 Paul told the church in Philippi that nothing was more important to him than knowing Christ (Philippians 3). God told Jeremiah that he would give people a "heart to know him" so that He could be their God and they could be his people (Jeremiah 24:6-8). I led a retreat this past weekend and rediscovered 1 John 2:3, "We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands." Is it really possible to know the God of the Universe? The simple answer is "yes." And the reason I'm writing this blog is because I understand Paul's words more clearly now, than I ever have before. Knowing God has been the most important relationship in my life these past weeks.
Read more... Comments (5)
|
Subscribe to Janet's Blog
Bible Studies
Cultural Commentary
-
Fat Tuesday and the peace of God
Read more...
"Mardi Gras" is French for "Fat Tuesday." The latter is the most popular search term on Google this morning. Its name comes from the practice of feasting before the fasting of Lent begins. Before the days of refrigeration, people would[…]
Twitter Profile Stream
Blog
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
More Articles...
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page 1 of 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
My kitchen counter and my desk at work each have a stack of cards I call my Valentines. They are not Valentines in the traditional sense, because they don't have red hearts or romantic, candy wishes. Most of them say, "Praying for you and your family or thinking of you during this difficult time." A Valentine is a card given to express love to another person. Each of those cards is an expression of love to our family, making this Valentine's Day one of our most special. We are blessed to have friends and family who have been conduits of God's love to all of us during Ryan's diagnosis and surgery. 
This is a picture of my granddog, Taylor. He has been our house guest while Ryan and Candice have been at the hospital. A note to all who know me well: as I stood in the rain this morning, on the other end of Taylor's leash, waiting for him to do what dogs do, I felt nothing but joyfully blessed. My friends and family are now smiling because that statement alone tells them that Ryan is going to be fine...and God has done a work in our lives. I've always taught that when God works in your life, it is almost impossible to describe using human words. The necessary vocabulary does not exist this side of heaven. That is how I feel as I sit here with my computer this morning. I'm not able to say what I want to say.
I wrote an