Temple Reconstruction

I usually keep from posting on weekends...no specific reason, just a choice I made a few months back. But since this is your 7 month Heavenly b'day weekend, and I because I just got an amazing Grief Share email in my inbox I'm gonna share a little...

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The Sovereignty of God
Day 203

One who is sovereign has supreme power, authority, and excellence over all. Name a person on this earth who could possibly fit the above description. (ummmmmm...no one!)

God alone is sovereign. Root yourself in this truth.

"The most singular important truth I've ever learned is what my God is like, and that is what holds me," says Kay Arthur, whose husband took his life. "My God is sovereign. He rules over all. When God gets ready to move, no one can stop Him from moving. And no one can say unto Him, 'What doest thou?' because what He does is perfect. It doesn't look perfect, but He's over all and there are no accidents. So when my husband died, the truth that held me together was the sovereignty of God."

In Daniel 4, God casts King Nebuchadnezzar out of a position of wealth and authority because the king attributed the greatness of his kingdom to his own power. When the king finally realized and acknowledged that God alone is sovereign, God restored him to the throne, and Nebuchadnezzar's life became even better than it was before.

At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: 'What have you done?' . . . Everything he does is right and all his ways are just." (Daniel 4:34-35, 37)

God, Your ways are just and right. I do not understand it, but I must believe it. Amen.

In today's world we are more preoccupied with solving our problems than with finding God. We've got things backwards. Instead of using God to solve our problems, we need to use our problems to find God. (Finding God, Larry Crabb)

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The one thing I've been able to depend on over the last seven months is the fact that when I'm God-focused / Kingdom-focused / drenched in the TRUTH of His Word, I have peace of mind! When I dwell on my circumstances, I'm a mess.

Problem is - it takes a lot of discipline to stay focused. That's so hard to do when things are going great, and much more so in the midst of grief. It's as if the more focused I am, the more hits keep on coming. BUT, that's no excuse. I know this! So now it's time to see things from your perspective...just like I would if you were still here with us. Time for a real temple-reconstruction. Inside & out! JUST LIKE YOU'D WANT:).

Ok...I know this ended up a little longer than expected - but I just had to get it out there to end off this weekend on a good note.

Goodnight honey. 1434