Frogs and Lovely Ladies of the Lord??

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What on earth does this "king frog" have to do with anything you may be asking yourself!
Good question!  So keep reading...

 Yesterday our "Lovely Ladies of the Lord" met in the "new" home of one of our lovely ladies for our monthly time of fellowship and prayer and sharing from God's Word.


Have you ever tried to take a picture of a group of ladies and get them to all smile, open their eyes, and stop talking long enough to snap the picture?  Well, we had a lot of fun trying to get it just right...

And it's too bad we couldn't get us all in the picture at the same time...we tried a "selfie", but that just wasn't working at all...(no picture of that that could be shared...)

But you get the picture, right?  We had a great time, laughing, praying, and praising the Lord together...and that's what it was all about...

Now back to that King Frog...

That is not the frog that was with us for our gathering yesterday. I forgot to take a picture of him...he was much prettier...crystal clear with a gold crown, and pink paper toenails that said:

F.R.O.G.

Our leader asked each lady if she could read what the pink "toenails" said, and of course, each in turn said, "FROG".

"But do you know what that stands for?"  she asked...

Most of them thought the G must stand for God, but were pretty sketchy on what the rest of the letters stood for.  I kept quiet because I had been in on the original discussion of this idea...

Finally, our leader explained that the F.R.O.G. stood for:

"FULLY RELY ON GOD"

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Then we talked a bit about the book of Romans in the Bible, and how it is called,
"The Gospel of God", because this epistle lays out the full plan of redemption and the great doctrines of the Grace of God...and how we can always fully rely on God in all circumstances of life...

Romans 8:28 says:

"And we know that all things work together for good 

to those who love God, 

to those who are the called according to His purpose..."

And Romans 8:31 assures us the following promise...

"What then shall we say to these things?

If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Yes, we can "Fully Rely On God"

to be there for us, no matter what!!

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Now, hop along and have a wonderful day...

God's got you covered!!!

Postscript: My lovely friend Annie from Cottage By The Sea "photo-shopped" our ladies' group photos above so that we could all be in the picture together!  Here is the result:

Pretty good job, I'd say!  Thank you, Annie!!  I'm not clever enough to figure out how she did that...but isn't it fun?  Have a blessed day everyone!!

In His Time-Time for Thankfulness

I know...we usually do a "Thankful Thursday"...but it's only Tuesday, and I feel thankful today! So I want to express my thanks to God for how He blesses, provides and leads us each day.

Today our "Lovely Ladies of the Lord" met for prayer and Bible study and fellowship. (Followed by lunch at a local restaurant as seen above). It seems as though we spent the majority of our time together in sharing prayer requests and praying...there were many burdens on our hearts for loved ones and friends.  After a time of singing some favorite songs like "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus...There's Just Something About That Name",  "I've Got a Mansion Just Over the Hilltop" and "In His Time"...we went directly to prayer.  Some of our loved ones need a miracle...and we prayed in faith believing for exactly that...a miracle..."In His Time"

In His time, in His time

He makes all things beautiful

In His time

Lord please show me everyday

As you're teaching me your way

That you do just what you say

In your time

In Your time, in Your time

You make all things beautiful

In Your time

Lord my life to You I bring

May each song I have to sing

Be to You a lovely thing

In your time

Lord please show me everyday

As You're teaching me Your way

That You do just what You say

In Your time

What a joy to spend time with these dear "Lovely Ladies of the Lord" and to glean encouragement and hope from their life experiences.  Praying now that our prayers will be answered in accordance with God's will...and in His time.  It isn't easy for us to accept that many times God's timing isn't our timing.  God's plans may be different than ours...and His ways are not our ways...

Isaiah 55:8-9(KJV)

"8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, 

neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, 

so are My ways higher than your ways, 

and My thoughts than your thoughts."

Part of being a believer is accepting that God knows best in all things, 

and having the faith to believe He will do what is best as well.

I am thankful for this faith that gives comfort even when I don't understand God's plans.

On a different note: Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and it has been fun to receive some fun and beautiful Valentines in the mail this week...surprises from people out of state...and totally unexpected!

These cute little valentines were sent to my hubby and me from an "old friend" from one of our previous churches in Ohio!  Really brightened our day and brought smiles to our faces!!

And this lovely little vintage Valentine came for me from one of my sweet blogging/facebook friends...what a delight!!!  Thank you, ladies, for your thoughtfulness and for blessing us with these sweet and fun cards!

We don't have any particularly exciting plans for Valentine's Day tomorrow...we will have our weekly Home Bible Study here in our home...and that is always a breath of fresh air and a time of great joy...so maybe that IS an exciting plan after all! Spending time with fellow believers, worshiping the Lord, praying, and studying God's Word together is always exciting...as well as a blessing.

Tomorrow is also the beginning of Lent...preparing our hearts for the upcoming Easter season.

Not intended to be a gloomy time...but a time of renewal, spiritual introspection, and giving of ourselves for the benefit of others. Could be quite exciting indeed!

Be blessed dear friends...

and expect God to do wondrous things

"In His Time"