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Deuteronomy 8:2-3
"And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD."

God is so kind to reveal truths about how desperately we need him.
I was just bombarded with joy in the fact that I know him - as I sang as loud as I could driving home after 2 hours at Caribou reading the ever encouraging book of Deuteronomy last night......... :)

The Lord had let them hunger in the wilderness to humble them and then he fed them manna from heaven to demonstrate that he is the one who gives them the bread leading to life, and then he goes on to explain that life is found in every word of God. All sorts of verses came to my mind, like how the entire universe is upheld by the word of His power. HIS WORD is powerful and sustaining and life-giving. So why is it that I neglect to earnestly pursue life in the word sometimes? Foolish sheep I am!
What a tender shepherd......Oh, how I love Him!

Singing along to my latest favorite song "Rebirthing" by Skillet.

Feel your presence
Filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in~
I've died.

Rebirthing Now,
I want to live for love I want to live for you and me
Breathe, For the first time now, I have come alive somehow
Rebirthing Now,
I want to live my life, want to give you everything.
Breathe - for the first time now, I have come alive somehow

I'm heading out to lunch in a minute here with a co-worker who desires to talk about Christ.....I'm not sure where she's at, but she has many questions for me.

What a blessing for God to set up appointments for me to share His truth.....sigh.
May God set our hearts aflame with passionate love for Him.

In Christ - always,
Jennifer

Okay, just fyi - from now on, when I get emails that I don't understand, this will be my reply.

The Red Neck Christmas Gift

"Hello, is this the Sheriff's Office?"

"Yes. What can I do for you?"

"I'm calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith....He's hidin'
marijuana inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside
them logs, but he's hidin' it there."

"Thank you very much for the call, sir."

The next day, the Sheriff's Deputies descend on Virgil's house. They
searched the shed where the firewood is kept.
Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but find no marijuana.
They sneer at Virgil and leave.

Shortly, the phone rings at Virgil's house.

"Hey, Virgil! This here's Floyd....did the Sheriff come?"

"Yeah!"

"Did they chop your fire wood?"

"Yep!"

"Merry Christmas, buddy!"

With all the auditing we do here at the bank......I had a great idea that I just emailed to a friend of mine........ (borrowed from Mr.Ray Comfort)

Next time one of these clowns who don't pay their bills on time comes in to borrow more money, I'm seriously going to look them in the eye and tell them that they should probably borrow money from a pessimist, because they won't expect it back.

I loathe this working on the "past due list" around Christmas time....I feel like the scrooge....and I think that I'm going to be one car and two motorcycles up in the next couple weeks.

If I wasn't a calvinist, I wouldn't work on the collections/repossession side of things....for fear of getting shot er something.

whew.....and that.........signals the time to leave the office for the night.
tis 8:27

in the pm.....

I ramble when I'm sleepy.
Come to think of it, I used to not finish my sentences, but now I

Weariness

Hebrews 12:3
"Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted."

Hebrews 12:5
"And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him."

Hebrews 12:10-13
"For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he (God) disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore, lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed."

Gal 6:9
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."

All who are thirsty,
All who are weak,
Come to the fountain,
Dip your heart in the stream of life.

Let the pain and the sorrow,
Be washed away,
In the waves of his mercy,
As deep cries out to deep - we sing:

"Come Lord Jesus, come"
"Come Lord Jesus, come"

"My sins, my sins, my Saviour, How sad on Thee they fall."

"The entrance into the Kingdom is through the panging pains of repentance crashing into a man's respectable goodness; then the Holy Ghost, Who produces these agonies, begins the formation of the Son of God in the life.
The new life will manifest itself in conscious repentance and unconscious holiness, never the other way about. The bedrock of Christianity is repentance. Strictly speaking, a man cannot repent when he chooses; repentance is a gift of God. The old Puritans used to pray for "the gift of tears." If ever you cease to know the virtue of repentance, you are in darkness. Examine yourself and see if you have forgotten how to be sorry. "

~ Ozzie Chambers

It's so plain that no matter how much I try to feel repentant, I cannot. Isn't the Sovereign control of God over our daily repentance ability a huge testament to the fact that we cannot muster up faith and love and gratitude and joy ourselves?
I feel like such a self reliant fool lately....and I'm a wee bit nervous about that fact....because..... what I remember God doing whenever I get like this - wellp....He pretty much puts me right into the most firey types of trials - until I cannot bear it any longer - which leads me to cast my all at His feet. I loathe and love the fact that I cannot humble myself...but that the Lord must do it.

Wellp, I'm heading to tend to trial #3,403,984 - my bank's audit is on Monday and I need to fine tooth comb everything to be sure all will go smoothly. (stressful- is an understatement)

Then I'm driving home IN trial #3,403,985 - my car broke down last Saturday and I'm probably going to buy this little car I'm driving called a Mazda3. I originally wanted to keep my old car and drive it for another 100k miles to have a bit of time without a car payment due every month, but God said no. Still....still not sure what's with getting a 'no' on that one..but I guess we'll see?

Then I go home to trial #3,403,986 - which, praise the Lord is settling down a bit. To sum it up... room mates. Four sinners (including me) living in close proximity, sharing bills and space........whew. Nuff said. (more info, I'm the baby of the group, and I'm the only one with reformed theology)

Then I'm probably going to spend time with my boyfriend tonight.......who is wonderful.....but still - relationships are hard work......and it's odd to be so thankful for something that is so painful sometimes...... (trials #3,403,802 - 3,403,983 and to be continued)

James 1:2-4

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

Praise the Lord !!! He's gonna let me become more like Jesus!!

1 Thess 5:23-24

"Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it."