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Psalm 73:21-24

"Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen. I was so foolish and ignorant. I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; you are holding my right hand. You will keep on guiding me w/ your counsil, leading me to a glorious destiny."

If I had come across this not knowing that it was a passage from the Bible I would have thought it was a letter to someone's close friend they had been upset with and later realized they had been wrong.

"Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen." Shame

"I was so foolish and ignorant." Regret

"I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you." Embarrassement

"Yet I still belong to you." Disbelief

"You are holding my right hand." Comfort

"You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to glorious destiny." Praise

There are many heated conversations I wish I could take back. There are many people I wish I could turn to and find the same comfort here on earth that I find in Christ. People will always dissappoint us.

Christ never fails. No matter what I do or how many mistakes I make, I still belong to Him. Even if I try to pull my hand away from his, like a child having a tantrum, he won't let go. And, when I have succeeded in pulling my hand from His and got myself lost, He stayed where I left Him so that I knew where to find Him.

I visualize myself crying and angry and trying to pull away from Him and all the while he has my hand in His leading me to His purpose for me. If I can just remember to stop fighting, dry my eyes, take deep breaths and let Him lead me, I'll get there alot faster.

Psalm 139:14

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

I am thinking about the power behind the word "fearfully" in this passage. Lions are fearfully made, bears, parahnas. But me? How could I possibly be fearfully made. I agree the workings of my body are wonderful. God did not forget one single thing. But what makes me fearfully made?

Defintion:
Fearfully

1. Causing or capable of causing fear
2. Experiencing fear
3. Feeling or inclined to feel anxiety
4. Indicating anxiety
5. Feeling reverence or awe
6. Exteme as in degree

There it is! Number 5. The Hebrew translation of fear in often used to record worship, praise, reverence or awe. That is why we "fear" the Lord. Number 6 is also a good description of the Hebrew translation. 1-4 Are feeling that we feel or actions we take when we are choosing to lead our own lives.

Mrs Leah Kohn of Women of Judaism wrote this commentary:

"The Jewish defintion of "fear of God" implies an understanding of the greatness of God. "Fear of God" has several levels, the lowest being fear of punishment or Devine retribution. This level is seen only as a first step towards a higher ability to remain constantly in awe of the Devine."

This is what I did today...Puppy Chow

Serve and Enjoy!!!!!!!

Add powdered sugar and toss until batch is completely coated. Add 3 more cups of chex and repeat until all 9 cups have been combined.

Combine chex and chocolate until completely coated, adding more chocolate as needed.

Add a small amount of chocolate mixture to rice chex.

In a large bowl, add 3 of your 9 cups of rice chex.

Add vanilla to melted chocolate mixture

Add peanut butter, butter and chocolate in a saucepan; heat and stir until melted.

Gather indgrients:

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 butter

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 tsp vanilla

9 cups rice chex

powdered sugar - enough to coat your entire batch