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Just got finshed making 3 large loaves of banana bread. They are so delicous…..thanks to missjuliamarie who inspired and motivated me to get some of my own baking done. We also went ahead and tried a new recipe of a certain candy/taffy mixture called ‘divinity’. They taste really good and I think are going to be a hit around our house. :)
I was just reading in 2 Timothy and came across a really neat passage in chapter 2 verses 3&4.
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs----he wants to please his commanding officer”
I just thought that was a really neat picture of us as christians living this life as soldiers of the Lord (our commanding officer) and how sometimes we can get distracted and off track of what our Commander wants us to do……we can get distracted by the things of this world, the business of life, and an earthly desire to do our own things. And we really need to see and understand what Paul was trying to say to Timothy in that verse “Stay strong, keep with the commands from your Officer, don’t get distracted by other things” We need to keep our focus on God and have a desire to please Him and do whatever He asks of us……and though it may be difficult at times and we will have to die give up our earthly pleasures……we have a reward and crown waiting for us in eternity……and it won’t be very long until we will we see our Lord and Savior face to face.....so.......
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain”
1 Corinthians 15:58
I was just reading in 2 Timothy and came across a really neat passage in chapter 2 verses 3&4.
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs----he wants to please his commanding officer”
I just thought that was a really neat picture of us as christians living this life as soldiers of the Lord (our commanding officer) and how sometimes we can get distracted and off track of what our Commander wants us to do……we can get distracted by the things of this world, the business of life, and an earthly desire to do our own things. And we really need to see and understand what Paul was trying to say to Timothy in that verse “Stay strong, keep with the commands from your Officer, don’t get distracted by other things” We need to keep our focus on God and have a desire to please Him and do whatever He asks of us……and though it may be difficult at times and we will have to die give up our earthly pleasures……we have a reward and crown waiting for us in eternity……and it won’t be very long until we will we see our Lord and Savior face to face.....so.......
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain”
1 Corinthians 15:58