Sane, Simple, Sacred: I Have Plans..."If the Lord Wills"

I Have Plans..."If the Lord Wills"

I have plans for today. They include: using a Michael's 40% off coupon to purchase earring fittings, menu planning, sewing on a blouse button before retiring it for the season, walking for 30 minutes, reading 3 chapters in Three Cups of Tea, and writing a few notes to friends and family.

The sky is clear, but it is still cool. I chose to wear this warm, woolly jacket. Keeping warm is a priority with me these days (and I'm too frugal to turn on the furnace full-time just yet...).

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."... Instead you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live, and do this or that." (James 4:13-17)

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BrendaOctober 5, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Looks like you are having fun dressing your nice and trim body. You worked hard and look great.
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EileenOctober 5, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Sounds like a nice day!
And cute outfit! 'Love it!

Beautiful quote! I'm going to try to rise each morning with it!
All the best,
Eileen
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DianaOctober 5, 2009 at 10:38 AM
I love this Rebecca because I never say anymore that we are going to do this or that. I always say God willing we will do this and that! I learned this lesson a while ago! Very Nice!
Oh I too didn't want to turn on the furnace yet but it was 36 degrees here this morning. Yikes, I turned it on!
Your outfit was very nice Rebecca, it looks comfy, warm and stylish! I am wearing my old tee shirt, capris and fuzzy socks and slippers today. God willing I am staying in today and have begun cutting squares for Katies quilt! Have a happy Monday Rebecca!
Love Di
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JoanieOctober 5, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Yes and yes! If the Lord wills, I shall keep all my "dominoes in a row" and they won't fall down... Great message this morning!
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PatOctober 5, 2009 at 6:11 PM
It seems the older I get, the more I'm inclined to say..If the Lord wills.
Sounds like a good productive day you had planeed, and looking mighty fine at the same time!
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UnknownOctober 5, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Rebecca,
It used to bother me when people would say perfectly reasonable [even Godly] things and then add "If the Lord wills" but I have learned that my will must be His will and true joy can only be found in seeking His will for my life. Therefore, if the Lord wills I am leaving on Wednesday for a mission trip to the Dominican Republic for ten days. My ticket is purchased and I am packing my bags so, Lord Willing, I will talk to you in a couple of weeks. God Bless Meg
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DeniseOctober 5, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers my friend.
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

Dedicated to my sister-in-law, Beth--a TRUE home manager....

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. It stops us from taking anything for granted. It has also taught me alot about living in the immediate moment. I am somehow managing to live one day, one hour at a time." Madeleine L'Engle

FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

THE BLOGGER'S PRAYER Lord, help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me, dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.
Love, The Dust Bunny Hostage

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I Have Plans..."If the Lord Wills"

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