Observations of Life and Scripture

At times, life really seems to be challenging, overwhelming, and sometimes just plain devastating, as unimaginable events come along and threaten to shatter the dreams we have worked so hard toward. It becomes harder to trust God, especially when many such powerful, negative events happen all at once. One might start to doubt and wonder if the prosperity and blessings promised in the Bible will ever come.

I think of Joseph and how his brothers threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery. Later, he was thrown into prison, after having been maliciously (and falsely) accused of something he didn’t do. Things must have looked terrible at that point and like they might never get any better. But God surely prospered Joseph, just as His word promises. Joseph later lived in the palace and became the second in command of all Egypt!

God didn’t promise a trouble-free life -- it's fallen world. Yet I have seen God prosper His servants even throughout their times of trouble. Isa 43:2 says: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.”

I have noticed that, in the long term, the evils that God has allowed in my life never harm or affect God’s purposes for me and my life. Down the road, the evil that had looked so terrible at the time, turned out not to appreciably affect what God meant for me to do in my life. So, looking back, it didn’t even matter that the horrible events had occurred at all. They had been brought to nothing (by God of course!). Conversely, I have also noticed that whenever it was important for a certain good thing to happen in my life, God made it happen, and nothing could stop Him from bringing it to pass!!! :D


P.S. And just so everyone knows, one of my dreams is to prosper mightily, not so I can blow a fortune on myself, but so that I can use the resources to do great things for God and His kingdom! ^_^

Veterans' Day / Remembrance Day

You may have to turn up the volume for this new song. It starts out so softly! If it quits on you, just wait a bit -- it will pick up again and play some more (or you can push the play button at the bottom of the blog to give it a hint that it needs to download some more of the song, lol). The song is the anthem from Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon game and is composed by Bill Brown. It seemed a really good choice for Veterans'/Remembrance Day.

I am so grateful for the sacrifices that our soldiers have made -- time spent away from families, injuries, even the giving of their very lives. Sacrifices made so that we might live in freedom, and that others in foreign lands would be free from tyranny, and also to keep us safe from terrorists. Let us remember our veterans and pray especially for our active duty troops, who continue to make these sacrifices daily!!!

Please note, the Canadian flag is not beneath the US flag for any reason. There just isn’t enough room for placing them side by side. :)