God's kind of Peace
Early this morning we were awakened by a huge boom of thunder, and the flashing of lightning filled the darkened room. Even the cat at the foot of the bed jumped up and curled up between us. I couldn't sleep after that, and I lay awake pondering the bigness of our God. His power makes the thunder to clash and rain to fall upon the parched (where I live) earth. Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork." I thought how much love our Heavenly Father shows every minute of every day. By his power, he got us safely through the night and brought us to this new day. Then, the busyness of the day got in my way. I had laundry to do, floors to wash, meals to prepare, and I had a bountiful harvest that we had picked to fix for the freezer, All the joy that I had early in the morning seemed to dwindle away by noon. Why are we like this? Sin. Christians have two natures in us warring ag...