05-21-08

Job 1:21-22
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away", May the name of the Lord be praised.
In all this, job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.


I must say I'm sorry to all that have been reading this blog. The last one came as a rant, and rave of a tired and selfish man. For that my friends I'm sorry. To my Lord, my God, I AM SORRY! Lord forgive me for being self centered. Lord, I am a low and pitiful man. Forgive me Lord, and please allow me to write what is meaningful to You. For You are the glory, the exalted above all things. Thank you Father for Your love, for Your grace.

The above verses, are of words that should ring through all of our lives. Should, would, could,...... I can only speak on myself, my family. I have complained about my pain, now I am able again to charge my words at my employment and our financial situations. However, I'm not going to do that. I will not complain again. Frustration is human, to complain, is to rant, is to rave, is to be away from God. The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Who am I to tell Him, "no Lord, no I don't want to do this, I don't want this to happen to me." Who am I to do that. Well I have done that, and Father I am sorry. I have not cursed God for being in this position. To curse God is blasphemous.

I learned a while ago, and have forgotten til just recently; that God owns it all. He owns all that we have. From our material possessions to our children. I don't ever want to go through a loss of a child, however I must understand that our children are on loan from God. God loans our kids to us to raise, to teach, to protect, but ultimately, they belong to Him.

I am in this state of mind, from a recent study of my favorite book, job. Yes I have pain, we have loss of jobs, uncertain futures, but honestly when does God like to touch us on the shoulder and get your attention. Is it when your fortunes are high and are up. Or is it when you are down. It is easy to praise the Lord when we have what we want. How do we praise when we are down? I have failed in this department. However, our God has given us another chance, Jesus
Christ, His son is our second chance. Everyday we have our Lord Jesus Christ along with a new day to start over, to start with a new rebirth in Christ, and a fresh start to begin our walk with our Lord, and to be that example that He wants us to be.

I will praise the Lord in all things, Philippians 4: 4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Go. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The last part of this post today, is regarding the most important thing that God has given man, (also on loan). My wife, (our wives), My wife is the one thing that has always stayed constant in my adult life, and most recent events. She has of course lost her patience, why not she's human. I love my bride, she is so amazing, I am so blessed to have her. She tells me she love me and I feel it. She tells me that she's frustrated, but she loves me and we'll get through it, and I feel her love, and feel the love of God through her. O Lord how beautiful a woman is, when she is of You, when she is a God fearing woman. I know now why God made woman to be a help mate for us dumbly goofy men. A good woman keeps her man grounded, and the power of Christ works through that trait. Women like my wife, keep their men up when we are down, when the world and all its evil gets us down, when our man hood is tarnished because we failed in our work, or in our lives somewhere. The words she speaks help us and lift us up, I pray the Lord continues to open my mind and heart to her.

Thank you Father for Your grace, for Your love, and for Your forgiveness. Father forgive me(us) for doubting You or Your ways. Lord, we don't understand, and I pray I start to say I don't know, and as long as You are in control, I will hold on for the ride. Thank you again Father for all things, Blessed be Your name, be the name of You my Lord. Blessed be the name of Jesus Christ, for it is You we pray, and give our praise.
I pray in the name of Your son, our Lord, Jesus Christ.
amen