE WORD SAY?:

(Mat 18:21 KJV) Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin ...

This is going to be more of a rambling note than an organized SHOOT'N.... I have a lot on my heart that I wish to convey.... And I feel I can best put it out there in random order.... I was going to title this Of Mice And Men.... Because recently I commented to my husband that we can learn a lot about what man is lacking by watching my pet mice.... But I thought of Ephesians.... My favorite Pauline letter.... And how I like to give it a subtitle....

Daily living for dummies.... ...