tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211560356683296583.post2551604283570417233..comments2023-04-12T07:53:16.995-04:00Comments on Always Be Prepared...: Rachel - Another Drama QueenDorothy Champagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00212451819372096138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211560356683296583.post-79020438516660110472008-10-22T07:49:00.000-04:002008-10-22T07:49:00.000-04:00Great topic, I know I can relate, and I have been ...Great topic, I know I can relate, and I have been strongly working on this, and I am so much better about it today! I catch myself when I start getting into the flesh with this. So Amen!!<BR/><BR/>It's a great reminder for me.<BR/>Have a great day my friend<BR/>SharonSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292404509675099875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211560356683296583.post-77724892875855863792008-10-22T07:00:00.000-04:002008-10-22T07:00:00.000-04:00Dorothy,This is why I love blogging!! I learn so ...Dorothy,<BR/><BR/>This is why I love blogging!! I learn so much!! And I'm always open to learning!! <BR/><BR/>I have people around me all day long--complaining. First, they complain that their house isn't large enough, their car isn't new enough, their clothes aren't the right ones, they really want a boat!!<BR/><BR/>And then, guess what? They achieve all these possessions, all these "things", and they are happy--for a period of time. Then, the happiness fades and they go on to something else to complain about.<BR/><BR/>I have lost my home, my car, my husband, and now my family too--but still I have JOY!! And joy is different from happiness that is obtained from external values. Joy comes from the inside, from the state of your heart--as you place your hope and trust and realize your worth to the only ONE who can bring you true joy--Jesus!!<BR/><BR/>J: Jesus<BR/>O: Others<BR/>Y: Yourself<BR/><BR/> <BR/>Bethsailorcrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378552999540084798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211560356683296583.post-15182275202038144832008-10-22T06:30:00.000-04:002008-10-22T06:30:00.000-04:00Yes, people cannot give you what only God can. I ...Yes, people cannot give you what only God can. I had a long learning curve with this truth. Now, I hate it when I'm not all others wish I could be to them. I also groan when I thought someone would meet some needs that they can't.<BR/><BR/>But you summed it up so well; life must be this way or we would put our trust in mere mortals. God is the only One who can be utterly trusted and depended on.<BR/><BR/>This Word from God is so important right now. Keep on keeping on with opening the Word to us. I depend on your studies for my growth. May God richly bless and keep you.Kay Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439531579914171736noreply@blogger.com