Feb
2
Out of Sight
By Julie B Cosgrove | 2 Comments
And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” (Genesis 23:2-4 ESV)
Jan
30
Lost now found
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
I returned from a weekend trip, pulled into my apartment complex , and reached up to the visor to punch the remote control for my garage door, anticipating the blessed whirr and light which would come on – my mechanical welcome home sign after hours on the road. But, familiar black box with the gray button was not there. I stared in disbelief with my car idling and my cat nervously pacing the window sill above me. My mind traced my steps. Had it fallen out at the fast food restaurant when I stopped to get coffee, or at the gas station? Did I notice it when I left to return home this morning? Had it fallen out at the highway rest stop on the way last Friday, or where I had stopped for a soda and lunch?
Jan
26
I Hereby Vow
By Julie B Cosgrove | Leave a Comment
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” (Psalm 50:14-15 ESV)
Have you ever watched the courtroom shows on TV? Not the reality ones on today, but the older ones where the lawyers discover who really “done it”, and get their wrongly accused client off through their careful sleuthing. The lawyer ends up the hero with everyone applauding, and his client applauding the loudest. I love those shows. Good triumphs over evil and justice prevails. Oh, if that was only true in real life, right?
Jan
23
F.E.A.R.
By Julie B Cosgrove | 5 Comments
I was in a workshop over the weekend, listening to a motivational speaker who said it is fear that keeps people from being their potential. It was a secular organization, so I know he couldn’t mention God. He danced around the fact that we need God to find strength and purpose outside of ourselves. As I wrote notes on his lecture, it hit me what fear really is -
Forgetting the Eternal Almighty Reigns.
Jan
19
Success
By Julie B Cosgrove | 3 Comments
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on
it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is
written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success. Joshua 1:8
I heard a preacher on the Christian radio station. I didn’t catch his name, but I caught his message. He said there is a great difference in success as a goal and success as an outcome. That hit home to me. We are so goal orientated in today’s world. The ends justify the means. Anything to get us there the fastest we can,, no matter how many toes we step on as we climb the rung to success. It seems business has lost any ethical standards.
Jan
16
GPS – Guided Path Source
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
Yesterday after church I was to go to a committee meeting for a public service group in which I am very involved. I had an hour, so I figured this would be no problem. I might even arrive about 15 minutes early – time to go over the minutes from the last meeting I had not attended and get caught up.
Jan
12
Dearly Departed
By Julie B Cosgrove | 5 Comments
For I have kept the ways of the LORD,and have not wickedly departed from my God.
(Psalm 18:21 ESV)
I need to be more like David. I cannot make such a bold statement. Can you? There are times I have not taken the time to say hello to my LORD in the morning, nor carved out a few minutes in my day to pray for others. There have been times I ignored that small “other voice” and said, “No I can’t do that.” I have departed from His ways. But, like the prodigal, or more like the puppy who know she has chewed the carpet, I return, head down, tail between my legs and ask for forgiveness. And He dearly forgives me because He so dearly loves me. That goes for you, too.
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