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One Step Forward
February 22nd, 2009 | 
Author: Memory Verse: “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely…” Hosea 14:4
This week’s devotion is on “backsliding.” This represents things in my life that I keep bringing to the Lord, asking for His help. Things like…Bible reading, a better prayer life, a closer walk with Him. Also things like being a better wife and mother, keeping my home organized and clutter free. To be more friendly and not so withdrawn from people, to improve my self-image of myself.
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Vessels Unto Honour
Vessels Unto Honour
Abby Louise Allison
Vessels unto honour
is what we desire to be.
Lord, help us as ladies
draw closer yet to Thee.
Each Step I Take
Each Step I Take
Some people just seem to be naturally clumsy. I prefer to call it directionally dysfunctional; it sounds nicer! Having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and neuropathy and having lived with them most of my life, I can number myself amongst those that are “directionally dysfunctional.” Falling all over the place when I least expect it can be embarrassing and painful. There is one thing I have to do each time that happens, however; and that is to stand back up. Wheither I am able to stand on my own, pull up on my walker, or need the assistance of another, I always have to get up again.
A Vessel Unto Honour
A vessel unto honour-
That’s what I want to be,
Though at times I am unyielding,
To the plans you have for me.
What are your Hands used for?
Proverbs 14:1 states that “Every wise woman buildeth her house, but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands”. I want you to stop and look at your hands for a moment. What have you used your hands for today? Has it all been for God’s glory, have you kept your house strong today? If not were you given another chance in your day to use them for good? Lets take a moment and look at a common bible example that we all know. In II Samuel 11 we find King David, a man after Gods own heart, about to commit hid great sin, but we know he wasn’t alone. Bathsheba was a married woman. We know that he was not in his appointed place at this time, but she was not either. This is a woman like you and me. She had a house that she was responsible for, just like we do. Did she tend her house well? Was she wise in how she cared for her husband while he was away? Are we? If David was able to see her, so were other men. Do we let others see our distaste of our situation? This passage leads me to believe that she had done this before. I also don’t see any evidence that she tried to refuse the king. Every step she took, every step we take, we have the choice to make. Do we please God or ourselves? But the story does not end in their sin and shame. I am so happy to know that the God I serve is loving and will always give us another chance. Lets look ahead to Proverbs 31. Do you know who King Lemuel is? Solomon, who is Solomon’s mother? Bathsheba. God had given her a second chance, and because of this she wanted her son to learn from her mistakes and to look for a woman that would be wise and use her hands to build her house. I have often thought that this passage is of the perfect woman, the woman after Gods heart if you will. But it can seem an impossible task to try to obtain perfection. But read carefully. I don’t think this woman was perfect. She just knew what was right to do and did it. There were no excuses for why she couldn’t, she just did. Read through and watch what she does with her hands, what she does of herself to make sure others are taken care of. Read the rest of this entry »
HAVE THINE OWN WAY,LORD
Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.
Strawberry Poke Cake
Ingredients:
* 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) white cake mix
* 1-1/4 cups water
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 2 eggs
* 1 package (16 ounces) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
* 2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
* 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
* Fresh strawberries, optional
Easy Apple Crumble
Ingredients
| 6 | Medium apples, cored and thinly sliced |
| 1/2 cup | Unsweetened applesauce |
| 3/4 cup | Rolled oats |
| 3 t | Toasted wheat germ |
| 3 t | Packed brown sugar |
| 1 tsp | Ground cinnamon |
| 1 t | Canola oil |
| 1 t | Unsalted butter, cut into small pieces |
Get Out Doubt!
Memory Verse: “… Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
~ Matthew 16:23
