Nan's Calendar

by Nan Forehand, Statesville, NC

It was Mark Twain who said "my problem with the Bible is not deciphering the passages I do not understand, but in applying those I do understand."

Yes, it is easier said than done, but when we remember that each time we apply in our daily lives, the Ten Commandments and the absolute truths in the Bible, we are performing acts of love to others and for our God who loves us beyond our comprehension. 
As I ponder the history and the meaning of Valentine's Day, I know the greatest gift I can give my husband, my children, family, friends, and neighbors near and far is the gift of applying the passages in the Bible I understand.  It's one thing to say "I know", but it is another thing entirely to turn knowledge into wisdom by applying what we know.  How can we believe something we have not known?  How can we apply something we have not believed?

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21

His power is at work within us and we are to use this power, apply this power accordingly.  Grasp it! Share it!  Remember, love isn't love 'til you give it away!  To God be the glory!
In Christian love, Nan

Good Things

by Everett Christian,  McAlester, OK

 
GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
 
4 Let me live forever in your sanctuary,
      safe beneath the shelter of your wings!
                         5 For you have heard my vows, O God.
      You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name.
- Psalm 61:4-5(New Living Translation).
 
 
 
GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
 
14 So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. 15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. 16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! 17 For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News(Gospel)?  - 1 Peter 4:14-17(New Living Translation).
 
 
 
A QUOTE
 
Something to feel nostalgic about is walking through a forest of autumn leaves.
- Charles R. Swindoll -
 
 
 
THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
 
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up.
- Age 14 -
 
Recall it as often as you wish...a happy memory never wears out.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
The best way to remove a chip on the shoulder is with a pat on the back.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.
- Chinese Proverb -
 
 
 
NOTES
 
Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 68 degrees.  Low temperaure last night was 39 degrees.  I attended Sunday School and Worship Service this morning.  Our speaker today was Marcus Whitworth from Henryetta, Oklahoma.  Pastor J. T. Carnell was in Olathe, Kansas, to see his grandson dedicated.  Marcus did an outstanding job singing and speaking in the service this morning.  I would like to write more about it but it is getting late so I had better finish the Good Things and send them out before some people go to bed.  I had lunch at home and took a nap this afternoon.  We did not have church services tonight since our pastor is out of town.
 
The cats are fine.  Emmy was just here in the den with Little Girl and me.
 
At 10:00 p.m. skies are fair with a temperature of 57 dgrees.  I will see you next time.
 
In Christian Love, Everett.
 

Nan's Calendar

by Nan Forehand, Statesville, NC

The tragedy of our day is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer.  J. Sidlow Baxter

Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.  J. Sidlow Baxter

The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe.  Dwight L. Moody

Keep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are wiser than your prayers!  William Culbertson

Prayer is a powerful thing, for God has bound and tied Himself thereto.  None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.  Martin Luther

Prayer is not an argument with God to persuade Him to move things our way, but an exercise by which we are enabled by His Spirit to move ourselves His way.  Leonard Ravenhill

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.   Brother Lawrence

Lord, thank you for creating us and for loving us.  Thank you for forming the spirit within us.  Search our hearts, oh Lord, and be compassionate through those times, in anger, frustration and disappointment, we hide from you.  Thank you, Lord for forgiving us when we fail you.  Father, help us to turn knowledge into wisdom and guide our footsteps at each turn along the way of life.  Lord, keep us from all evil that we may hold on to the good in ourselves and others.  We pray for the leaders of our nation and the leaders of all governments that they will look to you for guidance and direction as they make decisions on behalf of all citizens near and far.  Lord, we lift up our praise and thanksgiving to you.  Thank you for your love, your mercy and your grace lovingly bestowed upon us.  Let us seek you and find you in every aspect of our daily activities and may we always be filled with the joy of the Lord and trust in your unfailing kindness now and forever more.  In your precious name we pray, amen.

Good Things

by  Everett Christian,  McAlester, OK 

 
GOOD THINGS
Saturday, February 12, 2011
 
 
GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
 
3 A house is built by wisdom
      and becomes strong through good sense.
 4 Through knowledge its rooms are filled
      with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
- Proverbs 24:3-4(New Living Translation).
 
 
 
GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
 
14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.  - James 5:14-15(New Living Translation).
 
 
 
TWO QUOTE'S WORTH READING
 
An action that takes courage is saying "no" when people are trying to get you to do something you know you shouldn't.  - Dr Steve Stephens -
 
Yes, I know all the excuses. I know that one can worship the Creator and dedicate oneself to good living in a grove of trees, or by a running brook, or in one's own house, just as well as in church. But I also know as a matter of cold fact the average man does not thus worship or thus dedicate himself. If he stays away from church he does not spend his time in good works or in lofty meditation. He looks over the colored supplement of the newspaper.  -Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of The United States.
 
 
 
THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
 
Be careful what you pray for. God may send you as the answer.
- From Reflecting God -
 
Be thankful for the weariness at the end of the day; it means you have been productive.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
Cherish all your memories; they are the bricks and mortar of who you are.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
 
 
NOTES
 
Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 61 degrees. Low temperature last night was 23 degrees. My cleaning  lady came at 11:10 a.m. I went to lunch while she cleaned the house. I had lunch with Charley. I went to the post office. I took a nap this afternoon. There is still a little snow left but not much.
 
The cats are fine. Little Girl and Rascal took a nap with me this afternoon. Little Girl is in her usual place. The other cats are elsewhere but they are all accounted for.
 
At 9:30 p.m. skies are fair with a temperature of 48 degrees. Have a Wonderful Sunday! I will see you next time.
 
In Christian Love,
Everett.

Good Things

 
GOOD THINGS
Friday, February 11, 2011
 
 
GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
 
39 He (Jesus) got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”  - Mark 4:39-40(New International Version).
 
 
 
GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
 
(Job said) 10 "But he (God) knows the way that I take;
   when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
- Job 23:10(New International Version).
 
 
 
A QUOTE
 
Forgive an enemy.
- Charles R. Swindoll -
 
 
 
A THOUGHT TO REMEMBER
 
The most difficult kind of climbing is getting out of a rut.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
 
 
NOTES
 
Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 49 degrees.  Low temperature last night was 13 degrees.  Most of the streets are now clear of snow.  I had lunch with Charley and Bill.  Then to the post office.  I had a nap early in the afternoon.  Later I went to Sandy Isenhower's office to pick up my tax return.  I made my weekly trip to Walmart to pick up cat food and supplies. 
 
The cats are fine.  Little Girl took a nap with me this afternoon and she is now in her usual place here in the den.  Rascal is asleep in the recliner.  The others are asleep or resting in different parts of the house.
 
At 9:30 p.m. skies are fair with a temperature of 34 degrees.  I will see you next time.
 
In Christian Love, Everett.