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What Do You See?

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When you look at someone, then what do you see?

Do you see the mess that they are now, or all that they could be?

Do you see a mini me, or do you see what they could be, with God’s help?

Do you see what you could help someone to be, or can you see the potential that God has got, for them to be?

Do you see the mess that they are now, or what they can be, after a work has been done?

Do you see Peter, when he denied Our Lord three times, or do you see Peter, on the day of Pentecost, when a great many were saved?

When you look at someone, then just what do you see?

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Dream, that Brought the Picture.

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A couple of weeks ago, I brought a picture that came through a dream. This week, I’m going to bring a write up of the dream. (I do think that there was a bit extra in the dream.)

In the dream, their was a small group of people who were in a tracked vehicle, which resembled a car. The people in the car were taking pictures, and filming what was going on around them.

They drove into a construction site, where there was a couple of half built sky scrappers around them.

(There was this half thought that the people were pushing their luck. That they were doing/reporting on something that they knew they were being told to not do, by an unjust authority, but felt that there was a need to report it anyway.)

As they were driving through the construction site, an explosion occurred, and it looked like, all was lost, as the buildings around them were collapsing. But, they were in a tracked vehicle, so they just tried to drive over, what was in front of them, trying to get to the clear spot, that just always seemed to be just in front of them. Their was the thought of, “As long as I keep moving, I’ll be OK.”

In the dream, the scene moved to a bible study. It was a new bible study to me, and I only knew the person who I came in with. I also knew that there was a person at the study, who had a relative, who was in a very dicey situation, and it was causing concern.

As I was going in, the picture from a couple of weeks ago, came to me.

I knew I had to share the picture, with the person, who had the difficult situation, but I didn’t know who the person was, that I needed to share the picture with.

So I asked the person who I came in with, “Who is so and so”. To be told, “She’s over there.” The pointing skills of the one I was with, was not very good.

So then I asked again, “Who is so and so, take me to her!” But the one who I was with, was a bit shy, and didn’t want to be involved, so they just roughly pointed and said again, “She’s over there.”

I was getting a bit annoyed by this, as the cycle repeated itself, a few times.

Then someone who heard what was going on, took me to so and so, and said, “Here is so and so.” (I got the feeling that they were getting a bit fed up with the conversation that was going on between me and the person who I had come with.)

As I reached the person in question, the other people in the room just dispersed, and I was left with the person, who knew of a relative, who was in a troubling situation.

There was a sense of, everyone kind of knew of the situation, but nobody knew what to do or to say about it. As such, there was a tension in the room.

As I started to share the picture with the person, I received a slap across the face. (Which I fully understood, so I just, kind of ignored it.)

I then effectively shared the picture that I wrote about a couple of weeks back. (Link Here, for the picture of, Little Guy has Abilities.)

The picture was received well, even though it caused a few tears. But then the group had an effective way to pray into the situation. (To pray that the one in need, would have their strength for what they were facing, to be supplied by Our Lord God. This came from the thought of, “If you can have the energy to just keep moving, you’ll then be able to avoid getting captured.)

Then I woke up. (And wrote the said post from a couple of weeks ago.)

The main extra bit for me, is that a picture was given, that was needed, that could speak into a difficult situation, but, it was unknown to the one who had the picture, who to speak it to.

In order to find the one, who the picture was for, a friend was asked, “Who is so and so?”

Unfortunately the friends shyness was a stumbling block, for providing the needed information.

Peceiverance won through in the end, but from a different source, in the form of someone else showing who the person was, who needed to receive the picture.

Can we sometimes find ourselves in a position where we could be a blessing, or be part of the process of the said blessing, but something, just holds us back? Such as the shyness of the friend, in the dream.

If we do want to be a blessing to others, are there “issues/struggles” that we need to overcome, to enable us to be a greater blessing, to those around us?

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House of Cards, or One Brick?

Tower of playing cards balanced on a wooden coffee table
A carefully balanced tower of playing cards stands on a rustic coffee table in a cozy living room.

I had a bit of a strange picture, recently.

There was a building site, and during a break time, one builder, took out a deck of cards, and started to make a tower with the cards he had.
At first, he could only ever make small towers, so it was just a bit of fun, that was soon put away, when break time was over. But as he got better, his towers became more impressive. Until one quiet day, when there was no wind, he managed to make an awesome house of cards. (Which the builder knew, was going to have to come down, as he was building it on the wall, which he was building, but others were wanting to preserve in some way.)

When break time is over, will we be willing to clear the decks, and place one good solid brick, in it’s right place, or will we want to carry on with building our own impressive house of cards, which will inevitably come down at some point in time?

If we are on a break time, then there can be nothing wrong with having a bit of fun and building up a house of cards, but when break time is over, it’s going to be so much more productive to place one brick in it’s correct place, rather than carry on with our bit of fun, and keep on building a house of cards.

What matters more to us?
Carrying on with our house of cards?
Or, placing one well positioned brick, into Our Lord Gods house and His purposes?

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The Little Guy, Has Abilities!

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This week’s picture, came from a dream. (For this post I’ll focus on the picture, instead of the dream.)

The Little Guy Has Abilities!

Have you ever found that fly’s can be really annoying. They are just so quick. They just have that ability to escape and avoid capture, or taking a hit from the fly squatter.

In nature, we can see the same scenario, again and again. When a lion hunts it’s prey, it’s not guaranteed that the lion will win. There are many times, when the lion’s miss their mark, and they then go hungry, and have to wait and try again, on another day.

The little guys, do have an ability/abilities that mean that the odds aren’t always completely stacked against them. They can evade capture, and the bad news that would follow the said capture.

If you, or someone who you know, is in a bad situation, and the odds appear to be stacked against you, then Know that The Lord Your God, has given the Little Guy (or Lady), Abilities, that means that they Can Evade Capture!

In nature, when the little guy becomes worn out, and tries to take a rest, it’s at that moment when they are at most danger.

When you pray, pray for the Resources that are needed, Will be met by, The Lord God (who is your Lord God), so that you won’t grow weary, and then be tempted to take an ill timed rest.

(Rest up, when The Lord God tells you, it’s OK to rest here now.)

So, even if things look bad, Know that The Lord Your God, gives the Little Guy (or Lady), Abilities, to Evade Capture!

For a scripture about this subject, have a read of Psalm 91, a copy is below.

Psalm 91

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”

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When you Know it Stinks, but it’s Hard to know Why?

Have you ever known that something is just off, to the point that it stinks, but you just can’t seem to pinpoint why, or where it’s stinking from?

It can be just so annoying to see or be in such a situation.

So, what can be done, if you see, or find yourself in such a situation?

Forgive … ???

I am actually being serious here.

If there is a stink, then it can start to affect us, to the point where we can start to be led, by the stink, so that we can then end up doing all the wrong things, such as, … (well, I’m not going to list them, but I hope you get the idea.)

I’m going to be repeating myself here a little bit now, but if something works, then it can be good to go over it again.

Rather than let the stink be the driving force behind our actions, can we make the choice to forgive, so that we can try to get past anger, in order to try and find understanding. Forgiving, can be the key to the door, that makes room for the heat, or stink, to leave, and invites Jesus into the the situation in a better way, so that we can then hear His words to us, that much more clearly.

Instead of holding onto the wrong end of the stick, we can then put it down, quench our hand, and then pick it up by the right end. Then, we have a hot stick, that we maybe able to use in a more positive manner that may bring about a change to the situation???

If we can just start the process, by forgiving.

With that in mind, I’m going to ask for you to forgive the parking person who put the parking penalty notice onto our car. I’m also going to ask that you forgive the authority who set the trap, that we fell foul of.

(The next bit can probably be considered a bit of a rant, but hopefully there’s enough good stuff above, to make this a worthwhile post??? Hopefully normal service will resume, for next week’s post. 🙂 )

Yes, we got caught out by some crazy terms and conditions, that meant that the advertised “Free Parking”, turned out to be, not quite as free, as it was displayed.

In the London Borough of Havering car parks, and certainly the one we used, there is some supposed “Free Parking”. There is a ticketless ticket machine, where you need to input your number plate, so that you can be entitled to the, supposed “Free Parking”. Failure to enter your number plate, is very likely to result in a penalty charge notice (parking fine) being issued, for the “Free Parking” that is displayed. I was missing this small print detail until I saw the letter that someone had attached to the display board highlighting the said small print that I had been missing. (Thank you to that person, you saved me from getting a parking fine for that reason.)

Now, I do think that the above small print detail is bad enough, when we are talking about some supposed “Free Parking”, but there’s more to come.

My wife is disabled, as such she has a Blue Badge, so that means that we can park is the designated Disabled Parking… ??? …

Well, she can actually, … if she follows ALL of the terms and conditions, as specified by The London Borough of Having.

What this means is, if my wife is with me, in her mobility car, which is tax exempt, then she is permitted to use the designated Disabled Parking… ??? … (Provided that we comply with ALL of the terms and conditions of …) (Yes, there’s still a bit more to come to this bit.)

But, if my wife is with my Mum in her car, which is not tax exempt, then my wife, who would be in the car, with my Mum, may Not be allowed to make use of the designated Disabled Parking… ??? (Confused, so am I.)

In the terms and conditions, on London Borough of Havering’s web site, it states that only a tax exempt vehicle is permitted to use the designated Disabled Parking… ???

So, if my wife is in her car, she is allowed to make use of the designated Disabled Parking, but if my wife is in a different car, such as my Mum’s car, then she shouldn’t make use of the disabled parking, as she could get a parking fine???

Why!!! … ???

(I will offer some of my thoughts into the Why, in a bit, but first… there’s a little bit more. … 🙂 )

Any how back to what happened. So, me and my wife were at said car park. We were parked in the designated Disabled Parking, we were complying with the terms and conditions (so we thought), as we had entered our number plate into the machine, and had obtained the ticketless ticket, (in the future we will be taking a photo of the ticket that is displayed, and I’d suggest that it could benefit you, if you did likewise) that logged our arriving time and gave us a time that we should have left by, which was longer than the three hours that her clock dial says she is limited to. So, we didn’t need to display the said clock dial, … as we have the ticket less ticket instead… ??? … (So we thought…)

So me and my wife, went for our walk around the park, and on this day, we were trying to be a bit more brave and was giving out a few of our, “Gift from God” gifts, which meant handing the people we came across, a sum of money, which was wrapped up with a message of “God Loves You” on it. (We have been leaving them in random places, to be found.) We had been rather successful, and had successfully handed out a few said gifts. So, we were feeling really good about things, having had a pleasant time in the park, successfully telling a few people that, “God Loves You”, to then come back to our car. Where we then saw the Parking Penalty Notice… ???

But, we have a Blue Badge, and we have a ticket from the ticket less ticket machine, and we are parked within the bay? …

WHY!!! ??? …

You may have guessed the Why already by now. No valid Clock Dial was displayed???

At least that’s what I’m thinking the reason is. The parking notice just stated, …

Parked in a designated disabled person’s place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner

Code: 87

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Well, we were not so happy. We couldn’t understand it. We have a valid Blue Badge, and we had a valid ticket. So Why would we need to display a valid Clock Dial as well???

Because it’s listed in The London Borough of Havering’s terms and conditions, which I found out about, when I searched for them online, when I went home to try and find out how I could appeal against it. (It’s not on the car park notice board’s terms and conditions though, if anything, the notice board points you to use the ticket less ticket machine.) (It’s the clause at the bottom of the board, as seen in the blog post photo.)

When I saw that term and condition on the web site, I just thought, “it’s going to be easier to just pay it, so that we can then just pay the reduced rate.”

I know that it’s wrong on so many levels to do this. That it just Stinks!!!

But, as a carer of my wife, who is disabled, we have enough battles to face, so this is one, we just need to let go of. (Other than write this blog post, in the hopes that others maybe better informed about the trap of the terms and conditions, and then be able to avoid them.)

But the question still remains.

Why!!! … ???

Why would they do this?

Why would they take something that is meant to make life easier for those who face extra troubles and hardship, and turn it into a trap, that means that those who are more vulnerable in society, could fall foul of, and then need to pay a fine, for not knowing ALL of the terms and conditions that they should, quite rightly known about (???), and should be following???

I’m thinking that the answer to the “Why” is quite obvious, when we have just a little think about it. … “and then need to pay a fine” … ???

London Borough of Havering. Really???

Are your funds so short, so that you need to be so sneaky, and set up these traps, that are catching out how many people???

How many people have been caught out by the supposed “Free” parking, because (like me, for a while), didn’t realise that you Must enter your registration plate number, when you go to use the said “Free” parking?

How many people have been caught out by the, using a disabled parking space, with a valid disabled badge, hopefully with the correctly displayed clock dial, but by being in a vehicle that wasn’t tax exempt?

How many people have caught like us, by having a vehicle that is tax exempt, that has a valid Blue Badge on display, that also has a valid ticket, which then meant that, as I thought incorrectly, the parking dial clock wasn’t needed, as we had a valid parking ticket instead?

It makes me wonder, if you had a valid parking ticket, that gave you a parking entitlement for longer than three hours, and you had the parking dial clock correctly displayed, which time do you then go by???

Do you go by the parking ticket which could be longer than three hours, or do you go by the three hours of entitlement that the dial clock displays??? Is this yet another trap that has been set? If yes, then how many people have been caught out in this trap? If yes, then would that mean that if a disabled person wanted to park for a period of longer than three hours, that they would be better off if they then just used a standard parking space???

I don’t have the answers to these questions, and by now I’m starting to get a bit bored with this myself now, so I’ll try to not go on for too much longer.

But, I do feel that it needs to be said.

It Stinks!!

And as such …

Shame!

Shame on you, London Borough of Havering!

Shame! … Shame!! … Shame!!!

And because I’m actively trying to Forgive you for what has gone on, me personally, I’ll try to leave it there.

If you think that the authority in question has acted in a less than respectable manner, then would you like to have some kind of say about the matter?

You could possibly share, like, or even make a comment about this post on any platform that is available to you?

Doing so, might just be a a little bit more productive, than just being upset by it.

Getting the word out, might possibly help someone else to, Not get caught out by the, such Stinky Terms and Conditions, that appears to be in use???

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A few days after I wrote this, I was cycling through the park, when I came across some parking attendants in the car park. Yes, I did have a conversation with them, and hopefully I didn’t get too hot under the collar. But someone else was speaking to them, and it appeared that there might have been a fault on the ticket less ticket machine.

The need to take a photo of the ticket less ticket, is all the more apparent to me now. If the machine displays a ticket, but doesn’t register it, then how are you meant to prove that you had a ticket???

So, if their system isn’t working correctly, and you do all that you are meant to do, and you still get a parking ticket, and you can prove it, you still have the hassle of challenging it.

Is there any compensation in place, for incorrectly issued penalty charge notice’s that should not have been issued?

If not, should there be?

If London Borough of Havering could loose money from incorrectly issued penalty charge notices, then would they take a bit more care over issuing them?

My final thought on this today is, If London Borough of Havering, is using the “Penalty Charge Notices”, just to raise revenue, instead of encouraging good behaviour, then, doesn’t that just … Stink!!! … ???

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I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

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In many ways, this is a direct follow up to last week’s post of, Is All, as it Appears?

In last week’s post, I touched on the subject of, there can be a weakness on the inside, that can just go unseen.

This week, I believe that I was given the thought of, “I may not be strong enough, But You Are!” (The one who I’m referring to, in the “You”, is, My Lord God Almighty.)

My weaknesses maybe very real. (At times, more real to me, than they should be.) But, if My Lord God Almighty is with me, then what can prevail against me?

If after going out and blessing people who I met in the park with my wife with a simple message of, “we would like to give you a gift of “a sum of money”, just to say that God loves you.” To then go back to our car, and then find an unfair parking notice attached to the window screen…

(Details of the unfair parking notice, will be appearing in a future post.)

Then the need to forgive, comes running right up to the forefront, yet again. (I can’t be sure at what point I came to realise this need, but I did get there in the end.)

There I was, blessing people, and my reward appears to be… An opportunity to practice, yet more Forgiving! … ??? … 🙂

I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

My Lord God, Is Able to lead me to a better path to take. (Such as possibly writing it out, and finding a fun angle to things, instead???)

I may feel as if I’m about to fall apart from any external pressure that might be applied. But, My Lord God is with me! (That statement is all the more true, as I’m following the promptings of My Lord God.)

I may feel that I’ve got nothing left on the inside, and that the outside may just come apart at the slightest touch, But, My Lord God, Is Able to inject a strength, that is stronger than the original internals, that I think has rotted away, so that what is left, has a strength that isn’t reliant on me, but on What My Lord God Has Done!!!

I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

Thank You My Lord God, That You Are Enough, for what I’m facing. Thank you that You Are With me. Please help others, who also need You. Please, be the help to them, that You Are for me. Amen.

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Is All, as it Appears?

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As I was going for a walk through a country park, a lesson from a film I’ve seen came back to me. It was, “You don’t step onto a fallen log, in order to go past it.”

When I first heard this, I just thought, “Really? Why is that then?”

The answer is simple, it’s dangerous to do so. If a tree has fallen down, it can rot from the inside, whilst the outside can remain intact. So, if someone steps onto such a log, it can suddenly give way, causing the foot to get trapped in the rotten log, and the unfortunate person can then fall over, from their footing suddenly disappearing. Which could lead to a serious injury, as they fall over, with their foot trapped.

In the film that I was watching, this scenario happened, leaving the unfortunate one to be airlifted out to a hospital.

No, I didn’t step onto any logs as I was walking, and come to such a sticky end.

But as I was walking, I did step onto a few small branches, that looked as if they should have had some strength to them, to hear them just snap, under my foot. It surprised me to find that, something that looked as if it had a strength to it, was actually, so close to breaking, so that a little bit of load applied to it, caused it to, just break.

As a mere human, the only way that I can tell the difference between what has a strength to it, and what doesn’t, is to test it and see if it can take the strain, to see if it can be relied upon.

Our Lord God see’s so much more than we do though.

If Our Lord God, speaks to us, “You could do with a bit of help here, seek some help!” Then it would be best for us to seek His help. We can always ask, “Where should I go, or who should I go to with this?” Then try to hear His words to us, and follow His thoughts to us. It will always be better for us, if can hear and follow what Our Lord God is speaking to us.

If Our Lord God, prompts us in some way, and we are just left thinking, “Really, what’s that all about then?” Could it possibly be that things are not quite as well together, as we think they are? Could it be that there is a weakness beneath the surface level, that is going unseen, and that we could be part of the solution, that could stop something from falling apart, if we will just follow what it is, that our Lord God is asking for us to do?

Ultimately, when Our Lord God speaks to us,will we follow His prompting of what He is asking for us to do?

We can only see on the surface level, Our Lord God, see’s so much more. If we do follow Our Lord God’s promptings, then could we be saving ourselves, or another, from a time of grief and troubles?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Isaiah 42:3

3 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

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To walk, With Someone.

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If two people want go for a walk, then there needs to be some agreement about where to go. It’s obvious really. A shared destination, with a desire to be with each other, as they go on their journey together.

One can be allowed to take the lead or both could just be in agreement for the best way to go.

But what happens if both think that a separate direction is a better way to go?

Who will follow who?

Will both remain together, or will there be a parting of ways?

In order to remain together, there can be a need to make the choice to do so. Without such a focus, could one become distracted, and led astray? Or could one become disheartened, and stop walking altogether?

In order to go on a walk together, there needs to be a conscious choice to do so.

In order to go on a walk with Our Lord God, will we be willing to listen to His instructions, as we walk with Him?

Or will we try to Shout our thoughts, over and above His thoughts?

With our walk with Our Lord God, are we trying to to take the lead, and tell Our Lord God, what the best route to take is?

Or will we be willing to hear and follow His thoughts about where we should head to, and how we should get there, over our own thoughts?

There may well be times when Our Lord God tells us, “There are a number of options in front of you, it’s your choice, for which one you take.”

But there also will be times when Our Lord God says to us, “That way has pain and suffering along it. It would be best to not go that way.” Will we hear and follow His thoughts, at such times?

Will we be able to tell the difference between when we are being given a free choice for where to go, and when we are being given a warning about a path that we should avoid?

When all is said and done, who is walking with who?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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Do I Have the Strength for This?

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There’s a few things that I’m facing at the present moment, that has me thinking, “Do I have the strength for this?”

Then I read Psalm 107. Verses 1 to 9 are below.

Psalm 107:1-9

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,
    from east and west, from north and south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastelands,
    finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty,
    and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way
    to a city where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
    and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 for he satisfies the thirsty
    and fills the hungry with good things.

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I used to read this, and only notice the, “Give thanks to the Lord” bit. As such, I used to think it was a Psalm about praising God, which it is, but, it’s also a Psalm about suffering. That’s the bit that I just kind of missed, but it’s in there.

This time as I read it, I noticed that, when that The Lord delivered the people, He did so, through a process. It’s in verse 7.

7 He led them by a straight way
    to a city where they could settle.

It’s been there all the time, but for some reason, I just focused on the, “Giving thanks to God” bit, because of what He has done. In the past,as I read the scripture, the troubles appeared to be dealt with instantly, but the verse tells us a different truth, if we can see it.

Verse 7 tells us that they went on a journey, before they came to a better place.

Journey’s don’t normally happen instantly, but are a process, that can take some time.

So we can see an end destination, where there will be a time of much more thankfulness. But we can also see that a journey needed to be taken, where the people were led. The “led” bit, speaks to me of help and guidance, whilst they are on the journey to the end destination.

So we can see two distinct times where praise and thanks can be given to God. When we have reached the destination, and things are better, and also when we are on the journey, as we receive His leading, guiding and help, for the journey that we are on.

So, in every situation we can…

Psalm 107:1

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

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Thank you Lord God, that You are there to help us through the tough times. That you do lead and guide us. Help us to see Your help and guidance to us, that much more. Help us to remain thankful towards You, for all that you do, do for us. Amen.

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Do we need to Get Past Anger, to Find Understanding?

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Have you ever been angry about something, that has then left you thinking, “What’s going on? Just how can this be?”

I’m facing a bit of this at the moment. (I’m not going to go into the details here, but a previous post called, Extreme Forgiving, may give a small glimpse into my situation.)

If we are in a position of frustration and not understanding, then what can we do? … Take it to The Lord Our God!!! (That’s always going to be a very good first step.)

Then be willing to listen to His words to you, and then follow them.

For me, I know the importance of forgiving those who are causing me pain, in some way. So I do try to do that. When I do, it helps.

I’d love to be able to say that it’s a fully proven way to feel that much better, that much more quickly. Which it is, in many ways, but the process, isn’t quite so easy. It can be tough to forgive, when you are, hurt, upset, frustrated, angry, or whatever negative emotions you are dealing with. But I do know that it works out for the better, for us, if we can follow the process of, forgiving.

A couple of previous posts may help you to understand why I think this way. (If one stands out to you, then please consider reading it???)

When’s the Right Time to Forgive?

Accept Repent and Forgive, There is Power Here!

Try to not pick up the wrong end of the Stick

If I’m not careful, I could loose track of where I’m going with this.

The original thought was about trying to understand what’s happening when anger is taking too much of the stage.

To me, it seems like I’m just stating the obvious, now at this point, but when we are in the middle of something, if the obvious isn’t pointed out to us, then we can so easily miss it.

So, if we do want to try and gain some level of understanding, then do we have a need to get past anger and frustration?

As I’ve reached this point, there is another thought that keeps running round my head… “Are there times when we just won’t ever find understanding, and we need to seek Peace in the Storm, instead?”

Some times we may reach a place of understanding, in some measure, but in other times, we may not. But in order to find that peace, do we still have a need to deal with our anger, in a more productive way, other than just let it burn itself out, or try to bury it? Will we try to hear what Our Lord God’s path is?

When all is said and done, can we, and will we, seek Our Lord God, in all circumstances?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.