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"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and
spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12 NIV)

This isn't supposed to be easy. No one said that living our
ives for Christ was going to be a simple task. It takes
blood, sweat and tears to win a war and we are at war.
Satan is on to us and he lies in wait, ready to strike
when he senses us starting to fall. When it hurts, we
need to take a deep breath, call on Christ to get us
through and persevere to the next moment.

God will use whatever we have available for his glory. If
what we have is sickness and pain; He'll use it to shine
through us. He may shine mercy and compassion; He may shine
endurance and strength. We need to stand strong so that
God can shine through us, through our pain and through our
suffering. We are to be beacons of light; a light that
shines back to Jesus.

Sometimes He'll call on us to make tough calls; difficult
choices in a world known for taking the easy way out. God
can and will use us to show the world what He can do. We
just have to be strong enough to let Him. He may put people
in our path that need to see how we act and react to the
hand we've been dealt. God may choose to use us as He did
Job; as an example of faith. We should always speak and act
as though we are on trial.

God, use me. I am here and I am Yours. Take whatever I have
and use it to show the world who You are. I pray that I am
strong enough to show the world Who You are through my pain.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marisa Gary lives in Ormond Beach, Florida
with her husband Robert, three children and Annie the Dog.
Marisa wasdiagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2004 at the age of
32 after spending 20 years with symptoms. Read her blog at
www.marisagary. com.

Parenting

Let no Christian parents fall into the delusion that Sunday School is intended to ease them of their personal duties. The first and most natural condition of things is for Christian parents to train up their own children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The Spurgeon Archive

As I was reading this morning in Colossians the first chapter, I was struck with the verse....the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven.....

Do you sometimes start a project only to find later that you are not as excited about it as you were when you started?? I as many of you know have been on a weight loss journey now for a great while.  When I started I was so excited, writing down everything I ate, exercised daily..etc

Now, after so long a time, I am not using a food journel or exercising much.  Why is this?? I forgot about the hope in me....Jesus....who can do and will sanctify me.  Why don't I "hook on" to the power of Jesus?  Maybe the old sin nature and it is easier to "do it myself" like my great niece who is almost 3 says....

We do not...I do not tap into the power that is mine in Christ Jesus.   Like a rat under the master's table I am content with the "crumbs"......

Are you content with the crumbs????????????

Laminin

Glurge:   Narrative marvels at the cross-like shape of the laminin molecule.

Example:   [Collected via e-mail, May 2008]

Origins:   The New Testament's book of Colossians (one of the thirteen epistles traditionally attributed to Paul, this one addressed to Christians in the city Colossae) reads as follows (in verses 1:12-20 of the King James Version):

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in

light:

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

It is not uncommon for sermons and other Christian devotional/inspirational writings to cite this passage in comparison with some scientific concept: Just as gravity or atoms or molecules are the "glue" that holds the physical world together, so God or Jesus is the force that binds the spiritual world. The example involving laminin glycoprotein cited above is one example of this form, with the addition of a graphic meant to illustrate how God's design is evident (in the shape of a cross) in the molecular structure of laminin — what literally holds us together (in a biological sense) was clearly created by He who spiritually holds us together. This particular example is based on the work of Christian pastor/evangelist Louie Giglio, as seen in the following video clip:

Discussions about whether or not nature evinces signs of a purposeful (Christian) creator are theological/scientific debates that can (and do) fill volumes, so we'll just note a few items to consider:

• The structure of laminin antedates by many thousands of years traditional Christian accounts of the life of Jesus.
• A cross-like shape is a very simple structure that is commonly found in elements created naturally or accidentally.
• It is uncertain whether the form of the original crucifixion device was a stake, a T-shape, or the familiar cross of modern Christian iconography.
• One could find the shape of laminin to be reminiscent of a variety of common symbols aside from the cross. Some viewers say it reminds them more of a caduceus:

 

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  And when the illustration is returned to its original orientation, many liken it to the appearance of a sword:
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• Perhaps most important, molecular diagrams like the one used here are generally intended to represent those structures in ways that make them easy for humans to conceptualize and work with, not to be exact reproductions of the molecules' actual visual appearances.

  as posted on snopes.com

This just might get you all through this Monday........