“The LORD’S loving kindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions
never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is
my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” Lamentations 3:22-24
God promises the rainbow after the rain and robins after the snow. He
renews His loving kindness every morning. His promises are true. Great is His
faithfulness!
What about our faithfulness to the Lord? Even though we see the robins
that fly in on spring wings, we sometimes blame God for the winter. Though we
question God’s motives when a loved one dies, we must know that life here on
Earth happens. Why are we surprised when it does? Along with the thrill of
living in this world, comes the risk of dying at the end of our days. Why are
we surprised when it happens? Some days we will have ice that makes our travel dangerous,
snow that creates drifts to become lost in and sorry because we have had the privilege
of loving so much. Why are we surprised when Life happens? God has promised the
robin in the spring to all those who look to the sky instead of the hard stones
under our feet. And, He is faithful and compassionate. Blessed is the name of
the Lord. Let us pray:
“Father God, you are faithful and FULL of compassion, the source of all
the LOVE and COMPASSION there is. Forgive me when I pray for good things; take
pride in the blessings I have received; and then blame you when life happens. Today
I choose to live within your kingdom. Regardless of what happens today, I know you
will renew your love and kindness tomorrow. I love you Lord and I will choose
to see your robins and glorious eagles that
fly to our yard every spring, not the left-over piles of dirty snow or the mud
in the yard. I will recognize Life when it happens and not blame you because I’ve
lived a different day than I had planned, but will thank you for the privilege of
living in this beautiful world you have created. All these joys I share with
others, because your son, Jesus, shared His love with me. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you
mine.”
Copyright 2015 Doris Gaines Rapp
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Books by Doris
Gaines Rapp
Novelette:
News at Eleven (Glo Magazine Jan, Feb, March, and April 2015 – now
on newsstands and online at http://www.glo-mag.com/view-our-issues/
Novels:
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of
the Keepers (2nd in the trilogy – go to www.lengthofdays.net )
News at Eleven – A Novel (April 2015)
Length of Days – The Age of Silence (1st
in the trilogy)
Escape from the Belfry
Smoke from Distant Fires
Hiawassee – Child of the Meadow
Post-to-Phone Messages
Prayer
for Release of Anxiety
Non-Fiction:
Prayer Therapy of Jesus
Promote Yourself
Waiting for Jesus in a Can’t Wait World
– Advent 2014
Collection:
Christmas Feather, one of eight short stories in
a wonderful collection titled, Christmases Past
Children’s:
Lincoln’s Christmas Mouse
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