Something About The Joy

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7, NIV On this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, here's another "guest" post, this time by George Mueller , a great saint of the 1800's.    It's found in the October 13th reading of my ancient copy of Streams in the Desert .   ( Current versions of this classic devotional have different readings on different days.) Ms. Cowman takes this quote from Mueller's Life of Trust. George Mueller says , . . ."With thanksgiving." We should at all times lay a good foundation with thanksgiving.   If everything else were wanting, this is always present, that He has saved us from hell.   Then, that He has given us His Holy Word--His Son, His choicest gift--and the Holy Spirit...

Here's a guest post by my friend (everybody's friend),  Jeff Gerke Okay, let's be honest here. How many of us who call ourselves Christians are utterly righteous in our minds? It seems to me that we all live a double life, one in which we talk the Christian talk (and, hopefully, walk the Christian walk), but on another level, our minds are thinking entirely...other...things.   Not very nice things. Downright mean things or selfish things or fearful things or lustful things or jealous things or greedy things or scandalous things--even illegal things. Thoughts that would get us in trouble with our friends, pastors, spouses, bosses, or even the police. Maybe I'm oversharing here, but I find that I'm fully capable of humming a Christian worship song while simultaneously sinning. I surprise myself sometimes that I'm able to have both parts going on at the same time. You'd think I'd have to shut off the one to do the other, but it seems...