Peace WIth the Psalms: Week Twenty

 

Happy Friday, Friends.

FYI it hasn't been the best week for me.  I've had to take care of things concerning my mother's estate, and I have a terrible tooth abscess.  I was at the dentist yesterday morning after having gone to the doctor earlier in the week.  I thought I had an ear and sinus infection, but it's my tooth.  I can't see my endodontist until Monday morning, so I will be taking it easy this weekend.

So I hope that y'all will help out by sharing your thoughts about the lesson.  I only read it twice this week, and I think that's the least amount of times I've read one of our lessons since I started this blog.

It's been a week!  :/

What I want to contribute to the discussion is this:

Every year, I read through the Bible.  I read the Old and New Testaments simultaneously via Bible Gateway.  What I have repeatedly read through 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles is that God always says that David always walked in his ways, and he promised him that his descendants would always be on his throne (this holds true because Christ is King).  God's word says this after he basically had a man killed and committed adultery with his wife.  Solomon was the son born to Bathsheba and David, and he became the wisest king ever to live before or since.  Although David messed-up badly, and his sin certainly created a chain reaction within his family, God knew David's heart.  David was contrite and mourned over what he had done, and he knew that only God could restore his heart.

Here are two of the Bible verses mentioned in our lesson, and I also included a graphic of the Fruits of the Spirit as well.

Prayer Requests

• Carla would like for us to pray for the military build up at the door of Iran. Pray for our leaders to seek wisdom.  Continue to pray for our military, our young men and women who are at that door waiting what orders might be coming. May God protect them.
• Rita's friend Pam signed off for comfort care Wednesday afternoon. All other meds and treatment have stopped. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for a swift and loving transition. 
• Pray for Kris's son-in-law Tim.  UPDATE:  Pray that conditions will improve at work for Tim.  Tim and Jen put their home up for sale. Pray for them as they prepare for this big move. 
• Carla has an extended family member stationed in Kuwait named Haley. She is her cousin Steve's daughter.  Please pray for her safety!
• Carla's Sam has several Wisconsin Guard friends stationed in Kuwait and Iraq.  Sam had an update for us from his teammates who are currently deployed in the war zone. Please be in prayer, they have been bombed several times. Continue to pray for safety.
• Continue praying for Kitty's son Mike as he continues on his journey of no pain meds.  Mike is off of pain meds for several weeks and is weaning off several other prescriptions.  Mike is requesting that we pray for his mental health.  
• PRAISE:  I am going to be a grandmother.  I am so excited!!!  Please be in prayer for Shanley Belle and Christopher as they prepare for parenthood, and pray for my little precious granddaughter.  I'm calling her my Little Starling! 
• Kitty would like for you to pray that her daughter sells her barndominium and can find a home closer so that she’s not driving two hours a day.
• Pray for my tooth abscess.
• Pray travel mercies for Terry and Kris as they explore the Southeast for a possible move for retirement.  Please also pray that they will extend Terry's contract for two more years, if it's God's will for them.
• Please pray travel mercies for Rita and her family as they travel this week.

I will be drinking hot liquids, taking massive doses of antibiotics, and hopefully reading and watching baseball this weekend.

I hope y'all have a lovely week!

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill