My heart is glad and rejoices over my son's love for Cubbies and all things related to Jesus.
When one of his little cousins was singing an abc song that was less than uplifting (but amusing I have to admit-something about gummi bears), his Aunt suggested they sing the abc song about Jesus and he wanted to sing it over and over.
He has a Bible game similar to Candy land and he likes that too.
He likes praying before meals-something I must admit we don't always do but should.
When Christ talked about having the faith of a child He must of meant something similar to this: unreserved love for the things of God, and pure joy in all things relating to God and Jesus.
7 comments:
JIB
On Joel's blog you shared your thoughts on what could happen in Israel with this Syrian mess and I agree with you. I feel like I am torn between hoping it isn't the beginning of the trib for Israel and just a continuation of their constant dislike and fighting since time began. When I read your comments I really hoped that Israel would just punch the daylights out of the Liars of Syria, Iran, PLO, Jordan, all of them. But something much bigger than me wouldn't let that hope take root.
I have studied the prophets since the beginning of my Christian life and honestly, it was my greatest desire to understand what God was telling us. At the time I was saved, 1964, our country was in an uproar over many things. I was only 29 and had no hint that we were moving rapidly toward the end times.
There were all kinds of voices out there warning of terrible things to come but I brushed it all off because I had two children, still very young, and I expected them to have a normal life.
But the yearning inside of me to really study and read the scriptures just wouldn't quiet down. When my children were asleep I read my bible and wrote volumes of notes with questions to pounce on my pastor and his wife. My questions were never easy and yet they tolerated me. Sometimes we would even have a church wide study on those passages but I always wanted more.
Now don't get me wrong, I had a million and one things to do besides my study but I never did require more than 3 or 4 hours of sleep so I was an early riser and a midnite oil burner. In addition to all of this I had my own catering service and it was robust.
Sometimes I wish I could just read a passage, chapter, whatever and let it be but I still dig for the truth. I said all of this so you can have a better idea where I am coming from. I am not a perfectionist but I just want to know the whole story, the truth of why did God put this characteristic in the bible if we weren't supposed to search it out.
You have an excellent grasp of what is really going on over there. I am hoping above everything that this confrontation in Israel is only a torment and not the beginning of the fulfillment of Is. 17. If it is the beginning then Gog/Magog is just around the corner after it. In my opinion, I don't know! I can only hope but I just have this gut feeling that it is what it is and nothing we can do will stop it.
I have had such a burden for Israel ever since the day I saw the Jews getting to pray at the western wall after the 1968 war. They were crying and weaving back and forth with their prayer books and you know, I knew that it was the beginning of the biggest period of fulfillment ever seen. I just couldn't tell anyone because no one would believe me. A common housewife with two little children and no religious training whatsoever. But I knew that I knew and it made me very sad for all of the world.
I hope you don't mind my sharing this with you but I just had to explain my response. I feel so many people browse the blog and I did so want to make them aware of what the word tells us about this time period that I believe we are getting ready to go through.
Please feel free to visit my blog, so many have complained about the off subject postings that we have began to do our own. I enjoyed reading yours and it sounds like you have a wonderful life too. I am so happy for you.
Love to you,
Wilma
Hi Jib,
Just dicovered your blog...I usually don't wonder too far from Joel's and Child's. Your son sounds soooo cool! He seems very mature and advanced for his age. My son is like that as well. But we too had him a little later in life and he has adult sisters. Our daughters are 24 (she is married but no kids yet) and 22 and he is 12. So was like having 3 momma's...great help for me when he was born! ha
Anyways, thanks for sharing about your son! Nothing like the love of a son and his mama!
Love Judy
Hi JIB,
Just dropped in to say thanks for the warning about names. I hadn't thought about the crazy's out there. Have a wonderful day in the Lord! (First names are ok, aren't they?)
Jib,
You know, from what you said, it does sound like a cultural thing, with what you mentioned concerning the legalism. Because, here in WA. State, the Baptists are pretty mellow, from what I've seen :)
I'm so sorry that you've been 'put thru the mill,' with what you've described. Because that isn't right, and it would affect most anyone, in a negitive way. True story.
I love you, and I love reading your posts. Why? Because they ARE quite specific, and me? I'm WAY too 'general' in my explainations, and such :) I just don't have the gift, of being precise, and I apprecitate it when I see it in other people's comments :) Love me, anyway?
God bless you, and I'm praying for your foot/leg to heal right away, too! That's gotta hurt! And let us know how it's healing, too, okay?
Jib,
How are you doing? We've missed seeing your comments on Joel's Blog, and also on, child of the King's Blog, too! Be sure to check in, and say, hello, okay? (at least :)
Right now, Joel's Blog isn't what it used to be, that's for sure and certain. Check it out, and see what I mean, when you have time, alright?
Love you, and God bless!
Marge
I haven't been blogging for a plethora of reasons. I felt convicted that I was spending way to much time on line blogging and not enought time doing things that I ought to do such as cleaning, playing with sone etc.
Plus, I was a little put out by the whole conversation about Baptists. I feel somewhat wronged by the whole thing. As the youth pastor pointed out last night, we love the truth when we like what the truth is but we don't love the truth otherwise. The assumption on everyone's part that it was highly personal was erroneous. The truth is that the people that I was talking about are modern day Pharisee's-no more no less.
The Pharisee's of Christ's time were
-the religious conservatives
-thought that they were morally superior to other Jews
-that they had the corner on correct doctrine
-had a long list of man made rules and traditions to which one had to follow or one was not a true Jew
-more criticized by Christ for their wrongness than any other Jewish religious group of His time.
While not all Baptists are Pharisee's, every modern day Pharisee that I have ever come in contact with is a Baptist.
So Baptists are the moral conservatives of our time in general across the board. Probably a good thing. Then it gets a little dicey. The independant breed of Baptist's that I was discussing (and no not all of them fall into this category but again this is where you find the ones that do hold to these things) do consider themselves to be morally superior to other Christians, they do think they have the corner on correct doctrine, they also have a long list of rules that one must follow etc. Sound familiar? So how am I wrong for criticizing them and how am I hating the Bride of Christ by criticizing them? I submit that if Christ were here today He would be criticizing them also.
Jib,
I'm so sorry about your kitty and dog. That is a tough thing, no matter how old a person is......and especially for a little guy like your son. I'll be adding my prayers, with yours, that God is very near to your son, and your family during this week. Death does have a 'sting,' and will be the last enemy defeated. Thank God! But, until that blessed day, the wounds of loss still have to be dealt with, thru the grieving process.
Funny enough, I always thought that the Pentecostals were the ones that taught about 'you can't do this, and you can't do that.....' Perhaps every Denomination has its 'bunch,' huh?
However, I agree, that Jesus taught on love, and forgiveness, and came against the ones that taught legalism. I suppose, that's why I always refer to myself as Full Gospel, Word of Faith, and never Pentecostal, because that 'bunch' left a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak, the little I had to do with them :( Unfortunately, we still live in a fallen world, and we're still waiting for new bodies, etc. Kind of a 'bummer,' isn't it? But, God is bigger than the world, satan and the flesh. And we are happy about THAT one, right? It makes me homesick, just thinking about God and Heaven :)
Well, you haven't missed much at Joel's but a lot of scrapping, LOL. I was a smart aleck yesterday, in fact :( It's soooo easy to 'get in the flesh.
But I've certainly missed seeing your comments, and I'm looking forward to when you have a little more time, and can come back and comment at Joel's, child of the King's, and such. (don't forget me :)
I love you, my dear sister, and I'm glad you're healing.
And may God give you the wisdom, and timing to deal with the loss of your little pets, too. You know, I don't care what anyone says. Pets become part of the family! It's tough losing them! And besides, God loves them as much, or more, than we do, too.
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