January 9, 2010 10:03 AM
Sam wrote:
I guess you could call it that--Moments of Weakness. Those times when God is not really WITH you, or that YOU are not really with HIM. Take yesterday, for example. All seemed to have a moment of weakness. Except Dustin, that is. Guys, how ya goin' to grow if you don't feed yourself. Years ago (not sure how many), we, a 'cord of three strands' started this blob based upon a discussion at Rick's house. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all go some place, everyday, and write about each chapter in the book of Proverbs. Our initial intention was to do that everyday, not just the first 31 (number of chapters in Proverbs). We had decided to blog our thoughts on what we learned, didn't understand, or just cool stuff we saw, when we read each chapter. It grew, eventually, out of just Proverbs, and we expanded it to other books of the Bible. THIS year, per Dustin's suggestion, I re-started the blog (after a 3 month hiatus), but with the full intention of reading, and blogging about, the entire Bible, from front to back. Dustin provided the outline, I published on the site. Moments of weakness have crept back in, I believe. I have NOT read Genesis chapters every day as scheduled, nor have I blogged everyday. I consider that to be a sign of weakness. And, as I peruse the daily blog, I see others are also not as strong as they might wish to be. I remember the excitement I read in Zack's postings, which only lasted a short time. I recall the extreme wisdom exuded by Rich, again, which petered out over time. I think about the wondering and many questions Tony has had over the past years as he blogged about God's Word. I think about the misspellings Rick put in the blog, dedicated for a time, but then fell away. Big Willie is another one who has 'joined', but has had moments of weakness. There have been others who might have come on for a day or two, but didn't continue in this endeavor. At times, I became discouraged. I questioned each of your motives and drive. I even lost my own desire to write about what I learned, when no one was there to read it. It seems that 2010 is not going to be a change. BUT THAT IS OKAY....."I" am going to try to blog everyday from now on, and hopefully I will do so at least 90% of the time. If you recall, 9 days ago I had blogged about giving up alcohol for the first quarter of the year. I have had moments of weakness (like in restaurants, and in the evening at home watching DVD movies), but have not given in. I hope my promise to myself to blog daily will withstand the pressure of time. With the alcohol, I just want to prove I can do it again (I did it for 6 months 2 years ago). With this blog, I want to also prove to myself that I can get back on track, learn what God is saying to me, and ask HIM to help me fight all of my moments of weakness. I will read and blog about today's assignment next. How about you? Feeling strong....or weak? Reply to this
January 9, 2010 1:12 PM
Dustin wrote:
Sam, Keep strong in your pursuit to quit drinking. Remember self control if you decide to have "just one". In quiting smoking i have had many, many, many moments of weakness but some of my brothers taught me to think about God and pray. It has worked but even till today i still will have what i call a smoking moment.
I am 20 days away from 1 year of being smoke free. It can be done and you can do it. i have faith in your abilities. Reply to this
January 9, 2010 10:35 AM
Sam wrote:
There is just SO MUCH STUFF in today's readings. Whew, I'm exhausted just tinking of thke many stories and lessons in there. (Must be a sign of weakness.) I was again particularly drawn to the story of Isaac and his wife Rebekah, using the same old trick his father used used with HIS wife, Sarah. They told the people they feared that these women were their sisters. Like father, like son. Also, I noted something else I had never really thought about when I read Genesis the many times I have. God favors 'good looking' people. Rebekkah was 'beautiful', and that was one trait I guess Isaac's father wanted for his son. You'll read (hopefully) also about another man and two wives, in chapter 29 tomorrow. Jacob loved Rachel, who was BEAUTIFUL, but was tricked into marrying Leah (who had 'weak eyes'). Again, we see God favoring beautiful women. Makes you kinda wonder sometimes. Jesus says that it is the heart that matters, but throughout the OT, we find that outward beauty also was of some value.
And what about Jacob and Esau? Jacob tricking his father (with his mother's help) into getting his older brother's birthright and blessing? What's up with that? Why does God seem to be rewarding the deceiptful? I guess beautiful and deceiptful people are God's chosen ones?????? There must be some reason God did this. Why is beauty a thing God seemed to reward, and why did He 'bless' the deceiptfulness of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (wives being called sisters for the first two, and birthright being stolen by the latter)? I don't think God wants US to be deceiptful...DOES he? Reply to this
January 9, 2010 1:46 PM
Dustin wrote:
i think all ten commandments were broken in these chapters. But they havent been given to the people yet so they werent broken actually. any way lieing, deceit, anger, trickery, theft. wow so much that i will need to really re-read this a couple of times to try to understand the hatred jacob and rebekah had for easu. wow. Reply to this
January 9, 2010 1:50 PM
Dustin wrote:
Isaac called one of his wells beersheba. does this mean that there were many beershebas or is this the same beersheba as the one Hagar sat at? Reply to this
I guess you could call it that--Moments of Weakness. Those times when God is not really WITH you, or that YOU are not really with HIM. Take yesterday, for example. All seemed to have a moment of weakness. Except Dustin, that is. Guys, how ya goin' to grow if you don't feed yourself.
Years ago (not sure how many), we, a 'cord of three strands' started this blob based upon a discussion at Rick's house. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all go some place, everyday, and write about each chapter in the book of Proverbs. Our initial intention was to do that everyday, not just the first 31 (number of chapters in Proverbs). We had decided to blog our thoughts on what we learned, didn't understand, or just cool stuff we saw, when we read each chapter. It grew, eventually, out of just Proverbs, and we expanded it to other books of the Bible. THIS year, per Dustin's suggestion, I re-started the blog (after a 3 month hiatus), but with the full intention of reading, and blogging about, the entire Bible, from front to back. Dustin provided the outline, I published on the site. Moments of weakness have crept back in, I believe. I have NOT read Genesis chapters every day as scheduled, nor have I blogged everyday. I consider that to be a sign of weakness. And, as I peruse the daily blog, I see others are also not as strong as they might wish to be. I remember the excitement I read in Zack's postings, which only lasted a short time. I recall the extreme wisdom exuded by Rich, again, which petered out over time. I think about the wondering and many questions Tony has had over the past years as he blogged about God's Word. I think about the misspellings Rick put in the blog, dedicated for a time, but then fell away. Big Willie is another one who has 'joined', but has had moments of weakness. There have been others who might have come on for a day or two, but didn't continue in this endeavor. At times, I became discouraged. I questioned each of your motives and drive. I even lost my own desire to write about what I learned, when no one was there to read it.
It seems that 2010 is not going to be a change. BUT THAT IS OKAY....."I" am going to try to blog everyday from now on, and hopefully I will do so at least 90% of the time.
If you recall, 9 days ago I had blogged about giving up alcohol for the first quarter of the year. I have had moments of weakness (like in restaurants, and in the evening at home watching DVD movies), but have not given in. I hope my promise to myself to blog daily will withstand the pressure of time. With the alcohol, I just want to prove I can do it again (I did it for 6 months 2 years ago). With this blog, I want to also prove to myself that I can get back on track, learn what God is saying to me, and ask HIM to help me fight all of my moments of weakness. I will read and blog about today's assignment next. How about you? Feeling strong....or weak?
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Sam, Keep strong in your pursuit to quit drinking. Remember self control if you decide to have "just one". In quiting smoking i have had many, many, many moments of weakness but some of my brothers taught me to think about God and pray. It has worked but even till today i still will have what i call a smoking moment.
I am 20 days away from 1 year of being smoke free. It can be done and you can do it. i have faith in your abilities.
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There is just SO MUCH STUFF in today's readings. Whew, I'm exhausted just tinking of thke many stories and lessons in there. (Must be a sign of weakness.)
I was again particularly drawn to the story of Isaac and his wife Rebekah, using the same old trick his father used used with HIS wife, Sarah. They told the people they feared that these women were their sisters. Like father, like son. Also, I noted something else I had never really thought about when I read Genesis the many times I have. God favors 'good looking' people. Rebekkah was 'beautiful', and that was one trait I guess Isaac's father wanted for his son. You'll read (hopefully) also about another man and two wives, in chapter 29 tomorrow. Jacob loved Rachel, who was BEAUTIFUL, but was tricked into marrying Leah (who had 'weak eyes'). Again, we see God favoring beautiful women. Makes you kinda wonder sometimes. Jesus says that it is the heart that matters, but throughout the OT, we find that outward beauty also was of some value.
And what about Jacob and Esau? Jacob tricking his father (with his mother's help) into getting his older brother's birthright and blessing? What's up with that? Why does God seem to be rewarding the deceiptful? I guess beautiful and deceiptful people are God's chosen ones?????? There must be some reason God did this. Why is beauty a thing God seemed to reward, and why did He 'bless' the deceiptfulness of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (wives being called sisters for the first two, and birthright being stolen by the latter)? I don't think God wants US to be deceiptful...DOES he?
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i think all ten commandments were broken in these chapters. But they havent been given to the people yet so they werent broken actually. any way lieing, deceit, anger, trickery, theft. wow so much that i will need to really re-read this a couple of times to try to understand the hatred jacob and rebekah had for easu. wow.
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Isaac called one of his wells beersheba. does this mean that there were many beershebas or is this the same beersheba as the one Hagar sat at?
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