Growing Deeper

+" The kings heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases."                                                                                                                   Proverbs 21:1NLT  "The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as  the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."                                                                                                       ...

" Your eyes saw me unformed yet in Your book all my days were written, before any of them came into being.How precious also are Your thoughts of me O God! If I should count them, they are more in numbert than the sand..."  Psalm 139:16-17   My brother  unexpectedly  passed away right after Christmas. He was 58. He had a heart attack, and passed away immediately.   We were not close. But even so, we  loved each other, and kept in touch through the years.    My parents divorced when  I was 15 and Ken was 8. He went with my Dad and my twin sister and I stayed with our Mother.  That meant that we were states apart. We went our separate ways and lived very separate, different  lives. Ken grew up and became a Fireman and EMT. My sister and I both married right out of high school to dairy farmers and became wives and mothers .  Kenny was adopted.  He was the son our father always wanted. Dad and Mom  picked him up at...

" We give thanks to God always for you all, mentioning you in our prayers...                                                                                                 1 Thessalonians 1:2   It's a really tough, reality, this week.  Many of our troops are being deployed  yet again.  It is hard for them, and their loved ones. Yes, they signed up for this, and for that I am truly  grateful and in awe. I have never been in the military, but I can see even as a civilian, that becoming a soldier is  quite a sacrifice.  These men and women are defending our freedom. They are on their way across the world to help us to keep our freedoms, here in the U.S.A.   It's quite a privilege  to live in this country...

              " For though the Lord is high, and lifted up, yet He has respect to the lowly [bringing  them into fellowship with Him], but the proud and haughty He knows and recognizes only at a distance."                                                                                                                                      Psalm 138:6 Gods Word tells us many things about Him. This verse is pretty astounding when you think of it.  As Big and as Awesome as God is,( take a look at any creation, and the Universe, and the Black Hole for example)...   He is intimately close to the little guy. Be ...

  "  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.How precious are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of  them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; "                                                                                                        Psalm 139:14, 17   In this world a woman's Beauty is a big factor. Weight... hair... makeup... clothes...    The magazines are full of ads depicting what the world calls beautiful.These days are not so different from centuries of determining what determines a woman's "worth"   What about the person who has done everything sh...

And you were dead in trespasses and sins... and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.  But GOD being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-- by grace you have been saved.                                                                                                  Ephesians 2:1,3;4      When I was first saved, Gods Word was so new to me. I had never read it before. It came alive in my heart as I read the gospel of John. I was intrigued by Jesus and his response to people and their needs. I ate it up. I was a new creature according to his Word. I believed God and became like a child when it came to...

"For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man,Jesus Christ." Romans 5:17   We can live a life of Grace. Through faith and surrender to Jesus Christ.   Years ago, I saw the movie, " The Hiding Place". It was the true story of Corrie Ten Boom, and her   survival from  one of the concentration camps she was held in during World War 2.     I read her book with the same title years later.  What astounded me, more than Corrie's personal experience, was her sister, Betsy.   Betsy was a picture of Gods grace, before the war, and during her imprisonment at the death camp.   Corrie, learned a lot from Betsy, just by watching her response to situations in their lives. Betsy's one and only response to everything, was love.  The death camp was a very cruel place. Ma...