A Cup of Tea With Me

You know, when I woke up this morning and realized that I would have time to participate in Thankful Thursday, I did not expect the news that I read when I pulled up Sting My Heart. Well, I suppose it was not a huge shock, if you read Iris’ blog, but still, it saddened my heart. Before I start in on my post, I want to speak to Iris. I know that you do not know me, but you and your blogging has touched my life greatly. I will be keeping up with you at the Internet Cafe and Laced with Grace. I will be praying for you, while you go through the issues in your life. I look forward to your return to Sting My Heart. You are a very dear Christian woman, and I have enjoyed reading your blog.

I thought about going with a theme, but to be honest with you, I have a hard time sticking to one theme, if you cannot tell by my blog. It is a personal blog with strong emphasis on Christ. Then I read Sting My Heart this morning and I decided to run with what my heart tells me I need to share.

¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
¹⁷ For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.
¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

• I am thankful for Iris and her hosting of Thankful Thursday. Allowing other people to share what they are thankful for, and making them feel like friends.
• I am thankful for Lynn, Laurel and Crystal, for helping out and taking over the hosting while Iris takes a break. Thank you, ladies!
• (and with those thanks, I blew my theme, but lets see if I can get back to it).
• This week I did a lot of studying about the flesh and the Spirit. The Word has been speaking a lot to me about that. I am thankful for God’s Word, that it is like an instruction manual for our lives.
• I am thankful for the countless resources that are provided to help us learn from God’s Word.
• The resource that I am the most thankful for is God, Himself. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand what the Word is saying. He is always with us, indwelling in every believer.
• I am thankful that my oldest has not had any accidents and that all is well with his driving (0ff my theme, again).
• I am thankful that his job is going well, and that he enjoys going to work.
• I am thankful that he is playing for the youth worship team and that he is learning worship music on his guitar. I love hearing him play, now.
• I am thankful that he chooses his friends more wisely now (looks like I could do an entire thankful post on him )
• I am thankful that my husband’s best friend got married this past weekend. It is so wonderful that at 40+ people can find there true love and fall madly in love. Not marrying until you know that this is the person that God created to love you. It was a beautiful wedding. The Bride and Groom are very happy.
• I am thankful that I go get my blood work this week and I go back to the rheumatologist next week. It will be good to have more answers, if it is God’s time for me to know.
• I am thankful to God for all things, good and bad. He created the earth and everything in it. Even sin is not created by the devil, it is a perversion of something that God created.

With that, I leave you this morning. If you would like to participate in Thankful Thursday, or read other posts, please visit Sting My Heart to join in.

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