The fact that you were born is a testament to God's desire for you to be here. Think about this:
"Considering independent assortment of 23 pairs of chromosomes (n = 23) and crossing over during meiosis, the total number of different ways that human gametes can combine exceeds four quadrillion (252). This number is greater than all the atoms in our solar system. This vast array of different genetic combinations also explains the infinite variation in human faces (with the exception of identical twins). To really appreciate the magnitude of the 16 digit number four quadrillion, consider the 10 digit number 2.5 billion (2,500,000,000). If you counted one number every second (day and night), it would take about 79 years to reach this number. If you slept eight hours each night, it would take about 119 years. Also ponder the number 263. This number exceeds all the grains of rice ever produced in the history of the world! In fact, in some models of the visible universe, the total number of electrons does not exceed 1087."
So, does this imply that every person - each unique genetic outcome - has a 1/over 252 quadrillion chance of being born? Consider the odds of you being here, and you will begin to even the more appreciate your existence, and that God really wanted YOU here!!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
"Don't Quit" poem rewritten
Edgar Guest wrote the poem "Don't Quit" many years ago. Since this poem is now in the public domain, I have edited it into a christian version:
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When it feels that God's Hand is sitting still,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you feel you must sigh,
When it feels that God is nowhere nigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
And, you feel you are about to have a fit,
Rest in the Lord, and don't quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
But, when you are through and feel spurned,
Remember a supposed failure could have turned,,
And you could have won, had you stuck it out,
If you'd just trusted God with never a doubt.
So, don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow,
Then, God's goodness you will know.
Success is failure turned inside out,
Don't let the silver tint of the clouds of doubt
Tempt you to faint and feel there's no way out.
For, you never can tell how close you are,
The answer to prayer may not be away so far.
Stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things get worse, that on God you must not quit.
For there is a Mighty, righteous right Hand,
That moves on your behalf if firmly you stand,
If you would not be weary in well-doing,
And stay firm to the task that God said to continue pursuing,
If you would be still and know that He is God,
And trust Him in time to make soft the hard.
Stick to the fight, your sins to God admit,
But, in all you are tempted to do, don't you ever on God quit..
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When it feels that God's Hand is sitting still,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you feel you must sigh,
When it feels that God is nowhere nigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
And, you feel you are about to have a fit,
Rest in the Lord, and don't quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
But, when you are through and feel spurned,
Remember a supposed failure could have turned,,
And you could have won, had you stuck it out,
If you'd just trusted God with never a doubt.
So, don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow,
Then, God's goodness you will know.
Success is failure turned inside out,
Don't let the silver tint of the clouds of doubt
Tempt you to faint and feel there's no way out.
For, you never can tell how close you are,
The answer to prayer may not be away so far.
Stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things get worse, that on God you must not quit.
For there is a Mighty, righteous right Hand,
That moves on your behalf if firmly you stand,
If you would not be weary in well-doing,
And stay firm to the task that God said to continue pursuing,
If you would be still and know that He is God,
And trust Him in time to make soft the hard.
Stick to the fight, your sins to God admit,
But, in all you are tempted to do, don't you ever on God quit..
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Major Blessing from the Lord Today!!!
Most know by now that my husband has been out of work for soon-to-be FIVE months!! This means that we have NO health insurance, which also means that we have to pay for our prescriptions OUT-OF-POCKET! He is on insulin and other meds, and I am on meds for high blood pressure. I only had TWO pills left, and started to panic because I needed more medications and funds were low.
I went to prayer and prayed Philippians 4:19 over my situation: "For my God shall supply all of your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." I asked the Lord to provide for the medications according to this verse. What He did was more than amazing!!
To make a long story short, I ended up finding out from my doctors's office that I could come in and pick up THREE weeks of free medication, and if I still need more later, they would continue to provide it. Only God could have seen to it that I found out about this, as I did not know that my doctor did this. I was content to find out that I could get the same med in generic form for only $30 for a three-month supply, as compared to having to pay $315 otherwise, yet another piece of info that the Lord saw to it that I found out about. Needless to say, I was greatly blessed by the Lord's provision for me this day! To God be the glory!!
PO
I went to prayer and prayed Philippians 4:19 over my situation: "For my God shall supply all of your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." I asked the Lord to provide for the medications according to this verse. What He did was more than amazing!!
To make a long story short, I ended up finding out from my doctors's office that I could come in and pick up THREE weeks of free medication, and if I still need more later, they would continue to provide it. Only God could have seen to it that I found out about this, as I did not know that my doctor did this. I was content to find out that I could get the same med in generic form for only $30 for a three-month supply, as compared to having to pay $315 otherwise, yet another piece of info that the Lord saw to it that I found out about. Needless to say, I was greatly blessed by the Lord's provision for me this day! To God be the glory!!
PO
Monday, June 20, 2011
Creating a thankfulness journal
One of the things I have found very helpful is having a thankfulness/gratefulness journal. Journaling all of the blessings of each day is great for helping one keep focus on the many blessings of God, some of which we easily take for granted. O, to be content only with food and raiment, however. When you know that you are going to journal your blessings, it even seems to help you to be on the lookout for them. For example, Rachel is off today. For her to come here, and spend hours with us is a great blessing to me, because there are hundred and one other things that she could choose to do. Definitely going in my gratefulness journal. Praise the Lord.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Every Day I Awaken
Every Day I Awaken
Every day that I awaken
Is just a reminder
That God is not finished
Using me.
Evey day that I awaken
Is just another encouragement
For me to realize
That God still has work for me to do.
Evey day that I awaken
Is reason for my soul to
Swell in glad gratitude,
Just to know that my God
Still has need of me.
Away with the fretting,
Away with the tears,
There is no need
To worry or fear.
God is with me,
And He holds my hand,
And if I should stumble,
With Him I’ll stand.
Every day I awaken
To a new day’s possibilities,
No whining or repining for me,
For I shall be too busily
Looking to rise to a new day
To live wholly for God.
And if Satan, the world or flesh
Should come to discourage and call,
May God personally notify them
That I am called to live for God.
Every day I awaken
Is a day of hope,
Every morning that I
Open my eyes
I shall rise in salute,
As I receive my day’s orders.
I have much to live for,
Much to look forward to.
May God help me
Faithful to Him be,
Every day that I awaken.
Is just a reminder
That God is not finished
Using me.
Evey day that I awaken
Is just another encouragement
For me to realize
That God still has work for me to do.
Evey day that I awaken
Is reason for my soul to
Swell in glad gratitude,
Just to know that my God
Still has need of me.
Away with the fretting,
Away with the tears,
There is no need
To worry or fear.
God is with me,
And He holds my hand,
And if I should stumble,
With Him I’ll stand.
Every day I awaken
To a new day’s possibilities,
No whining or repining for me,
For I shall be too busily
Looking to rise to a new day
To live wholly for God.
And if Satan, the world or flesh
Should come to discourage and call,
May God personally notify them
That I am called to live for God.
Every day I awaken
Is a day of hope,
Every morning that I
Open my eyes
I shall rise in salute,
As I receive my day’s orders.
I have much to live for,
Much to look forward to.
May God help me
Faithful to Him be,
Every day that I awaken.
Poem: Another Day, Lord
Poem of the day: Another Day, Lord
Another Day, Lord
by Janis Perry – Copr. 2010
God has awakened me to another day,
Pure, fresh, new and unscathed,
Given yet another opportunity
To live, Lord, wholly for Thee.
Another precious privilege,
To glorify and honor Thee,
Another day in Thy presence to be,
Another day’s opportunity
To live positively for eternity.
by Janis Perry – Copr. 2010
God has awakened me to another day,
Pure, fresh, new and unscathed,
Given yet another opportunity
To live, Lord, wholly for Thee.
Another precious privilege,
To glorify and honor Thee,
Another day in Thy presence to be,
Another day’s opportunity
To live positively for eternity.
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