Hopefully Maturing Devotional
Posted: Thursday, September 03, 2009
by Marijo Phelps
The first little kitten,
With foolish pride,
Was hurt and
Mad as could be.
The second little kitten,
Wouldn't believe
What she knew
To be reality.
The third little kitten,
Wouldn't feel a thing
As she curled herself
In a ball.
Selfish and blind,
Didn't see others
At all.
I've been each one
Of these cats,
And oh, so many more.
Thank God, it matters who I am now
And not what I was before.
Psalm 10:4
In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. (NIV)
Psalm 78:32
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe. (NIV)
Job 14:22
He feels but the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself." (NIV)
Psalm 119:36
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. (NIV)
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- (NIV)
Prayer: You, oh, Lord have turned our mourning into dancing! You have "put off our sack cloth". You and you alone have given us something to be joyful and glad about and that is your invaluable gift eternal life! Help us to walk in Your footsteps always. Thank You.AMEN
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Marijo Phelps,saved by Jesus grace in 1974, from 9 years atheism into His loving arms. She is wanting to spread the good news about His redemptive plan for our lives through written media. Her name is pronounced Mary Jo. She was an RN for 23+ years, missionary with YWAM,statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ 9 years. Her first poem published when she was four years old. (her mom had much to do with that!) She has been writing ever since.
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Thanks Merijo, I have been there. I am still struggling to stay out of Kitty Lane. Thanks for the rememberancethanks for your comments and for reading this! Marijo (Mary Jo - dad is creative with spelling)
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