PROVISIONS

Every morning, when I walk down the hall, I am reminded of how grateful I am to David for all he did for me and the provisions he left me. He made it possible for me to live in a home that was secure and comfortable and I am able to take care of myself with help from my friends and church body. He was a very wise man with his investments.
I am reminded too, of the provisions that our Great God has made for us too. God makes it possible for us to live in our own home, safe and secure, if we trust in Him! He provides these earthly “angels” to help us, and He is a friend that is closer than a brother.
This God of ours is very wise with His investments if we trust Him!
Becky

FOOD LION

When we first moved to Beaufort, David shopped at Food Lion, because he knew where everything was and he was familiar with the store. I didn’t care for the store then, even though it was closer to home, because I had grown up with Publix, so I would drive all the way over to Ladies Island to do my shopping for my groceries. I knew where everything was and was familiar with the store!
It’s the same way with God’s word, when you grow up with something and are familiar with it, you feel comfortable using it, and if you have used God’s word as a child, then when you are an adult, it will just fall into place for you!
You won’t have to shop around for “cheaper” varieties or better sounding slogans. Gods word will stand the test of time!
Whether Food Lion; Bi Lo or Publix.....or even in church, God’s word can be sacked up to use anywhere!
Becky

COTTON BALLS

When I drove back to Aiken over the holidays, I decided to drive through the Savannah River Site, which I don’t usually do when I’m driving by myself. I passed a large field which had been planted in cotton, and the tops were snow white and so pretty.The further along I drove, though, I noticed that workers were picking the farmer’s cotton and all the stalks had been left looking like skinny little brown sticks!
Sometimes, as Christians, we can have this appearance too!
We can look pretty good on the outside, at first, until satan comes along and starts picking away at us, and before we know it, we look like sticks! He strips us of our character and our self worth...... Our dignity and our honesty......Satan knows a good thing when he sees it, and he has been in the business of ruining a good thing since the beginning of time!
Our Master Planter can plant in us a new life and never worry about satan devouring his crop. That is an eternal feed plan that I can life with!
There was a song a long time ago that went something like this:
“Oh when those cotton balls get rotten, you can’t pick very much cotton....Oh, cotton fields back home!”
When we get rotten too, you can’t pick very much good from out of us either, but Jesus Christ took care of that for us when He died on that cross and offered us Salvation and a chance to have our own fields back in our Eternal Home with Him one day!
I can live with that kind of cotton. How about you?
Becky

I'M READY

As a little girl when I went out to Grandmother’s house, we would always read the Bible early in the morning’s as we sat on her porch.
.......Without fail! It was understood, that I knew Jesus Christ as my Savior, so the key scripture that she would impress on my mind was John 14.
I had such a vivid image in my mind of Jesus going to prepare a place for me, and that He would come again and take me Home to be with Him, because He wanted me to be with Him! I had no difficulty with that concept at all!
So, now that I am seeing all the signs around me making way for the end times, it makes perfect sense for this to occur. We don’t know when He is coming back....only God knows that, but we can be on the alert for the changing seasons! Prophecy foretold of apathy being part of the latter days, and there is so much apathy going on in the world today; prophecy spoke that our churches would come together and seemingly accept everything as one belief; Prophecy foretold that Israel would be persecuted by the Islamic peoples. There is a bigger upheaval against the nation of Israel by the Islamic terrorists today, than ever before.
All the prophecies are being fulfilled before our very eyes, folks. So, that’s why I am so glad I was given John 14, those many years ago. It made sense to me at the age of five and it makes sense to me at almost sixty five too!
That’s why the word of God never changes and never will.
That’s also why when everyone gets so upset with all this that is going on, I just smile and know that my God wins in the end!
I know what’s next on the time table and I’m ready!
Becky

PROPER TEA

When you went to have tea with May, she always had to steep it properly. None of this slipping the tea bag in a cup of luke warm water...No sir! You took a tea kettle and let it come to a full rolling boil, and let it whistle away. Then place some tea leaves in a tea comforter and let it steep with a lid over it. I don't like mine too dark, but that didn't matter to May.
Sometimes, when God wants to enjoy us, He has to steep us in the darker, hot waters of life too. That way, we will soak in the essence of a more godly person. He may leave us in the bitterness of pain for longer than we would like, but He knows what we can stand, and knows the lessons we need to learn.
When He's sure we have drawn all the aroma out of the creator that we need, He will remove us from and allow us to be enjoyed as the choice morsal He created us to be!
Becky

WHISTLING TEA KETTLE

Grandmother’s perfect wedding present was a whistling tea kettle. She said it not only called you to the table, but it reminded you to make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Boy could she ever make her tea kettle sing too.
We are to sing praises to our Lord above, so if the rocks can cry out, I don’t see why a tea kettle can’t sing too!
Becky

THE HEATER

When I was a little girl, I didn't have a hair dryer, so instead I used the floor vents to dry my hair. I would lie down on the floor and let the heat dry my hair. The close r I got to the heat source, the warmer I woulld get It was great on a cold day too!
It's the same way when we grow up in the Lord too. If you want to radiate His love, you have to get close to the source of His love and compassion.
Get to know who Jesus is and the love He radiates and it will warm you all over!
You won't need a floor vent, but you can lie down on the floor and ead about Him if you want!
Becky

EDISTO

I’m often asked why I keep going over to Edisto so often. It’s kind of hard for me to explain to folks that this is when I get my spiritual re-nourishment. I can set foot on the front porch and talk to .God. I get to watch His creation of the ocean as its beauty comes in to full force each morning. He ministers to my soul over here, when the sun sets, because they are some of the most glorious on the face of the earth! God tends to outdo Himself when I am over here, and I think He gets pleasure out of doing it too. This God of ours is one fantastic God, folks! He feeds me with His word, and then to just entice me a little more, He gives me a gorgeous sunset filled with an evening of twinkling starry hosts.
I figure that if this God of ours could make a donkey talk and could make the rocks cry out, He could create this lovely panorama for little ‘ole me too!
There aren’t any rocks crying out over here at Edisto, and I haven’t seen any donkeys talking lately, but you should see what He can do with a sunset!
Becky

CHEVY MALIBU

When I went off to teach school, Daddy bought me a Chevy Malibu, but stressed the fact that I needed to take special care in its upkeep. He made sure I knew how to change the oil, and get check ups when they were due!
One of the main things I remember him stressing, was that my tires needed to be in alignment. If they weren't, I wouldn't have a good ride, and they would be ruined. Three tires could be straight, but if one was out of alignment, the whole car would be messed up in its direction!
He stressed the importance of keeping all of them aligned and straight.
As children of the Living God, it is important for us to be in alignment with God's word too....all the time!
If one part of the body, goes off in another direction, the entire body can be steered in the wrong direction. It's important to re-align the body as quickly as possible back to God's word, so no damage is done to the image of God.
When we are out of alignment, God is not in it!
Just don't ask me about changing the oil in my car or throwing a rod!
Becky

SPIDERWEBS

When I go downstairs, there are spider webs that have formed on the frame at the bottom of the stairwell. I will sweep them away, and the next morning they are right back in abundance! I just can't seem to get rid of those spider webs!
Sin is a lot like those spider webs too.
We can try to sweep it away on our own, but it will keep coming back. The only way we can get rid of it permanently, is by living a godly life, and we have to have Jesus in our lives to do that! He will remove those sins from your life and remember them no more!
Becky

OUT OF SIGHT

I placed all my Spring and Summer clothes in a storage box when the season was over, and put it beside my bed. I have not given them another thought since then. “Out of sight; out of mind” so to speak......
The word of God is like that too!
If we put it away when a season is over, and don’t give it another thought, it too, will be “out of sight, and out of mind.”
Let’s do some eternal Spring cleaning,okay?
Becky

Coming Together

Coming Together will be a tough time for many new Mom's, but through the strength of Christ we can do all things......even this!
Becky