Coming to the Still Waters

     It has seemed lately that I have only had time to post things here that are from other sites.  So I will endeavor to write something of my own today.      We married off another child a couple of weeks ago.  That leaves one unattended but that is totally okay for now.  How important it is to have God guide this process that is for a life time.  Our garden is slowly getting planted with 2 of the 3 completed.  Saturday marks the first time back to the market to sell bread.  I am working on a new stand for the season.  The week with our children home was a great boost to Stephanie and I and the ability to have them in church on Sunday was very encouraging to me.  I need to get into wood cutting mode so I will be ready for the next winter. (can't believe I just typed that!)      The title of the blog post is a series that we have been going through in Sunday School at the church....

Five Lies Sin Tells Me by Stephen Altrogge on May 28, 2013 LIE:  This is such a minor, insignificant sin! It’s not really a big deal in God’s eyes. TRUTH:  Every sin is a horribly offensive to God. Sin is the sum of all evils, the opposite of all that is good, holy, and beautiful. Even the smallest of my sins required the death of the Son of God. There is no such thing as a minor sin. Every sin is cosmic treason. LIE:  I’ll give into sin this one time, then I’ll be done with it. I just need to get it out of my system. TRUTH:  Every time I give into a sin it becomes more difficult to break the power of that sin. Sin has a way of sinking it’s barbed hooks deep into my heart. I can’t simply sin and then walk away from it unscathed. The more I give in to sin, the more entangled I become. Sin always leaves scars. LIE:  This sin is part of who I am. I’ve always struggled this way and I always will sin this way. TRUTH:  Sin does ...

This film is over an hour long but is very interesting.  Gives motivation to dig up more yard for garden. ADam