Standing On The Promises

At times, I have had a fear of looking odd, crazy, legalistic, weird, and out of place. I've thought that it was more fun to fit in than to be labeled as a freak.  But today I saw something shocking. Something that I've always known but never really thought about.  Can you imagine seeing a man build a boat in the middle of dry land? No ocean, no river beside, no lake; just a huge boat in the middle of a field. And what would you say about the man building it? Yes, I would have said that he was crazy. What is he thinking? That guy is strange. Let me tell you, he is out of his mind. That might have been some of the gossip that was going on around Noah while he obeyed God. Think about that: he was ridiculed and scoffed w hile he obeyed God.  And though they mocked and scorned him, he became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.  What about the guy that packed up his family, and started traveling, not knowing where he went? Do you think he looked crazy? He looke

Today I was thinking about the the scripture promises that I have clung to, and that the Lord has kept, this past year. I thought I would share them here. I know that there were many more than just these five that I have written here, but these stood out the most in my mind.   Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.   Isaiah 40:31 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths . Proverbs 3:5,6 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. James 1:5 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known un