Contentment….

I watched a lifestream memorial last night…

For a woman who turned 100 last year, almost reaching her 101st, when she passed into a new realm of no time…eternal…

 First there were the pictures of her life, her friends, her family, her acquaintances…her playing the piano…playing through dementia, she could sit and play hymns one after another…

Whether she could remember you or not, she had a greeting and smile until the end…she loved to the end…she could quote scripture and jokes to the end…

As the speaker said, she was content and never said a negative comment…

What a legacy…what an epitaph…CONTENT WITH JESUS….

 Would that we all could live in such a way…

Thank YOU for her life and witness to all those around her…she truly brought Glory to her Savior….

Philippians 4: 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain…

She played this song at her memorial…through a prerecorded video…

My Tribute …to God be the glory…

 

Exodus 34:6….

Years ago, I was part of a group of women who wrote the Bible studies for the Women’s Bible study groups…there were several of us bringing different giftings to the table…one wrote the material, then the rest of us studied it, helped revise, and learned immensely through it together…those times were faith building and so precious…

Exodus 34:6 was one Bible study…what amazing promises…

Exodus 34: 6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness….

Merciful….

Nehemiah 9:19 you in your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go. 20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst. 21 Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

 Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

Gracious….

2 Chronicles 30:9b For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”

Psalm 86: 15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,

    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Slow to anger…

Numbers 14:18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ 19 Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”

Steadfast love….

Joel 2: 13     and rend your hearts and not your garments.”

Return to the Lord your God,

    for he is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;

    and he relents over disaster.

Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Faithfulness…

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

These attributes…merciful, gracious, slow to anger, steadfast love, faithfulness are just a few of God’s attributes….and we find them again in 

Galatians 5: 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Characteristics which God wants to grow in us…transforming us into his Image…as we are made in His image….how He delights in our transformation….

Thank YOU…

I’d do it again…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5237PbQHsg&pp=ygUiaSdkIGRvIGl0IGFnYWluIGFuZHJldyByaXBwIGx5cmljcw%3D%3D&ra=m

 Giving season…

I have written about Mission Aviation fellowship over the several years…one of the organizations that our family supports….

But, I would like to hear from others who they feel worthy of giving to in this season of giving…

Who do you support, outside of your church? If you do…we all are encouraged to give and those whose gifting is giving, to give generously….

Plus,  we are urged to be cheerfully giving, not grudgingly….

We have the opportunity to give to  be a part of those whom God uses to provide for others…

And, it is not about us…it is to bring glory to God…

Exodus 35: 5 Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; 6 blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats' hair, 7 tanned rams' skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Psalm 112: 5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

    who conducts his affairs with justice.

 Proverbs 19: 17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,

    and he will repay him for his deed.

2 Corinthians 9: 9 As it is written,

“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.

1 Timothy 6: 17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Colossians 3: 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

So, who, besides your local body, do you suggest as a giving opportunity? I hope to get lots of responses…

Thank YOU, 

Thank you for giving to the Lord….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3BJrG79IA

 Solo flight …2…

I did make my solo flight…

I went to Tucson for a Mission Aviation Fellowship conference…flying down Thursday, coming home Sunday…meeting one of my daughters there…

I have gone to these several times, a yearly get together to be pampered, encouraged about what this international organization group does to share the gospel to people groups around the world…those who are literally at the ends of the earth…flying their planes into remote areas for medical help, food supplies, teachers, even boxes of Operation Christmas Child boxes for the children, etc…

Their mission is to teach the love of Jesus by the things they do and say…

But, the meetings are more than this to me…hearing their stories gets my mindset out of my three bedroom home and sets it on things above…good things are happening around the world for Jesus, for the good of the world, for the good of mankind…

It makes me think of what the Word says in Philippians 4:

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Not only that , Paul told the people in various churches to pray for one another, to encourage one another, to bear with one another…and that wasn’t just the neighbor next door but also for those far away as well…and they sent gifts to those far away, too.

I met so many people who are searching out ways to serve others…to be proactive in being a part of God’s kingdom in unique ways….whether here in the states or around the world…a MAF plane takes off every 16 minutes somewhere in the world to help others….

(A side bonus/blessing for me personally was being prayed for these last few years from all over the world…as well as praying for others in their places around the world…who can say no to that?)

Thank YOU, God for the ways you work in this world…you provide ways to reach everyone with your redemptive story…

Reach the world….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JsQZQvsSe0

https://maf.org

 

Star gazing…

One evening of this conference was spent out under the stars…gazing at the universe… a young man brought out his HUGE telescope, a big screen, computers…and various other equipment…he would turn his telescope at various bodies in the sky, enlarge and show us a multitude of details…colors,  forms, shapes, , their neighbors, sizes..etc…what an amazing sight…

He talked in quadra  millions of miles, not just the neighbor next door…and they haven’t even gotten to the end, the sizes and number or whole galaxies..

When you try to think how big God is, he is beyond our comprehension…think about how many names he has to come up with as they re all named..

He is big enough for the uinverse, but yet HE knows us by name as well…our salvation, redemption is important to him…we are important to Him…he create us after His image for fellowship…our creation outweighs the stars….he wanted to commune with us…

It boggles the mind…the stars add melody, beauty to our lives, but He adds life…

Thank YOU..

Genesis 1:16 And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

Genesis 15:5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Job22:12 “Is not God high in the heavens?

    See the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Try to th8nk Psalm 8:3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,

    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of the stars;

    he gives to all of them their names.

He’s everything to me…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMVmJjbjh0w

 Comfort verses…

Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? (Isaiah 43:18-19a MSG)

Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12 CEB).

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV).

But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you (Psalm 88:13 NIV).

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12 NIV). 

I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you (Isaiah 44:22 NKJV).

Though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand (Psalm 37:24 NIV). 

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (Hebrews 12:1 ESV).

Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:2 NIV).

So we do not give up. Our body gets weak, but our heart gets new strength day after day (2 Corinthians 4:16 WE).

You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete (James 2:22 NLT).

Thank YOU…

Psalm 88 song…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGf7GwzPKJo

 Hate….

When I awakened this am, I didn’t really want to watch the news…

There has been so much name calling, disrespect, hatred generated by the elections..it is hard to watch…and it only seems to be getting worse over time…hatred for cultures, countries, governments, our fellow citizens….

The word “hate” is used over 150 times in the Word…hatred toward one another for one reason or another, and what God hates…

What does God hate….

Proverbs 6:16 There are six things that the Lord hates,

    seven that are an abomination to him:

17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

    and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 a heart that devises wicked plans,

    feet that make haste to run to evil,

19 a false witness who breathes out lies,

    and one who sows discord among brothers.

And this is exactly who we live among…

The Brightest light is God…and realizing that He is the Blessed Controller of all…He is victorious and has been through time and into time eternal…

Those who oppose Him, will not reign anywhere forever…

2 Corinthians 9: 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

Galatians 5: 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 

Psalm 37: 1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
    be not envious of wrongdoers!
2 For they will soon fade like the grass
    and wither like the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
    and your justice as the noonday.

7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Thank YOU…

Victory in Jesus…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlsOPDQr_g