There a lot of things I regret in my life.
Things I did that I shouldn't have done.
Things I said that I shouldn't have said.
Things I didn't do that I should have done.
Things I should have said and didn't.
Even a frown when I should have smiled,
or laughed when I should have condemned.
I am so thankful that "He (God) has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities." (verse 10)
I deserve hell. That's all there is to it. I don't deserve forgiveness, or a second chance.
"For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is His mercy toward those Who fear Him.
"As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed out transgressions from us."
God's forgiveness is great. So great that He never even thinks of them again.
Jeremiah 31:34 "...For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
Now if only I could forget... and even more importantly, that others would.
Judy
All Scripture taken from the New King James Version.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
4th of July
We don't normally associate the 4th of July with something sad like a funeral. But we spent July 3rd at the most patriotic funeral I have ever seen. A man who was a veteran of WWII, though he never left state side, he trained hundreds of young Navy pilots to serve our country. The whole Legion group was there. Twenty-one gun salute. Flags. Taps. The Navy officers saluted the casket before they folded the flag to give to Grandma. All the flowers were red, white, and blue.
He married Dallas' Grandma... two months after Dallas' brother and sister-in-law married... two months before we were married. {How many people can say they got married the same year as their grandparents?!} Grandma had been a widow for 20 years. Now after nearly 17 years, she is widowed again. They were very in love. They were full-time companions. They were so good to each other. Now Grandma Alice is alone again.
He married Dallas' Grandma... two months after Dallas' brother and sister-in-law married... two months before we were married. {How many people can say they got married the same year as their grandparents?!} Grandma had been a widow for 20 years. Now after nearly 17 years, she is widowed again. They were very in love. They were full-time companions. They were so good to each other. Now Grandma Alice is alone again.
"Grandpa" John Ole Evans
September 9, 1920 - June29, 2012
Today we rest before our church 4th of July celebration.
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