Greetings sisters who love the Lord!
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:2
I hope you're holding fast today! God Himself is our portion, our hope, our peace, our joy and all good things. So if we look to Him and focus on Him the things around us can diminish in importance or if it's a trial it can seem not so hard. Just have to keep our mind rightly directed don't we sisters!
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psalm 119:57-60
There are so many circumstances to teach us patience! I'm sure you have those too! The Word says a lot about it so it is something we with our human nature need to master as His children! And no doubt this pleases Him!
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;Romans 12:12
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:Romans 2:7
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.Luke 8:15
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.Hebrews 10:36
Let us continue in practicing patience as the lessons come along!
I was pondering how it is no new thing to be vexed by the lost world. The word says Lot was vexed as he lived in Sodom. I'm sure Noah was also when he lived in a generation filled with violence and where man's thoughts were only evil continually. You think of all the prophets sent to rebellious and stiffnecked Israel. I think of our Saviour too the holy God Himself coming into this vile world and living and walking among us humans. We know He was troubled and grieved at times as is written.
So it is no new thing for saints to be grieved by what the lost world does. It can be encouraging knowing all the saints have gone through the same really in varying degrees as man has always been wicked since the first sin. But we just shouldn't be surprised by what they do. And we just press on in the midst of it all and yes avoiding situations that we can but any time we can't, the Lord helps us endure! You learn about His longsuffering for sure!
One thing it can make you be is thankful that God was gracious and merciful that we could see the truth and His better ways. We can't change the world if they won't listen to the gospel. But we must go on ourselves and are responsible for ourselves.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.Romans 14:12
I had travel to the children's today.
So I'm just finishing up some pics from the other place as I will have different kinds of work.
Been busy sewing for a sister too (and still going) and that is a blessing to be able to do so!
And I got blessed with two sewing orders this morning and have another headcovering one on order waiting for fabric to arrive so I'm thankful to have some busier times in my store and then there can be quiet ones.
Was busy in the garden...
Netting fruiting trees and planted pumpkins...
And the zucchinis are up...
Hopes of a lot of good fruit from them. But a lot of water is needed this time of year. And there's always things that could go wrong but they sure are known for being super productive and it's so amazing how fast the zucchini fruit can grow.
We don't want to waste what the Lord has provided!
Keep striving on sisters! Lord willing I will be back here tomorrow. I'm sure I will be busy catching up on housework here and just on going things and I did bring my sewing things with so that will fill any cracks of time I have! Keep labouring in your good works wherever you are! Love to you.
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