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Morning Devotional...




"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20).


    We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think who the New Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the miserable faith we exhibit by saying, "I haven't had this experience or that experience"! Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims and provides—He can present us faultless before the throne of God, inexpressibly pure, absolutely righteous, and profoundly justified.  Stand in absolute adoring faith "in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption ..." (1 Corinthians 1:30).   How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk about making sacrifices!

We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ—not a "prayer meeting" Jesus Christ, or a "book" Jesus Christ, but the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself. We can never experience Jesus Christ, or selfishly bind Him in the confines of our own hearts. Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him.

It is because of our trusting in experience that we see the steadfast impatience of the Holy Spirit against unbelief. All of our fears are sinful, and we create our own fears by refusing to nourish ourselves in our faith. How can anyone who is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from doubt or fear! Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant belief.
My Utmost for His Highest~Oswald Chambers

That's a good piece of verse to wake up to - a little less challenging than Oswald Chambers !

Gord: the rain was SNOW last night - early and first of the winter here in middle England turned to rain in the early hours of this morning and cleaned itself away.  Colin looks as though he's in for the long haul though in Ireland - might be a good time to invest in an ark over there.

Hi everyone.  We are having a beautiful day today and it is suppose to get up to 70 degrees or so, as it did yesterday.  At 12:30 we are meeting a group of friends at Red Lobster for our monthly birthday luncheon.  I tried to find a fun card in the Hallmark Card program we have but find we have used all of the ones I like.  Fortunately we found a suitable card that we had on hand.

Carol, it isn't that I am so busy but that I have reached a point where I don't want the responsibility for the church website.  I also think it is time that our church has a nicer looking website than I am able to create using the basic tools I know.

Gord, my wife is holding in there.  As long as she isn't on her feet too long or work too hard or too long she gets along pretty good or at least doesn't complain of the pain.

Wordsculptor and Colin, please send us some of tha excess rain as we really need it.

Pat, thanks for the devotional for the week.

Good Morning It looks to be a very nice day, the rain has stopped for now and yesterday stopped long enough for me to take both dogs out for their walks. Good prayer meeting last evening, several people prayed about the things they were thankful for and we always pray for revival.

I went to Curves as always; thought  had gained back some of the weight because my eating habits have become lax again and I have been eating stuff I shouldn't. However I have only gain ½ lb. So that was a very nice surprise. I will go back to eating properly and leave the sweets alone. Sweets are my downfall especially now with the holidays coming up. (mmmmm Cheesecake)

I am doing a load of laundry this morning before I go to work and now I will go do up my dishes and clean the kitchen floor.

TTYL

Hi Larry....that Keith is way behind time! I think I mentioned building an Ark last year! I hope Keith keeps the snow for awhile because we are in no hurry to have any. I am crocked with a bad back at the moment and just hirpling....hurpling along...help me out here Pat you used to be Ulster woman you. Funny we speak Ulster Scot but never learned to spell it. Odd!

Take care everyone!

Hi Everyone...

Must get my flu shot but must get over this flu first!

Had it all weekend but felt a little better yesterday so went to church but today my bed feels so nice!

I'm so enjoying going through Oswold Chambers each night.  I have the devotionals on the computer in Word so that I can highlight, enlarge words, underline, etc.  It's wonderful to do that and not just read in the book. 

Hi Keith and Colin!  Larry, I heard the other day that you've had such a drought.

Love

~me

Good afternoon.  I was up early today and Ivalou and I left at 8am.  Today she had a nuclear stress test, EKG, pictures taken of her heart...for the life of me, I can't remember what it is called.  Then we went upstairs for her pro-time test.  She told everyone how she feels...winded just walking across the room, tired, queasy...just not with it.  Even let me drive again today.  Finally the last nurse was the nurse for the Dr that prescribed the beta blocker that Ivalou thinks is causing her symptoms.  The nurse thinks the dosage is too high.  So she talks to the Dr she is to call Ivalou at home to tell her what to do.  We just got home at 2:30pm....and we didn't even go out to eat!!   That's a first for Ivalou and I.

That's about it today. Still CARless!

Hi Pat!!

Hi Pat!  I had a note back from Bernice and she says she will probably check out this site.  Sure do hope so.  Take care - I am so sorry that you caught the flu.

Etta Sue: Hello & sending a hug to you. 

Carol

ES  I have learned my lesson!  I will wear my glasses EVERY time I come to the computer.  Only one letter and the whole meaning of the post changed.

This has been a lazy day.  I went back to bed this morning after lighting the fire as I was really cold. Usually being cold like that is a sign that I am over tired. I slept till late and that was far too long.  Sure felt good to sleep in though.

Well It is late and I am off.  Good book to read, warm bed and a quiet radio program.  Iwill nod off in no time.

Night all
JudyB

Pat: no-one told the weathermen about a drought - all they've dished up this year has been rain and floods.  We should start an import/export company with our abundance of rainwater.  2nd thoughts that'd be a bad idea - if we have two consequetive days of sun they issue a hosepipe ban here !
Today is one of those messy grey mist days where everything loooks mucky and the cold gets inside your head - winter approaches with dirty boots on.

Hi everyone.  Another beautiful day but probably the last warm one for now.  Yesterday it got up to at least 79 degrees.  I think it will be in the mid-70s again today.  There is rain in the forecast a couple of days this week.  Lake Lanier has now reached its lowest point since it became a lake.  We have a serious problem with water shortage and it get worse every day.  Unfortunately the Corps of Engineers is draining the lake everyday and sending the available water down stream. 

I have a pretty quiet day.  I will attend a meeting this morning but nothing else on the schedule for today.  Pat has gone to her quilting guild meeting today and then she and her friend usually go out to lunch following the meeting. 

Etta Sue, I expect Ivalou had an echo cardigram done.  If she has just started on the beta blocker it is certainly suspicious that it may be contributing to her problem.  Sure hope she gets to feeling better soon.

Pat, sorry to hear that you have the flu.  Not fun.

You are right, Larry!  That's the test that Ivalou had.  And the nurse called yesterday and told her to take half a pill in the morning and half a pill at night.  I called Ivalou this morning.  She hadn't been sleeping well either.  But she went to sleep on the couch and went to bed at 9:30pm.  But she woke at 4am and couldn't go back to sleep.  She didn't take any beta blocker last night but she took her half a pill this morning.  She sounded sooooo much better.  And I know when I saw how she was being after the diagnosis she has had, I was worried that there was a blockage or that she could have had a stroke.  Then I remembered the signs of a stroke and she didn't have any of them.  But she is already planning to get a perm this morning so I know she is better.  Thank you, God!  I love my sister more than my own life. 

I have big visions for today.  I plan to get the leaves out of my river rocks with a rake and leaf blower, cover my a/c, put up all my yard ornaments in my river rocks and 'mow' my leaves.  That should be it for winter.  I can put my mower asleep until spring!!

And I am hoping that I get a call to go get my car.  Ivalou said she can do that this afternoon and Kitty said she could also!!  But for now, I am still CARless!!

I'm here just sitting over there in the corner having a great prayer meeting with Jane, Nita, Liz and Jeannine. Sorry to hear you have the flu Pat. Will add you to the prayer list.

Very cold this morning, wearing the  winter tights under my jeans. Ice on the front porch had to walk very carefully going out to Curves the again coming back in the house.

Nice link, Marilyn. 

Thank you Pat.  Are you feeling any better?

Pat:     How are you feeling today?

Marilyn:   Nice Link

It has been a lovely day  so I will enjoy all of it.  I went to Giant Tiger on Monday and then again today I went to another looking for more (table runners specific color) of the items could not find them so it must be a popular Christmas thing this year.  

Larry and the rest I do enjoy reading what keeps you busy.

Ruth

Etta Sue -  so glad to hear that your sister is feeling better.  Hard to get by without our sisters.     Luckily, I have a spare, but she lives far away, but she is still here!

Marilyn, thanks for the link.  I really enjoyed that.

Pat, hope you get to feeling better real quick!

Larry, this warm weather has been nice, but makes it hard to believe that Thanksgiving is this week. 

Church is still getting better and better each time we go.  God is restoring all the devil stole from us and I am so thankful!

If I left someone out, I'm sorry. 

Have a great evening everyone.

Samantha

Hi Ruth!

Samatha God is so good he always answers our prayers. Sometimes we just have to wait on God's timing.

Thanks for asking how I am.  Guess this has been a virus that's going around here.  But the Lord puts us on our back and then we only have one way to look and that's UP!! to Him and to that Cross of Calvary!

That's a nice quote pat! I'll have to snag it and use it myself!

Are you having visions of turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie?  It's almost here.

Ivalou is still feeling winded.  She said she has called the doctor's office and waiting for a return call.  Said she shouldn't be winded just walking from one end of her kitchen to the other end....huffing and puffing.  I don't think so either.  The medication she was on first didn't cause that. 

Sad news for Kitty.  She told me her Munchie cat died yesterday.  She heard a cat crying that sounded like it was in pain yesterday morning.  Sounded like it was outside so she went on the back patio and looked, nothing.  Her husband came home at noon and found Munch dead in the basement.  I am wondering if he got into some poison somewhere.  He roamed during the day.  That's two cats in the last few months to go to Rainbow Heaven.  She still has Gwinn, a calico cat. 

Going to the Dollar General in a few minutes to get some items for Ivalou and I.

Oh, yeah!  I am not CARless anymore.  They didn't find anything wrong with it.  But my brother did purchase a Quick Start for me to carry in my trunk.  If your car doesn't start, you put the clamps on the battery, turn on the quick start, start the engine, turn off the quick start and remove the clamps.  No charging your battery...quick start.  Just like jumping the battery from car to car!  And the quick start is no bigger than a purse!!

Great that you liked that quote, Smokey!  I liked it too when I saw it. 

Etta Sue, glad you are no longer CAR-less!

Well I guess I'll just have to post now, there have not been many here today.

I have made my beautiful fruit salad for tomorrows contribution to Thanksgiving dinner. It has Apples, Walnuts, Mandarin Oranges, Pineapple, Strawberries, Coconut and a dressing of Strawberry Cool Whip and Sour Cream mixed together.

Nothing else new here.

Well here we are almost to the day proclaimed as a day of thanksgiving.  So very many things for which to give thanks!  We've gone several times in the past few years to the house of one of the church families, and we'll be going there tomorrow.  They promised to have a large, dead bird on the table. so we'll see if we can help them with that.

HELLO!!!
i  hope you all have a great and wonderful thanksgiving i am still around i have been BUSY busy busy... and the weather has changed so i hurt like always anyways have a great day !
Sarah