Ramblings (not neccesarily by Classic)

[Classicrambler]

There was absolutely no way the guest speaker could have known about a certain question I've been tumbling around in my head the last number of months, but he even used the exact wording I've used in praying about it, and looked straight at me when he said it. And not one of those glancing around the audience things either...it was one of those looks where you wonder if someone is reading your mind.

 

           



                

[SippinTea]

  

[Classicrambler]

 :grin: :grin: :grin:

Gotcha!

[SippinTea]

No ya didn't, Pal.

I've looked straight at you, but that sure 'nough doesn't mean I go all mushy. 

[Classicrambler]

No, but you haven't written any posts about me like the one up above. *ahem* 

[SippinTea]

Did you want me to? *cough*

[MelodyB]

[Classicrambler]

I didn't say that, I just said you never had. 

[SippinTea]

  Aaaaannnndddd....double the lightbulb that went on in my head this week. LOL

"Start reading between the lines of the denials, the delays, the fears, and the doubts, and find your yes. Someday you will probably look back over this part of your life and realize that while you were fretting, God was saying yes to your yearnings." (Taken from an article by Simeon Young Jr.--latest issue of the Pentecostal Herald)

[Amelia Bedelia]

interesting.... very interesting....   :grin:







:grin:

[SippinTea]

"Until the time came to fulfill his word, the Lord tested Joseph's character. Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door." Psalm 105:19-20 (NLT)

Hmmm...Ever thought about the fact that even good things must come at the right time? That the testing is part of the process? That being imprisoned may be within the borders of what His ultimate purposes are in your life? And that at the precise moment that God's word should be fulfilled, you'll be released from your prison?
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"Lock your gaze on God's plan for you. Plot your path with care, and don't let yourself be distracted by anything that would slow you down or hinder you from reaching the goal! Walk the path that is known for being free from quicksand, and don't allow yourself to be ensnared by evil."
--The SippinTea Paraphrase of Proverbs 4:25-27 *smile*

[SippinTea]

Who are You? ....Where are You? ....I want to know You.

Those silent whispers in my mind....do You consider them irreverent? I hope not—they're not intended that way. As long as I've known You, I still discover new things about You that are such big things I find myself wondering if I've ever known You at all.

But perhaps that's not so strange after all. There have been moments when someone I've known and loved for all of my life has revealed a new facet of themselves....and I've found myself thinking the same thoughts. Who are you? ....Where are you? ....I want to know you.

And then again, if You were such that my small mind could understand the whole scope of You, You wouldn't be much of a God.

[Classicrambler]

 And to prove that Sippin' Tea has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much time to spend online, she has just announced the debut of her new blog. Best of luck!

[SippinTea]

  That wasn't for public knowledge, Goofball!  I have a journal, too....does that mean I have too much time to write?  Silly guy.

And to prove that CR has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much time to spend online, he READS my new blog! 

[MelodyB]

Does that mean I spend too much time online too?

[Classicrambler]

And to prove that CR has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much time to spend online, he READS my new blog! 

Do not!

*library will be closing in 5 minutes...the lady just said so*

[SippinTea]

"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)

I've always thought of this verse in reference to doing good to our enemies. Of showing kindness in the face of rudeness, of giving a peaceful answer in the face of anger...those kinds of things. And I still think that is one valid interpretation of this verse. But can it be there is another side, too? Is it possible that this verse is talking about the evil in our own lives? And that by filling our lives with good, the evil is overcome? Just as pouring fresh water into a glass of tainted water will eventually cause the glass to be full of only fresh water, if I pour enough of God's goodness into my life then the evil will be overcome by good. We're constantly being bombarded by evil, we can't help the fact that it does infiltrate our lives just by living in this world, but in the things we have a choice in, we should be consciously choosing to fill our lives with good.

"Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." (Romans 12:9b)

[RainbowJingles]

Ummm... 

Do these two concepts match, ST?

...but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)

Perhaps you should  him and  him and and him and  and and him instead?

[SippinTea]

*ahem* You DO remember I'm related to him, right? LOL

Your visual description seems a wee bit.....mushy. 

[Classicrambler]

Ewwwwww. 

[SippinTea]

Precisely. LOL

I love you to death, CR, but not that way. 

So glad we're all agreed.

[RainbowJingles]

Yup.  I *do* know you're related.  Nothing like a good hug, squeeze, and peck on the cheek in public to make an errant cousin fall back in line.  lol

Hmmm...  Too embarrassed to be seen in public with him?
Maybe you should get someone else to do it *for* you.



OverCOME that evil, girl!

[SippinTea]

  Whatever. LOL

Actually, a cousin close in age is an extremely nice thing to have. When people don't know you're related, and there is someone you wish to avoid attention from.... all you have to do is walk into the room holding his arm, and smile up at him and bat your eyes, and everyone leaves you alone. LOL Quite convenient.

[RainbowJingles]

how...  ummm...  cute?

[Nerd]

Could be an advantage for him, too.

Girls can't leave a guy alone if they think he's unavailable...