Day 157: Through The Mighty Waters...

  

Your path led through the sea,
your way through the mighty waters,
though your footprints were not seen. ~Psalm 77:19

I love this verse. Not only is it poetic, but it speaks a deep truth. I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends struggle lately and  I too am struggling to understand certain things... honestly who isn’t?

Sometimes we go through a bump in the road. Everything could be going great and then all of a sudden bam, you get hit with something unexpectedly. It could be just a little one day bump or it could be a much longer bump... The kind you have no clue when it will go away.

Could you imagine what Moses and the Israelites thought when they came to the Red Sea. Shear panic into shear awe.

God allows us into mighty waters, not because he doesn’t love us... He does! Yet, because truly in the end there is a purpose. Something that might not have come to be if it wasn’t for that bump.

When the waters rise, do not fear. God is there, He is beside you and is following your every step. Guiding your hand and eventually leading you to higher ground. Remember and hold dear to that.

Here is a song that I think fits well with my post today. Below it I have the lyrics for those of you that aren’t able to see the video. Enjoy~

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Let The Waters Rise

By

Mikeschair

Don't know where to begin
Its like my world's caving in
And I try but I can't control my fear
Where do I go from here?

sometimes its so hard to pray
When You feel so far away
But I am willing to go
Where you want me to
God, I trust You

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

I will swim in the deep
'Cuz You'll be next to me
You're in the eye of the storm
And the calm of the sea
You're never out of reach

God, You know where I've been
You were there with me then
You were faithful before

You'll be faithful again
I'm holding Your hand

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

God Your love is enough
You will pull me through
I'm holding onto You
God Your love is enough
I will follow You
I will follow You

Ohhh

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

Ohhh

Day 156: Christian The Lion

I can't help but smile every time I watch this. I highly recommend seeing the entire amazing story on this special lion. Animal Planet did a newer version on it last year, but I wasn't able to find it on Youtube.
Wow... I thought Wyatt gave BIG hugs... haha. Enjoy~

In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard (church grounds), but was growing fast...

A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya. This clip is of their reunion at that time

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Day 155: Some Good Wisdom...

 I saw these two great little post and felt like I should share them. I hope tomorrow I'll have something more original... I have bloggers block. Haha... I hope these lovely words from a person named Wilma, bless you. They truly are full of good wisdom!

Like Jonah, if we are not careful we can be spiritually "looking good" on the outside, but far from God in our hearts. He is most interested in what we are like on the inside. His Word is "sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit" (Heb. 4:12). With it , He performs divine surgery to remove the greed, dishonesty, hatred, pride, and selfishness that live in the deep shadows of our hearts. Then the Lord said "is it right for for you to be angry?" (Jonah 4:4)The Word is a Blessing!

The Old testament book of Proverbs urges us to carefully consider the long- term results of all our choices. The phrase "in the end" (Proverbs 5:4; 25:8; 29:21) is a warning to look down the road and ask if what we're attracted to will ultimately lead to joy or sorrow, honor or disgrace, life or death. "For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright" (2:6-7). to avoid tragic results of foolish choices is embracing God's wisdom as our guide through life.

Day 154: Luck Of The Draw...

 I had a really busy, yet fun day today. I went to a sweet wedding, a writing get together, and saw the new Snow White... all back to back. Because of my busy day, my post is going to be short... I picked a number for a Psalm and this is the one I got. I must say it's a very nice one... enjoy.

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles and coastlands be glad!

Clouds and darkness are round about Him [as at Sinai]; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries round about.

His lightnings illumine the world; the earth sees and trembles.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory.

Let all those be put to shame who serve graven images, who boast in idols. Fall prostrate before Him, all you gods.

Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced [in relief] because of Your judgments, O Lord.

For You, Lord, are high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

O you who love the Lord, hate evil; He preserves the lives of His saints (the children of God), He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection].

Rejoice in the Lord, you [consistently] righteous (upright and in right standing with God), and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. 

~Psalm 97

Day 153: Camp-Nanowrimo...

Today was the first day for Campnanowrimo. I've have tried to do Nanowrimo in November a few times, but horribly failed... like it only lasted a week. For those of you wondering what Nanowrimo is, it's a crazy fun thing for writers where you have a BIG, yet possible goal of writing a book in one month. There is a catch though, the book must be at least 50,000 words(approximately 175 page) novel. Yes, 50,000 words in 30 days!

This time I'm going to try to succeed and if you're a writer feel free to join me... they also do one in July.
Here is my account so you can follow my progress (if you want.)
http://campnanowrimo.org/campers/ryanheart

This is the first time I'm working on a novel different form my beloved book, The Realm of Hearts. And it's a way different genre... Steampunk. (Now that's an odd word)

If you are a fellow Nanowrimo please give me some tips, because I'm going to need them.