We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
~ by John Ortberg ~
This is the quote for today and as I was reading it the thought of assessing our thoughts and beliefs was an idea I had not considered for a few years. Yes, I had assessed my beliefs in the past. The time was in our thirteenth year of marriage. I was grieving the death of a daughter and really angry with God. I felt God would never forgive me for the anger. Then about three years after that I found a job and made friends with someone. I began telling her about my anger and during that year I began to heal and when the time came of the anniversary of my daughters birth and death I had completely forgotten about her. God never gave up on me and the healing began and I came extremely closer to the Lord as the grace came in buckets of tears. Today this daughter would be 34 years old and I know remember my time with her with pleasant thoughts which come from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Maybe it is time again for me to make an assessment of my life with and for the Lord. I want to be like Him and to conform more each day to do just that. I know that I am moving closer each day even with the steps backwards.
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Good Afternoon Joyce,
I'm sorry to hear of your daughter's death during your 13th year of marriage. "PRAISE GOD" that you got over the anger you had. I have seen alot of people get angry with GOD when a child of theirs dies and some of them never get over it. There is this one lady that I know that lost her daughter to a drunk driver back in the early 80's. She was just a young girl. I think she was around 8 to 10 years old maybe. Anyway, to this day, she can still not forget about her daughter and what the drunk driver did to her daughter. Even GOD loves that drunk driver as he loves each and everyone of us. We should be a witness to those kind of people and try to help them see the light. It hasn't rained here today and the Sun is trying to shine a bit. More rain is in the forecast for tomorrow night and on Thursday as well. I enjoyed the poem from your previous post. I am doing laundry this afternoon. Our oldest daughter is suppose to have a softball game tonight, but I haven't heard anything yet. I'm thinking it may be too wet for them to play. Hopefully someone will call and let me know something soon. Take care my friend and have a great day. May God Bless You and Yours.
Love & Hugs,
Karen H.
We all have difficult days sometimes but can rest in our Lord, as you know He alone is able to deliver us from the deep and plant our feet on a mountain. I know this was some time ago but it is a blessing to hear you remember the Lords grace more than your grief. Many Hugs!
Realizing God loves us just as we are takes time … and grace. I’m sorry for your loss.
Hugs and blessings,
Hi Joyce, just me again...I have a little something for you, stop by when you have time! HUGS!
I have found that in the darkness when I could not see Him or feel Him...... His provision was the greatest..... I look back on those dark days and understand that I was never alone and He understood my anger....... He is so faithful and He is healing us when we do not realize that we are being healed...... I offer Him my heart every day regardless of its condition....... You have a day of reunion coming...........
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