Joyce Cooper

 For in him we live, and move, and have our being!  Acts 17:28 "Believers cannot tell GOD anything that He doesn't already know, Jesus has been aware all along.  We find relief in talking to Someone who knows us and our situations fully. It is a comfort to know that God's  "timed" responses arise not from information that we pray for but from His perfect knowledge or our circumstances.  Jesus (God) knows all conditions---past, present, future- that bear on our well-being. Jesus knows our thoughts, our intentions, our desires; He is intimately acquainted with all our ways. He also knows the anguish of our heart, the strain of continual frustration,  the enemies inside and outside that war against of soul. SO, can we as believers, presume to "predict" the time and terms of our deliverance from trials or adversity?? Can believers say our ways are better to more likely to develop our souls??  Do it "our" way? NO, believers cannot "teach" GOD anything. Jesus alone knows the way to bring us to glory.  Out of all possible paths,  He has chosen the best----the route most adapted to who we are and what He has in store for us." The Darkness of this world will continue, but the light will continually cut through the darkness -----leading our souls to victory in Jesus. Amen  

ABRAHAM AND LOT............. BOTH MEN OF FAITH Abraham by faith had to make a difficult decision (Genesis 13:5-)Should he and his household live and stay in the tents or go to a permanent place............like Sodom and Gomorrah?? His decision was made for him though (as the Lord willed) his nephew Lot...... wanted to go a different way. In their parting, we find a contrast between these two saints in their motives and actions, a contrast which serves as a warning for those who think that God blesses those who look out for themselves at the expense of others. I read these verses and laughed, for God works in strange and sometimes humorous ways to accomplish His will! One way or the other God’s will is going to be done. It could have been done by Abram in Ur, but it was not."God providentially brought an irritation and competition between Abram and Lot which forced separation to occur. Sooner or later, God’s purposes will come to pass. If we do not see the need for obedience, God will create one. You can count on it."And everyone knows.................THE REST OF THE STORY! view less  

JESUS: THE CORNERSTONE OF LIFE "Something of great importance on which everything else depends:" "Once in place, the rest of the building would conform to the angles and size of the cornerstone. In addition, if removed, the entire structure could collapse" 1. The "cornerstone of life" - ( "Holy Spirit") of Jesus IS the highest form of education that can be obtained in life. 2. He IS everything that has been built and will be built. 3. Jesus is called the “Word” because the Father’s testimony came through His lips. When the Father wants to say something, He speaks through Jesus. Many people do not realize that the Father rarely speaks in the Bible and when He does, He speaks through Jesus, to Jesus, or to exalt Jesus." 4. The Cornerstone of Life (The Word) is something of great importance that EVERYTHING else in this life and world depends on!! 5. Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.  

CHOREOGRAPHER A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance. Life's .....................a Dance in all respects for me!  My GOD in simple "terms"......choreographed my life unbeknownst to me! He set my steps and moves for a performance of a lifetime.............dancing with. ....Jesus! (The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in HIS way. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death....... ) Psalm 37:23 I believe!!  I Hope You Dance! "I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance" "Lee Ann Womack"

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.!  For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other so that you are not to do whatever you want.  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.  Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. The WORKS of the flesh are:  obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness (lustful, indecent) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, (conflicts) emulations (efforts to match or surpass someone's achievement, competition ), wrath, strife, seditions, heresies and the like............................. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God!!  (Galatians 5).