Tammie, Churchgal may be more familiar with the teams being Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee Vols 😉 Tammie- my hubby has been a cowboys fan for a long time, especially when Jason Witten was playing as he is from our hometown and his brother coached our son in high school! I was born in Chicago so that typically makes me a Bears fan by default, but right now I am boycotting after they traded Trubisky :mdrmdr: We are really following college these days, more heart in it.......and Yohanan that was painful....lol I prefer to remember the Alabama game as opposed to this last game, have always liked Georgia- they're tough, and UT didn't bring it that game for sure- need to really work on defense! Tammie- you are right, there's often a lot of game left at 2min, and I like your references to armor and the Word being our defense! I think Michael and Gabriel can run for the short pass and then everyone is surprised by the quarterback sneak into the endzone!! :yahoo: :mdrmdr: Yohanan- in all seriousness now, I feel and understand your sense of unworthiness and gratitude to sweep heavens floors. I too have often struggled with forgiving myself and shame/regrets over things in the past. I truly believe that the enemy is the one that keeps reminding us of that and trying to re-convict us for things that the Lord doesn't even remember. It is finished. He is a loving father. While He isn't opposed to correcting us because He loves us, He doesn't wish to bring us wrath and punishment. He is the Father in the story of the prodigal son, just so happy and joyful when we go to Him in humility and belief. Think of the thief on the cross also, he is suffering his death punishment and then with his belief in Jesus- that same Father gave him salvation and hope in his comforting comments that today the thief would be with Him in paradise. The Lord is preparing to judge the inhabitants of this earth, but that is not for us, His children. We are going Home. :heart: Churchgal, you are a very good sport with your reply to the Dawgs/Vols game. It was a sweet one for us because the Vols have made our lives miserable at times. The Vols have a bright future if we are still here. So much of life is measured by performance and when I consider how long I've been a Christian (more than 50 years) and how poorly I have performed as one it's hard to see things through God's eyes. I know His love for me is not based on my performance but by His grace and mercy and the work Jesus did on the cross but that is hard to accept. Perhaps I will have a surprise at the Bema Seat instead of facing the disappointment that I currently anticipate. I do look forward to that moment passing as quickly as possible! :yes: But I am looking forward to eternity in His presence even if I am simply a floor sweeper. What more could I possibly want? The cloaks of not being well known and being totally average in every way has also made me feel I have not not done much or enough for the Lord! But if the widow woman is remembered for her two mites, then we all stand a chance! Indeed unspoken and unseen obedience, servitude and acts of love God will judge on a curve! Most of our names will not be remembered by men and our service unseen, God sees and remembers! Even in my many failings, if my heart was found upright before the Lord, that's all that matters! Smaller rewards, but rewards none the less! TR TR, God hears your cries to Him! He knows your love for Him and how much you desire to be with Him. I cannot wait to see how He embraces you in that first meeting. It will be something to behold! I will cry tears of joy at that sight and seeing your greatest desire being fulfilled. Thanks for those words! Which could easily apply to us all! It will be a shared joy, unspoken after 10,000 yrs, but still keenly felt! TR Yohanan, I tried to post yesterday and it jumped ship. But, in a nut shell, you can’t be a floor sweeper, no dust or dirt in our heavenly abode. You can, however, join me as David said, I’d rather be a door keeper in the house of the Lord …. So that is a great occupation I’m looking forward too. I like meeting people :good: I shared a few other thoughts about the wonderful peace, joy, love, and righteousness that will surround and how that is totally beyond our ability to understand… but you all get it, so moving on. A Beulah land greeter! Awesome! Whatever positions we will be placed in will be perfect! TR you can’t be a floor sweeper, no dust or dirt in our heavenly abode. LOL! So true! Whatever positions we will be placed in will be perfect! Exactly! Thank you for the encouragement! “Love is arguing with all the noise of your own judging of yourself and verifying all your humanity is already under His huge light.”
The door is opening and we are going home, endure to the end for the crown if righteousness awaits us …. :yahoo:
― Tahni Cullen, Josiah's Fire: Autism Stole His Words, God Gave Him a Voice
