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September 19, 2009 at 04:34

God know's best

Today, like always I was going to spend most of it in front of the television rotting my brain.  Yet when I went to turn it on the silly thing won't work.  I started to get mad, but quickly realized that I could spend that time writing, either on paper or online.  So here I am...

God really know's us better than anyone else...

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September 18, 2009 at 07:24

Unanswered Prayers

I've learned that just because God may not answer a prayer request in the way I Hope He will, doesn't mean that I recieve no answer at all. 

For instance, I have selfishly prayed in the past that my family would be the sole winners of the large lottery jackpot.  Of course we have never won.  This would make me angery with God-' why couldn't He answer my prayers '-I would think. 

Today I realized that He did.

Yes, by not answering them.  As the Garth Brooks song so aptly put it, " Some of God's greatest gifts are Unanswered prayers ".  I've come to see that even though we have been struggling all our lives, we have been together, safe and some what healthy.  We've always had a roof over our heads, food to eat, blankets to keep us warm and each other to cling to. 

At the beginning of this year I was able to lend my Parents and my Sister a hefty some and still had plenty left to give some to my Brother.  I was still able to spend some on myself, so I have had plenty.  And even though I have a five-hundred dollar credit card bill that I've run up and no way to pay it off right now, I trust in God.  I know He's an on time God.  He provides all that I-now or will ever-need. 

I know that I've made mistakes, but I also know that between myself and God, I will correct them. 

I putting the knot in the end of my rope and hanging on for God's timing.

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September 17, 2009 at 05:23

New

Hi,

      I'm kind of new to this whole blogging thing.  I don't always know what to write.  I'm slowly learning how to step outside my confort zone in a lot of areas. 

      A while back I ( along with the Good Lord, ) decided to leave the church I was currently attending because I felt like I was just going through the motions and then I was having trouble with gossiping when away from church. 

      So we ( God and I, ) decided that I needed some one-on-one time with Him.  Sort of like a remedial class for slow learners.  I started out my lone journey well enough, but alas it slowly went downhill.  I got lazy.  It was during this time that I came across this book called " So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore,"  I believe that God wanted me to read that at that moment.  After reading it things made more sense to me and We started over.

      Now I'm thinking of returning to the Church I left behind, but wonder if that would make me to much of a Hypocrit.  I'm not sure what to do, but I know God will provide the answers all in due time. 

      The Job that I've held for the past three years as a Tax Preparer is over because I can't afford the cost of the continueing ed. classes to return this year-and really I'm glad.  The tax seasons are only for a few months and there are so stressful.  I would much rather have something longer term that payed a healthy wage-enough to make it ahead in this world, but I suppose everyone wants that.  I would just like to do what I never conpletely have done before-Take Care Of Me.

      Okay, go ahead and start laughing.  It's just that I've never had my nerve-up and niether did my parents.  Of course I'm talking about driving.  My Father suffers from P.T.S.D. ( Post traumatic stress disorder ) brought on by his service to our country in Viet-Nam.  There for his way of teaching made me more nervous than worries of wrecking.  My Mother worked full-time as a L.P.N. ( Lisenced Practicle Nurse ) for thirteen years, plus helped raise myself, my Brother ( who also is learning right along with me ) and my Sister ( who is now our teacher-and a good one at that ).  My Sister is the youngest of the three of us and I am the oldest.  So I am learning how to drive a car from my Baby Sister.  I am confident that this time is my time, it's the charm.  I'm shooting for a date early next month to finally, after all these years, obatain my drivers lisence.

      I am hopping and praying that I will soon be able to finish my, now two books, that I'm working on-get them published and eventually move to Scotland.  Well, I can dream can't I.

      Well, Thanks for reading-until next time...

May God Bless You and Yours

Our Troops

and Everyone

RLP71

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