Malachi 3:3 "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it." If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

Have a blessed day bloggers and keep on that firing line.

Subpeoned

Please pray for me, I have been subpeoned to appear in court this morning at 8:30 am to testify in a robbery case...God Bless you and keep you this day.

Medicine for the Soul-----Laughter!

I have come to realize that my walk with the Lord is a very serious walk. My soul depends on my behavior towards the Lord, His Church, My brothers and sisters, and my family.
But I have also come to realize that a saved, sanctified, filled with the Holy Ghost individual can have FUN!
After reading the many blogs, i think i have become the proverbial stick in the mudd!
I was reading sister melanies post last night, and it felt ssssssssssoooooooo good to laugh, i mean the deep belly laugh. Sis Hornes posts have left me on the edge of my chair waiting for what will happen next!
I could go on and on about each of you as I have read your posts..the point i guess i am trying to make is...that I can have fun, I can enjoy my brothers and sisters...and cut up with them. This may seem silly to some. But sometimes here lately i have felt to "STUFFY".
Thank you for welcoming me into the blog world, it is truly nice to laugh and lighten up....i pray that your weekends are blessed, that the Lord is with you in your services.
Keep the midicine coming one and all!

LOVE

The New Testament reduces the laws of The Old Testament to one overriding rule: LOVE.
If we want to know what true love is, we only need to study God's behavior towards us.
God is generous, forbearing, kind, faithful, supportive, nurturing, forgiving, and just.
He is everything we want and need.
We exist in God and know God through our own acts of love. He is in the face of everyone we reach out to, no matter from what station in life he or she might come. His love is in our gentle word to a friend in pain, in the simple work of making
a home for our family, and in the kindness we show to a stranger. When we LIVE in LOVE, we become more and more like God.
WE, (speaking of THE Church of GOD Family)are a huge family! Families have squabbles! When we learn to live in the love that God showers on US, THEN, we will be perfected and on our way home.....WAHOO.
I love you dear blogger family. Even though I have never met some of you, in the spirit this morning, I am filled with such love...Oh Dear Lord, please fill our hearts each day with love for you and those whose lives we touch. Thank you for FIRST loving us and showing us how to love others.

WAHOO

Psalms 145:5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
He is with us in the big and the small...He was in the sunrise this morning, and in the birdies singing their praise to HIM.
He was in the drive to work and the beauty of a new day beginning. He was in a co-worker that had been on vacation and was back and greeted you like they really missed you.
He was in the quiet time this morning in devotion. He was with me as I walked in the bldg and along the way noticed the pretty tulips.
HE was with the sales rep that just brought me a $10 Starbucks gift card, just cuz!
He is with the emailer that sent an e-card just to say I love you and I miss you.
He is all around us, have you noticed. Every detail of every day is ordered by HIM!
HE is in the Blogs so that we can keep in touch and enjoy each others lives from afar. HE is with you right now, be still, can't you feel HIS presence, OH GLORY TO GOD. HE is AWESOME!
He was with me last night at the rest home, we had a lively discussion on 18th and 19th chapters of Revelation!
He brought my stray dog to come visit me last night, HE knew I was missing him.
He knows our every need, He knows what we will need to make it through another day of service to Him. He can and will take care of us...IF...we let Him...AMEN!
Be blessed bloggers, look up and Thank Him....HE IS HERE, hallelujah, AMEN 'WAHOOO'

Precious Moments

Hello All...Thank you for asking MT...yes I have been busy. I do my blogging at work. As it gets closer to federal buying season, I will have even less time!
I had a wonderful weekend...THANK YOU LORD.
I called my mother in law to see if we could take her out to Big Jud's for a Mothers Day Shake and Cheeseburger, she said yes, of course! We had a great time visiting and enjoying one another's company.
On Sunday, I called my momma and asked her if I could join her for lunch after Church. She said ya, that would be great to come ahead...so just on a whim I asked my husband if he would go with me....he hesitated but didn't say no, so I took that to mean yes and called her back to have her put us down for 2!
I left right after church, went home and picked up husband then went and had dinner with my momma. We had a great time visiting and talking about folks that she and my husband had both worked with.. Momma lives in a retirement community and some of the folks that live there also used to work at UPRR when she did, my husband is still at UPRR.
The meal was wonderful. Then we went back to her apartment and sat and visited, I think we all nodded off some! Then there was this KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK at the door, it startled me. Momma went to door and it was my two nephews...it was nice to see them. They and my husband got along fine....PRAISE THE LORD.
We finally left Momma's around 3:30 or so. Went home and mowed yard and put water on Garden. I had broken a bolt on the grass catcher tube, so husband fixed it and didn't even YELL....WAHOO....PRAISE THE LORD! THEN, husband said it would be ok to have ICE CREAM together after church....now that may not seem like much to a lot of folks, but it was a day made especially for me, by my precious Lord and SAVIOR.
Thank you Jesus, for taking care of me and letting me know, that even though I am nothing in and of myself, that I am everything in YOU, that I am made in YOUR image and that you love ME very much...Thank you Lord, for the big and the little precious moments that mean so much.
Thankyou to all of you who sent the Mothers Day wishes. I do look forward to the time that I can hug each of your necks and tell you IN person how much I appreciate each of you.
May your day be blessed...and Remember. He is so good to us, let us return the favor.
Also, remember to fast and pray for the up-coming presbytery meeting...love and prayers to all....WAHOO, PTL!

Please pray for me. I have a meeting tonight at 6 PM MST. The Lord knows. It is crucial that HIS will be accomplished, achieved and maintained. That every word spoken would GLORIFY HIM....Thank you in advance for your prayers.
God Bless you each and every one today.

Soon and Very Soon

Good Morning, I have nothing nearly as exciting as Sis Horne. But blog I shall anyway.
Tonight is one of my favorite times. It is our local church youth nite...which also mean GLEANERS. One of the reasons I think I enjoy gleaners so much is that it is a time for me to be a kid again right along with them. The wonder in seeing things through a childs perspective, is nothing short of a miracle.
Tonight we are going to talk on the Parable of the Sower. I am so looking forward to what they come up with, they have such wonderful, pure views on things. Some are so ernest and some are just silly, but that is the fun of being a child of God....anyway I do go on.
Soon and very soon bloggers, we are going to see the Lord! I was thinking about the VASTNESS of God's universe! And the network, if you will for lack of a better word of Brothers and Sisters all over the world. WE are ALL linked together by our love of our Lord and HIS church. When I am hurting or happy, whatever it may be, someone, somewhere is feeling the same way and with that, prayer goes up one for another....with the technology we have we can stay in touch and share in each others lives. At a moments notice we can be praying for each other, as the Lord leads....on the same hand, we can be a hindrance! I think of the song, be careful little eyes what you see, be careful little ears what you hear.....it goes on...BE CAREFUL! We are linked to one another, what I see, what I hear, What I do, What I SAY...can and will effect the whole body!
We Stand before a JUST God, He knows our every thought. He knows our very heart. HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS!
We all have struggles, some more than others, none the less we all have struggles. I think of those who have gone through so much more than I, yet they are the very ones to comfort me. To all of you, God Knows and HE will make away. He already has, we just have to wait on Him for HIS perfect timing. We will win this race on the firing line, when you get tired, I will step in front of you, and visa versa. We have come to far to relax now. WE are almost HOME Church....Soon and very soon.

WAHOO

This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.....WAHOO!
Not too much going on for me this weekend. Babysitting a friends critters while she is away. She has 3 dogs, 3 cats and several fish...The doggies were so excited to see me this morning. Their Momma is a single lady, so they only have her. I imagine they were quite lonely w/o her last night. She won't be returning until late Monday night. So will stop in and take care of pets twice a day until her return.
Tonight will go mow church lawn, go home and take care of my critters.
Will have prayer in morning.....THEN.....WAHOO...WAHOO...WAHOO, going Yard Saleing.
Haven't done this yet this year. Last year, everything I was needing, I was able to pick up...Thank you Lord. The only thing I didn't get was a bbq grill. Wal-mart was having their normal price cutters, so had been watching this nice little stainless steel grill, finally got it cheap enough. I was so thankful.
The Lord knows our needs and wants. IF, I stress, IF, we will wait on Him and be patient, He will provide those for us. AMEN! WAHOO. Isn't HE good to us. AMEN.
Have a blessed weekend, be safe, and ENJOY all that the Lord has done for you and your family....WAHOO...GLORY to GOD....WAHOO

APPRECIATION

To all of you MOMMA'S....thank you for all you say, all the good advice, all the great pcs of wisdom you pass on to my daughter. This is so silly, but I REALLY appreciate you all. Sometimes our children don't think we know too much, (not faulting anyone here) others seems to say what we feel so much better than we can ever convey. Thank you Sisters, Have a blessed day in HIM....to GOD be the GLORY.

Faith

In our daily lives, we, I, have a tendency to take things into my own hands. I know the promises of God, I know what HE has told me. But, that one word, But!
Abraham was promised when he was 75 that he would be a father, and not only a father but a father to so many that the sands could not number them all. It wasn't until he was a hundred years old, that he bacame that father to the start of those sea of faces, God's appointed one and HIS appointed time. 25 years Abraham waited on the Lord. Was that wait easy? NO! We see that Sara, tried to take matters into her own hands by giving Abraham her hand maiden!
Isn't that exactly what we do, I do, sometimes! Well, here God let me give you a hand on getting things done!
When Moses was up with the Lord with the ten commandments and he came back down from the mtn only to find the people carrying on like they shouldn't. He was so upset he broke the tablets. Yes, Moses felt better, right at that moment. But, he made more work for himself.
Some of us have been praying for a long time about things. WE can do as Sara and Moses did, do it our way, or, get upset. OR, we can wait on the LORD.
I want to get to the point, that I CAN and I WILL allow the Lord, HIS timing! Don't you? Seems, we are always in such a rush, that we over look the things God has set in order. At least I do!
I want that faith, to just let go and let God. I have family members that say they are Christians, but they are not living for Christ. My dear husband, does not serve the Lord. I want to live my life in such a way that it is first and formost pleasing to the Lord and then to draw others to HIM.
How do I do that? By keeping still and waiting on the Lord. By having the faith to not doubt HIM. By getting out of HIS way, so HE can do the work and finish the work HE has started.
I know HE is able, but, I want to be able to back away, to watch and pray and to wait on HIM.
No we can't have the attitude that HE will do it all. We have to do our part. I have to do my part, by praying, daily reading, by witnessing and by loving ALL, HE puts in our path. AMEN.
Those that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength, they shall mount up as wings of Eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Thank you Lord for teaching me to wait.
As I pray for you, pray for me, that I can wait upon the LORD. God Bless you this day. Amen.

May 1, 2006

Good Morning Bloggers,
This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it....Isn't it wonderful to start the day with a song in your heart. Much like those birdies singing this morning, I am singing praise and worship to my Father in Heaven.....WAHOO!
Recap of weekend. Friday night, I was blessed with a Visit from little Kaden Slack, for those who don't know, he is the 6 month old son of Mandy (Gould) and Coby Slack.
HE is a JOY. He arrived at a little after 5, we had the best time playing and cooing and laughing. WE discovered grass and the texture of it in our mouth and between our toes and fingers. We learned that we could call Spike (the dog) and he would coming running right for Kaden, Grammie Katie would lift Kaden high in the air just before Spike would reach him, then there would be peals of laughter. Oh, it was such fun. The smile on a childs face when they recognize you, can melt even the toughest character.
Saturday morning went to prayer, then to Curves. Then went home, cleaned house top to bottom. Did all the domestic stuff. Then prepared a meal for Mr Leonard. Pork chops, potatoes, steamed veggies and strawberry shortcake for dessert.
Sunday....Church, great sunday school lesson, message was brought by Sis Mandy Slack. Then went and had lunch with my mother and took her shopping. Got home at a little after 4. Went back to town to get dog food. Then on to Church for evening service.
I am reminded of what JOB went through. He loved the Lord. As Christians we face things on a daily basis, that are sometimes very trying. Our proving ground will determine our eternity. The things JOB went through, we will probably never face, but if we should we can do as HE did.....PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD and PRAISE THE LORD....Happy Monday.