Evidently I know how to bring conversations to a screeching halt as I found out last night in my small group Bible Study. Someone was talking about "Little House on the Prairie" the tv show. Then someone started talking about Michael Landon. Then I said, "say it's not so Little Joe" and that's when I looked up and most eyes were on me, conversations stopped and you could have heard a pin drop. So I said something like, "once again I've shown my age haven't I? Little Joe, Hoss, Bonanza?" :) My pastor - to try to help - said, "I know the theme song to Bonanza (which he started to dum da da dum da da da DA) and then said it was also a restaurant. I just shook my head.
And Monday or Tuesday night I thought I would try to stream a radio station for the first time ever with my laptop while I did something else. I think I gave my elderly laptop a heart attack because I was not able to do anything else while the song played. So no streaming for me........
Saturday night I'm doing something huge - or HU-AGE as Mike and I used to say. I'm going to a singles gathering....Singles of Faith. It's for single adults 40+. They meet one Saturday a month at a church on the east side - one of the ladies at Living Waters invited me to it. It's a Valentine's potluck dinner (I'll try to make something) and we're to bring a table game.
I saw my grief counselor today and had a very good visit but I don't know which is worse - her or my pastor. I go to them for help and what do they both do - give me homework. I'm just giving them a hard time - I appreciate the home work. But it does kind of make me chuckle when they say something like, "and here's your homework".
I have no idea when or where I bought these two books, but I dug into them yesterday and thought I'd share some verses - maybe they will be uplifting to someone reading my blog. The books are; "God's Answers for Your Life" and "God's Promises for Your Every Need". Some of the verses are "oldies but goodies" that most believers know off the top of their head.
The Power of God's Word:
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8
Building Your Faith:
For with God nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37
Surviving Financial Problems:
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
Jesus is Your Security:
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. II Thessalonians 3:3
If You are Worried:
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. I Peter 5:7
If You are Experiencing Fear or Depression:
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me. Psalms 118:6
If You Need Confidence:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phillipians 4:13
When Troubles Hit Your Life:
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2
If You Have a Physical Sickness:
"For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds," says the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17a
You do not Understand God's Ways:
Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3
Finding God's Will:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5, 6
