Strength to Overcome

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1 Peter 5:6-11

..."Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. 

Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen."...

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The Dangers of Self-righteousness

-P-40E Warhawk

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"Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves."

-Charles Haddon Spurgeon

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Luke 18:9-14

..."And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: 

‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 

‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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Praise the LORD!

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Tale of Two Artists

 -P-47D,1/48 scale, by Glenn; tole painted stool, by Jill; ~50 yrs ago

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"Marriage isn’t just about falling in love.

It’s about staying in love when life gets heavy.

It’s choosing the same person after long workdays, 

unpaid bill, misunderstandings, and moments 

when both of you are exhausted.

Real marriage is built in the ordinary days, 

not the perfect ones."

-Almost Said

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We must recognize God in Government

"Without God, there could be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life. 

"Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first—the most basic—expression of Americanism. 

"Thus the Founding Fathers saw it, and thus, with God’s help, it will continue to be."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Keep Calm and Carry On in Your Car"

 -Yellowstone FB

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Beautiful animals, but 

respect their comfort zone, 

and your safety:

Stay in Your Car!

The signs are posted everywhere in Yellowstone and yet people choose poorly.

There are signs for us also:

2 Samuel 22:31-34

...“As for God, His way is blameless;

The word of the Lord is tested;

He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

“For who is God, besides the Lord?

And who is a rock, besides our God?

 

“God is my strong fortress;

And He sets the blameless in His way.

“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,

And sets me on my high places."...

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Far Beneath the Bitter Snow...

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"The Rose”

Some say, "Love. It is a river

That drowns the tender reed"

Some say, "Love. It is a razor

That leaves your soul to bleed"

Some say, "Love. It is a hunger

An endless aching need"

I say, "Love. It is a flower

And you its only seed"

It's the heart afraid of breaking

That never learns to dance

It's the dream afraid of waking

That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken

Who cannot seem to give

And the soul afraid of dyin'

That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely

And the road has been too long

And you think that love is only

For the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter

Far beneath the bitter snow

Lies the seed that with the sun's love

In the spring becomes the rose.

-Amanda McBroom

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Good Ol' Ben

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Another year to live for the LORD and Glorify His Holy Name!

-Charles Schulz

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