But .... There Is God!!

[Felicity]

I woke up in the middle of the night - anxious - and remembered that I hadn't taken the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. So managed to get my contacts in so I could see and down the stairs into the garage and pulled the chicken out of the freezer.

Back to bed .... and put myself to sleep reciting the first couple lines of Ps. 23. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He leads me beside still waters ..... He restoreth my soul. Some things suck the soul dry but God is a Restorer!

Anyhow.....just took a few minutes and I was asleep then slept longer than I should have - had planned to be in the kitchen making advance dinner prep but didn't get up until way past 7. Acckkkkk!

Anyhow, think I got it together so now need to finish getting ready for church.

But.......there is God!!!!

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I woke up in the middle of the night - anxious - and remembered that I hadn't taken the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. So managed to get my contacts in so I could see and down the stairs into the garage and pulled the chicken out of the freezer.

Back to bed .... and put myself to sleep reciting the first couple lines of Ps. 23. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He leads me beside still waters ..... He restoreth my soul. Some things suck the soul dry but God is a Restorer!

Anyhow.....just took a few minutes and I was asleep then slept longer than I should have - had planned to be in the kitchen making advance dinner prep but didn't get up until way past 7. Acckkkkk!

Anyhow, think I got it together so now need to finish getting ready for church.

But.......there is God!!!!

So you counted Sheep?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Are Quakers Universalists?

We have one Quaker Church in South Vancouver near the foot of Oak street believe it or not.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I woke up in the middle of the night - anxious - and remembered that I hadn't taken the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. So managed to get my contacts in so I could see and down the stairs into the garage and pulled the chicken out of the freezer.

Back to bed .... and put myself to sleep reciting the first couple lines of Ps. 23. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He leads me beside still waters ..... He restoreth my soul. Some things suck the soul dry but God is a Restorer!

Anyhow.....just took a few minutes and I was asleep then slept longer than I should have - had planned to be in the kitchen making advance dinner prep but didn't get up until way past 7. Acckkkkk!

Anyhow, think I got it together so now need to finish getting ready for church.

But.......there is God!!!!

Amen!! In those times when we are anxious and in that hurried state, there is God!!

He sees and knows and makes all things well...thank God for Jesus!!

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Ron

So you counted Sheep?

LOL!! Your post reminded me of the old song by Irving Berlin...the young among us will say, "Who?!"


When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep
Counting my blessings

When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep
Counting my blessings

I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds

If you're worried and you can't sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep
Counting your blessings

The blessings of God maketh rich...!!

[Barb]

About 20 minutes ago I was briefly IMing with a pastor's wife from another state...I told her I was just checking in with them as they have been going through.

She asked how we were, and this thread was yet burning in my spirit...you know how it is when you hear or read certain things. No matter how good or rich they may be, one day you/read them and they go right over your head as if they are no biggie.

But there are other times that things will reasonate with the unction of the Holy Ghost, and you know that the word may be for many others, but in this moment in time, it is for you.

So I responded to her question by saying, "In spite of it all...there is God!!"

And when I typed those words, I felt they connected with her as well, and she said, "There is no where else to go...!!"

There is just no where else to go...

[jillian]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I recently bought "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" by Hannah Whitall Smith. I love her writing! She was a deeply spiritual woman with great insight into living a consecrated Godly life.

I read this little bit included in a short biography of her life (included in the book) and thought it was very good and so posting it here hoping it might be of benefit to someone. God bless!

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But ………. There Is God!

Hannah Whitall Smith one time had a grievous problem she could not resolve, so she went to a lady who she considered to be deeply spiritual, and poured out her problems to her. The woman listened patiently until she had finished. Hannah waited expectantly for “sympathy and consideration,” but the woman simply said, “Yes, all you say may be very true, but then, in spite of it all, there is God.”

Hannah was perplexed and tried to make the woman understand that she really did have a problem. After listening to much more, the woman virtually dismissed Hannah’s concerns and stated, “Oh yes, I did understand, but then, as I tell you, there is God.”

Hannah could not induce the woman to say anything else, and left disappointed. She returned a few days later to go through the same thing again. And she returned many times, always receiving the same answer.

“At last,” Hannah wrote about the experience, “because the woman said it so often and seemed so sure, I began dimly to wonder whether after all God might not be enough, even for my need, overwhelming and peculiar as I felt it to be. From wondering I came gradually to believing that, being my Creator and redeemer, He must be enough. At last a conviction burst upon me that He really was enough, and my eyes were opened to the fact of the absolute and utter all-sufficiency of God.

“My troubles disappeared like magic, and I did nothing but wonder how I could have been such an idiot as to be troubled by them, when all the while there was God, the Almighty and all seeing God, the God who created me, and was therefore on my side, and eager to care for me and help me. I had found out that God was enough, and my soul was at rest.”

I love it!!!!! I always say ..God is bigger than that!!!

I am going to e-bay to hunt for this book!!! Thanks

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I'll have to maybe take a look at it later when I have more time.

Bump for Felicity, had time yet? Many people make "sound bite" comments rejecting UR, (not referring to you) however few make any effort to scripturally refute the points such as Hannah made in the article I posted. Just checking, if you are interested. As I have said before to others, if the Holy Spirit does not quicken it in your spirit then so be it. I just enjoy considering the words of scripture that reflect UR. (universal reconciliation)

"...AND THEN THERE IS GOD???" Amen.

[Rachel]

What an awesome thought.

But ………. There Is God!


Felicity, that reminds me of my mother's attitude....When her health started failing, when there were troubles that came her way, she'd just keep smiling and had a calmness about her. I'd know that everything was alright when I was at my mother's house.