When I wrote yesterdays blog, I had in mind that passage where Jesus says to Peter, Simon Peter, so you love me? This would have reminded Peter of how he had been so sure of himself, and he was wrong. He let the lord down and he was very sorry. Yet Jesus had a great ministry for him. think M was so sure and yet she was so wrong.
For me, I think I need to say one more thing to her along those lines and then leave her to the lord. F and I have written emailed and phoned a lot recently, and I have started to feel closer to her than I did when I met her all those years ago. I see that she has grown in grace and love of others and I like that about her.
George
Friday 25 November 2011
Wednesday 23 November 2011
huge mistakes
I have looked at a couple of Ms emails. Sad. A few years ago, she was optimistic and confident, now her world has been ripped apart because she trusted someone who was not worthy of that trust. She did not want to see the gaping flaws in the man. I tried to warn her and now she has paid a very heavy penalty.
Even in our mature years, we can make some big mistakes. God expects us to use our minds and pay attention to things. I look back on a prayer evening in my sending church and at the end of the evening, a mature lady stood up and very excitedly told us that she was getting married. I had no knowledge of the man and it seemed to take everyone else by surprise. Her happiness was short lived and the marriage never took place. She had made assumtions about where they would live and he had a very different idea about that and I expect that there were other issues that I do not know about to this very day.
the minister told me later that he learned from that incident. I do not know what he learned, but looking back on it and also taking into consideration that I am getting older, I feel that I have learned from it now and that is, you should not assume that anyone is content in their present condition. ( I am not) and you should also know that even in mature years, our desires can drive us to doing what is not wise. If M had listened to me when I reminded her of the passage that says, "By their fruits shall ye know them" then perhaps, just perhaps she would not have gone on with things and ended up in the mess that she did. I myself however also need to take heed.
Even in our mature years, we can make some big mistakes. God expects us to use our minds and pay attention to things. I look back on a prayer evening in my sending church and at the end of the evening, a mature lady stood up and very excitedly told us that she was getting married. I had no knowledge of the man and it seemed to take everyone else by surprise. Her happiness was short lived and the marriage never took place. She had made assumtions about where they would live and he had a very different idea about that and I expect that there were other issues that I do not know about to this very day.
the minister told me later that he learned from that incident. I do not know what he learned, but looking back on it and also taking into consideration that I am getting older, I feel that I have learned from it now and that is, you should not assume that anyone is content in their present condition. ( I am not) and you should also know that even in mature years, our desires can drive us to doing what is not wise. If M had listened to me when I reminded her of the passage that says, "By their fruits shall ye know them" then perhaps, just perhaps she would not have gone on with things and ended up in the mess that she did. I myself however also need to take heed.
Monday 21 November 2011
You will not believe this
It is Monday. Perhaps this is just a Monday thing, but I need to get mailsort marks on to large window envelopes. We were concerned that the heat from the copier would melt the plastic window on to the roller so we phoned technical support.
After a lot of talking back and forth the answer was that it would damage the machine, but we should remove the plastic from all 4252 envelopes, print the mark and then stick the plastic back in. So much for technical advice. R could not help laughing about this. The guy was being serious. He had no clue about how impractical that would be. The next time you require technical support, just remember, not everyone has a practical appoach to things.
After a lot of talking back and forth the answer was that it would damage the machine, but we should remove the plastic from all 4252 envelopes, print the mark and then stick the plastic back in. So much for technical advice. R could not help laughing about this. The guy was being serious. He had no clue about how impractical that would be. The next time you require technical support, just remember, not everyone has a practical appoach to things.
Monday 14 November 2011
Remembrance Sunday
Yesterday was remembrance Sunday and as usual the three churches and the girls School met at the war memorial to lay wreaths and say a few words. For the first time, I found myself saying a few words. People had not come with their glasses so I was asked to read, "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old"etc etc.
I find that these events mean more to me than the same thing in Dunfermline. It is for me a fixed point in the year and I am reminded that another year has passed.
It also makes me look back on my own family and I have things to be thankful for. All of the members of my family survived the first and second world wars, or else I would not have been born. Thousands of lives were lost in these conflicts.
I find that these events mean more to me than the same thing in Dunfermline. It is for me a fixed point in the year and I am reminded that another year has passed.
It also makes me look back on my own family and I have things to be thankful for. All of the members of my family survived the first and second world wars, or else I would not have been born. Thousands of lives were lost in these conflicts.
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Friends
I wrote a letter today, to a man who is a believer whom I have known since my school days in an attempt to re kindle the relationship. I really would love to achieve that. We went our seperate ways in our 20s and the friendship faded away. I regret that. I hope to mend that.
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Watch and pray
Perhaps I have seen an answer to Prayer. F has talked to her pastor and he wants to see me. This proves to me that she at least takes what i say seriously as she has not rejected it out of hand as I think she would have in the past.
I think she has been told to be patient. I think that is wise advice and it suits me very well. It is one of those situations where we watch and pray and see how things in Gods providence will unfold.
I think she has been told to be patient. I think that is wise advice and it suits me very well. It is one of those situations where we watch and pray and see how things in Gods providence will unfold.
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