Thursday, November 19, 2009, 5:58 a.m. – I woke to this song in my mind:

More Precious Than Silver / Lynn Deshazo

Lord, You Are More Precious Than Silver
Lord, You Are More Costly Than Gold
Lord, You Are More Beautiful Than Diamonds
And Nothing I Desire Compares With You

Who Can Weigh The Value Of Knowing You?
Who Can Judge The Worth Of Who You Are?
Who Can Count The Blessings Of Loving You?
Who Can Say Just How Great...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 6:09 a.m. – I woke from a dream.

THE DREAM: My husband and I bought a house with an attached garage. I think we had intended to use the garage for storing cars, but the builder (or my husband) placed a picnic-like table in there in one of the corners that was either in a Pentagon shape or an Octagon shape. That inspired my husband to fill the garage with these types of tables with benches. There must have been about 25 of these tables with attached bench...

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 5:15 a.m. – I woke from a dream.

THE DREAM: There were two snakes – one white and one black – and they were combined together, kind of like the Yin and Yang, into one whole unit.

I stole a car, only the car turned out to be a snake. I rented a hotel room, only there was the sense that I intended to skip out on the bill. I had a lot of people with me in this hotel room. The hotel staff brought us a bottle of Champagne and placed in on a cushion....

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 11:30 a.m. – I wasn’t feeling well this morning – headache, sinus congestion, tired, etc., so I lay back down on the sofa to try to rest and to shake the headache. Different Christian songs and hymns were going through my mind, as well as I was in prayer when I was conscious and not asleep. Then, I had a vision.

THE VISION: I saw my brother Dale standing on the right-hand side (east side) of an automobile. The automobile was facing away from me (north) and...

Historic Examples.....

My next few posts will show some examples of how people face trials and overcame them in the right fashion. The command 'Let endurance have it's full work...' in verse four is another way of saying, 'Stay fast and faithful in what you are going through.' It calls for not wavering in the midst of the 'things' and the 'stuff' of life. It is this point that is not talked about much in modern Christianity. It, according to James, the trials (all kinds of trials)...