Divine Possibilites

I've been doing some soul searching - something everyone should do on a regular basis, I've determined. I found something of such power, I have to share it.
This is from Streams in the Desert by Charles E. Cowman

"Nothing shall be impossible unto you" (Matt.
17:20).

It is possible, for those who really are willing
to reckon on the power of the Lord for keeping
and victory, to lead a life in which His promises
are taken as they stand and are found to be true.


It is possible to cast all our care upon Him
daily and to enjoy deep peace in doing it.

It is possible to have the thoughts and
imaginations of our hearts purified, in the
deepest meaning of the word.

It is possible to see the will of God in
everything, and to receive it, not with sighing,
but with singing.

It is possible by taking complete refuge in
Divine power to become strong through and
through; and, where previously our greatest
weakness lay, to find that things which formerly
upset all our resolves to be patient, or pure, or
humble, furnish today an opportunity--through Him
who loved us, and works in us an agreement with
His will and a blessed sense of His presence and
His power--to make sin powerless over us.

These things are DIVINE POSSIBILITIES, and
because they are His work, the true experience of
them will always cause us to bow lower at His
feet and to learn to thirst and long for more.

We cannot possibly be satisfied with anything
less--each day, each hour, each moment, in
Christ, through the power of the Holy
Spirit--than to WALK WITH GOD. --H. C. G. Moule

We may have as much of God as we will. Christ
puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our
hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man
is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank, and
told to help himself, and comes out with one
cent, whose fault is it that he is poor? Whose
fault is it that Christian people generally have
such scanty portions of the free riches of God?
--McLaren.

I love it when God uses something to drive a point home, unlooked for by me of course. It's some of these words that capture my attention:
KEEP. I know God keeps me from falling into utter ruin apart from His eternal presence. Knowing, and experiencing it to it's fullness is the point here.

He can purify the thoughts and intents of my heart. selah. (that means pause and deeply consider). He wants to purify my intentions, not just understand them and give me what's better for me. wow.

To experience the fullness of God. A desire I keep forgetting to ask for and to have my hands open fully to receive. He has such great things for me, and I don't remember to ask and expect.

Soul seaching can be painful. But it surely yields much fruit!

Summer Fun

WOW. I can't believe it's already August. What does happen to the time? Well, I can't account for yours, but I will try to account for some of mine.

First off: school ended. whew! Third grade was full of changes, challenges, and choices. Faith will be attending a new sister/school to her current location. I'm excited for the change - mostly because she is excited. Mind you, we are a family that plods reluctantly to change, and then decides afterward rather hesitantly that it was a really good idea after all. So, to hear her shout joyfully when we got the acceptance call was quite a pleasant surprise to me.

Secondly: Faith had her tonsils out. That was major stuff! She did great through it all - a real trooper! She survived on a small vanilla creme "frappaccino" a day for about 10 days, lost about 7 pounds, and gave her body the shock of it's young life when it discovered uninterrupted sleep for the first time in years. It is lovely to see the dark circles under her eyes disappear, her vitality increase, and her moods level out. She really is feeling better.

Thirdly: 2, count 'em 2, trips to vacation at the beach. Sheer heaven! We had a great time in the surf, in the sand, in the trailer. We played, we prayed, we s'mored, we rode bicycles into town for a Starbuck's run. We had a lovely time. I'm looking forward to our summer finale - a last week at the beach the end of August. God is amazing to create such a lovely atmosphere for us to consider His glory, His creativity, His desire to bless His kids with something just to behold and appreciate. Gotta love that God of ours - He just gives and gives.

Lastly: I got to go to a concert with my sweetheart and my friend. How can you not love a night with MercyMe??? It was amazing. The opening band was really good: Tenth Avenue North. You should check them out. David Crowder Band puts on a very energetic show. Then: the marvelous, true worship of our Savior in the wonderful sounds from MercyMe. Poor Bart had pneumonia, and still opened the show in perfect pitch and A'Capella sweetness. He just draws you into heartfelt worship. An experience I wouldn't hesitate to repeat, ever!

That's about the updates for now. Summer still marches on, and it's time to start thinking about getting ready for school. Shopping. hmmmmm....that could be fun!