> Testimonies / Prayer Requests / Fellowship
So what's God been up to in your life lately?
grapehound:
Don't laugh!
I remembered that Jeremiah is the 'weeping prophet' because I once grew a Weeping Fig and we called it 'Jerry'! ::);D
Deborah-Leigh:
What a happy answer Grape! Would that we could all have the joy of finding the answers to our questions on a wave of joy and laughter!!!
You know I offered that I didn’t want to be like that chap who the last thing he saw before his eyes were gorged out, was his sons being murdered and then he went to jail where he died. Well I was at that time, seeing this LITERALY. Ohhhh the PAIN…BUT that story is not LITERAL for US because death is followed by Judgment and Judgment is our salvation from blindness, sorrow and death!! 8) ;D
....that fig tree is getting in the way....b..bb bhaha ha. ;D :) 8)..I also knew a fig tree Grape :D ;D....my story is not so funny...scary maybe, but not funny :D :)...so I'll keep it.... :D :)
Our Lord blesses to us all things for our admonition…and JOY... 8) :)
8) :) ;D…no death or destruction is permanent! 8) Real it is yes... :o :'(...but not permanent!! 8) ;D 8)
I feel like a kid being bounced on the knee of my Father! Giggle... giggle... :D ;D :) 8)
Blessings
Arc
Phil3:10:
Arcturus,
Your theological expertise continues to amaze me and this thread is indeed my blessing for today. I do so very often feel the way you felt about the cop in your opening post. There are so many people in my life who cause me direct pain and with whom I have little patience. However, now I will begin praying more for them and trying to be more loving and kind. I do pray that GOD will open my spiritual eyes and that I can become more like HIM every day.
Thank you GOD for this forum and for all who contribute so very much. Why would I ever need a church with the love and truth spoken here?
Phil3:10
grapehound:
Hey Arc,
Y'know the real funny thing about that fig? The joy everyone got from him!
Everyone that came through the patio and into the back lounge used to say to him,
"Cheer up Jerry!". I mean everyone!
He had a dirt sticker with his name on it!
When there was a barbecue, folks going in and out would say,
" Ahh! Cheer up Jerry!"
Sadly, Jerry came to a sticky end.
My Mom in Law popped him out in the potting shed one night, during Christmas vacation. She thoughtfully cleaned up the place, for our return.
New Year's Eve, I noticed he'd gone.
We rang Mom to ask where he was.
"Oh, sorry, I popped him in the shed." she said.
"In the #@*#%#!! shed? !!", I gasped, "He's sub-tropical!"
It was the coldest English December for 25 years.
The deceased Jerry sat, black and limp in the corner of the frosted shed.
We even buried him!
My neighbour was a gas. He was an older man with a very dry sense of humour.
"Serves him right for being so bloody miserable." !!
Poor Jeremiah. A fig above figs. Sadly missed. :'(
Deborah-Leigh:
MOTHER IN LAWS :o :o.....OHHHHH okay ;D...re-direct!! :)
I had two chances. :D The first one I really blew it! >:( :) She...my mother-in-law, was Italian and after three years in Rome AFTER I learned the language then the wheels came off. :o You see...if only I could learn to shut up!!... ;D :) Well, my mother-in-law told me that any child of her son's was FIRST HER'S and only THEN mine!!!....I never saw her again after that statement! My husband was shot....not by me...but shot in a most tragic incident....we did not have any children together.
My present mother-in-law....why oh why do they call then IN-Laws ;D :)....it should be OUT-LAW :D....no seriously 8)....how I anguished spiritually over the fact that I could not change what God has written! I TRIED. Oh how I TRIED.... :)...I had to repent...and I am so grateful that God explained a few things about mothers and daughters. Now Kat, this is not for your eyes dear sister...you have an exquisite relationship with your daughter as I believe I had to and with my mother...but...when things get beyond our better desires for harmony...then I turned to the Scriptures as caused by God to turn me to seek His Council over the difficulties I have experienced.
AFTER I was blessed to give up and accept the challenges regarding instant family by marriage :o :D...like instant salvation by a ten second sinners prayer :o ;D :D......THEN I saw the light and peace followed. :) 8)
Now I am educating my son that no matter who he brings home to marry........HE'S got to love her!....Oh...and I will not be open to him bringing anything of the sort of complaint or murmering or bad news about her as this is not okay....God says LOVE your Wife...Honour her...meaning for me...don't talk bad about her to anyone!.... ;D
1Pe 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Regarding that dear sweet Jerry fig tree :'( :'(....well...perhaps I'll exchange notes with you regarding what happened to the fig tree in my life. :) Suffice to say...it was struck by lightening.... :o ;D :) split right down the middle....it wasn't our fig tree either....It was in the neighbors yard.... My mother-in-law knew what I'd said to the fig tree... :o :o....she was with me as we went for a walk and I explained to her a few things at that time...She scoffed my story about how Jesus cursed the fig tree......God works in mysterious ways! :o ;D :)......Well...that's the effect mother-in-laws have on fig trees when they go for a walk with the daugher in-law... :) :D :)
Blessings
Arc
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version