As someone once said
Melanie - March 6, 2009
Okay, so there's no recap of Esther this week and there is a good reason for it. My Bible study group, specifically our kids, got struck down by the flu and other various ailments and we had to skip a week.
So, we're now a week behind.
I hope the flu is happy is with itself.
Anyway, I'm going to tell y'all about a book that I read years ago and loved. In fact, I still read parts of it again every now and then for encouragement and inspiration.
It's called The Bible.
I'm kidding. It's not the Bible.
It's "Abandoned to God" by David McCasland and it's a biography of Oswald Chambers, the author of "My Utmost for His Highest". I first read it about ten years ago and was so moved by his story and his struggles. It made him seem so real, as opposed to some flawless human who wrote incredibly beautiful devotions to God.
I was reading through parts of it again last week and came upon a quote from Oswald Chambers that I love. He says, "It is never 'do, do and you'll be' with the Lord, but 'be, be and I will do through you.' It is a case of 'hands up' and letting go, and then entire reliance on Him."
It's a good reminder to me that all I have to do is be me. The me that God intended me to be, flaws and all.
If you have any quotes that you love or that inspire you, I'd love to hear them. I may put them all together in some sort of Book of Thoughts. Or at least just read them.
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Comments (5)
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
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Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our path, is the perfect preparation for a future only He can see.
Corrie Ten Boom
Posted on March 6, 2009 10:58 AM
I’m going to have to add that book to my to-be-read list.
I do have a quote for you. It’s not from any kind of spiritual source, but my husband and I freqeuntly use it on numerous ministry situations and spiritual dilemmas we encounter. Morgan Freeman’s character said in in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption.”
“GET BUSY LIVING OR GET BUSY DYING.”
Posted on March 6, 2009 11:28 AM
I’ll have to read that book. I love Oswald Chambers…he slaps my brain. My favorite quote is from my dad who said: “Every day I try to do something meaningful, no matter how big or small, so at the end of the day I can say: “Today I lived”.
Posted on March 6, 2009 11:21 PM
Some of my favorite quotes:
Preach the Gospel at all times - if necessary use words. - St. Francis of Assisi
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. - Gandhi
Joy is the most infallible sign of God’s presence - Leon Bloy
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall always be amused! -?
Posted on March 7, 2009 10:07 AM
“Book of Thoughts” is not lost on me!!! I cracked up.
My new favorite quote is “Hush up and have a cupcake.” Spiritual, no. Speaks my love language, yes.
Posted on March 8, 2009 10:11 PM