Jun. 15, 2009 - Showing love with Stick Figures

I am one of the most blessed women I know.  I regularly get pictures drawn and colored just for me. I get wildflowers, geode's, empty turtle shells, empty or live snails, and fossils from the creek.

My 2 favorite things recently were spontaneously drawn pictures for me.

The first was from my 6 year old son......

Pretty insightful for a six year old, eh?

The next was from my oldest daughter, who turned 9 yesterday....

Full of honesty there, huh?   I believe she is referring to potatoes and eggs....her 2 least liked foods.

There is a spiritual truth to that one though....she is thanking me for even what she doesn't like!!

1 Thessalonians 5:18

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Oh, how I wish I could do this as well as my 9 year old!!   Did you catch that....give thanks in EVERYTHING.  Even the "potatoes and eggs" in my life.    How easy it is to thank God for the things in life that we like..the "Chocolate, coffee and pizza's" of life.  But when God serves us  "beets, or collard greens, or couscous" we still are to thank Him in EVERYTHING.   The Bible says "All things work together for GOOD to those who love God."  So that is why we thank God when life is going great and why we thank God when it seems to not be turning out the way we wished.

Like the song we sing at church BLESSED BE YOUR NAME says,

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful 
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out 
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering 
Though there's pain in the offering 
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out 
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

 
 

Every day is a choice...we choose to praise God in the good and bad or we complain.....let's be women 
who praise God even if we're stressed, or bummed, or hungry, or tired.    It glorifies God and is a great 
example to our children too!!!!

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Jun. 18, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Eunice

A truth we need EVERY SINGLE DAY! And why oh why does the message seem so much clearer and simpler when it comes from a child? I learn so very much from my children, especially spiritual lessons. God is so good!

Thanx!

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Jun. 18, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Erika

Yep!

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