Why Can't I Be Perfect Now?

Well, God doesn't always answer those why questions, so I'm going to start by saying that what I'm about to write is just a guess on my part. A clue that I see is Romans 11:32: "God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all." Of course, if we never sinned, we would never experience God's mercy because we wouldn't need it. If we earned God's love, we wouldn't see how deeep His love is. We wouldn't see that He is the God who loves His enemies and is kind to unthankful and evil people. It seems that God considers the display of His mercy a higher priority than the immediate perfection of His people. Ummm, I could find myself disagreeing with God on this, since sin can be so messy and SO hurtful, but, as the next verse (Romans 11:33) points out, God's wisdom is unfathomable. My wisdom isn't unfathomable, so I'm just going to enjoy all that mercy. Thank you Lord!

Poetic License Is a Wonderful Thing!

How the Purple Pegasus Came to Be

by Jana Anderson

The black and cream cat is me,

And I will tell you how the purple pegasus came to be.

It came from us cats you see;

Two ordinary cats,

Though they liked to wear hats...

Bob and Tether (they had the world's biggest litter.)

Fred and George, Missy and me, and Hether and Fether,

Finally Missy and Mittens,

Had a purple pegasus and named it Pippins.

Mom's comment: "It defies all genetic science, but it's cute and it rhymes."

Undaunted, Jana exclaimed, "It's a poem!"

Protection

The other day my 11-year-old and I were reading about Job, and when we got to the part where Job's children all got killed, I started crying. A lot of my tearfulness was about fear. I've had so many nightmares where one of my girls is dangling from a dangerous height, and I'm trying to figure out how to rescue her. No one has ever died in my dreams, but no one has been rescued either. Maybe God is trying to tell me that I can't protect my children from everything, and I'll have to trust Him for that.

In my journal I wrote these verses from Psalm 91:
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways....
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.
Psalm 91:9-11, 15
Thank You Lord.