Good Stuff

I compare the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bundle of sticks, far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which we are to carry today, and then another, which we ar to carry tomorrow, and so on. This we might easily manage, if we would only take the burden appointed for us each day; but we choose to increase our troubles by carrying yesterday's stick over again today, and adding tomorrow's burden to our load, before we are required to bear it. ~John Newton~ Ouch, that hurt.

So Much For Getting To Bed Early...

Ah, 12:30. Here we are again... I'm generally a "night person" and like staying up later, especially after the rest of my family has went to bed. I get some nice quiet time and all that. But, tonight I was hoping to fall asleep earlier than usual. Looks like that's not going to happen though. Oh well! Anyway, this verse keeps thundering through my head, so I looked up the meaning of some of the words and thought I'd put it up here. It's Isaiah 43:1b. It says, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine." Fear: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, ect., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Not: that one's pretty self explanatory ;) Redeemed: 1. to buy or pay off, to clear by payment 2. to buy back 3. to recover by payment or other satisfaction 4. to exchange for money or goods 5. to convert 6. to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, ect.,) 7. to make up for; make amends for; offset. 8. TO OBTAIN THE RELEASE OR RESTORATION OF, AS FROM CAPTIVITY, BY PAYING A RANSOM. "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine."