My Life in Red and White

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you." Isaiah 12:6 Its December again!!! The year is coming to an end and I'm meant to write about stock taking, counting my blessings for all the things that have happened this year. I started that post somewhere in my mind, but as I sit here, I can help but think about what I've lost this year. I'm grateful for all the good things that have come my way, but 2012 is a year i'm glad will soon end. I'm not despairing, I'll just heave a huge sigh of relief when this year is over. It doesn't mean that troubles won't come again, or that there won't be losses; it just means that 2012 is over and I survived it! This morning, I am reminded of a name I loved so much as a little girl 'Jehovah Shammah' - [The Lord is with us]. Found in Ezekiel 35:10, it means 'The Lord was there'. I think this is my testimony of 2012. I've come through some...

The LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?" Genesis 4: 9 I sit here pondering on the patience of the Lord, how He warns us, how He loves us, how He tries to correct us and keep us from the downward path, and how stubbornly like Cain, we head for no other path, but the path of destruction. I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I sit and wonder, what exactly did I do with Abel? For Cain, it was Abel and it was simple; murder. For me... its much worse, and good for me, unlike Cain, I have a plethora of words I (think I) can bamboozle God (and myself) with. I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I want to answer grumpily, 'I don't know!' and I think to myself, God will never find out, all I need to do is busy myself with other activities. He'll get so caught up in noticing them and me, he'll forget all about Abel. On...