On Thursday evenings my best friend and I have dinner and bible study. We attempt to go thru a book or specific study, right now we are trying to go thru the 12 disciples in depth study.
We have found that we may start on topic, but then ver off on something else that the Lord had showed us in his Scriptures. For example, we both recently have heard people speak about the ark and the animals. Christine recently was up at the Ark Encounter and I heard someone say that the animals were brought into the ark by "7's". I was like wait, what? I've always heard 2 by 2. This is just a great example of why we need to study scriptures for ourselves. Researched this and found that Genesis 6:19 and Genesis 7:2, 3 show the TRUTH.
Genesis 6:19 "And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female".
Genesis 7:2, 3 "You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two of each animals that are unclean, a male and his female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of the earth".
This information found from blueletterbible.org is where the following information came from according to Don Stewart.
Clean And Unclean
This often-brought up question has a simple explanation. The seven of each animal were clean animals-to be used for sacrifice as well as for food. The remainder of the animals that went to the ark included a male and a female. This is explained in Genesis 7.
Two of each animal entered the ark along with seven of each clean animal. The clean animals entered for purpose of sacrifice and for food for Noah and his family.
That being said it makes total sense that it was actually more than just "2" of each kind of animal. Noah didn't know how long he would be in the ark. Noah, his family and the animals would need to have some form of food to eat while in the ark.
How many times do we just take what someone says without questioning it ourselves and researching to see what the Bible says, and not what we believe from someone else.
This year I will be double nickels, that is crazy. For my birthday, I am having a Trades of Hope on line party to support women around the world who are getting out of Human Trafficking, poverty, providing a safe life for their children.
Human Trafficking continues to rise as well we are starting to hear more and more about this issue. Thank you for the movie that is out now "Sound of Freedom" bringing awareness to this heinous topic.
In 2019 I started a business in home fragrance by partnering with Scentsy. Initially it was because of the licensed partnership with Disney, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. My site is Crabshack - Scentsy Site.
Today is Wax changing day, cleaning the warmer day.
WOAH, my dish was dirty, it took a little counter cleaner and "elbow grease" and it came out beautifully clean. Here is my beautiful kitchen warmer that is warming some Cinnamon Buttercream.
It one looks at the bottom of the dish it should tell you how many cubes can be placed into the dish. I have placed 3 in the dish, it is already smelling fantastic in here.
What's your favorite fragrance? What are you warming?
Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of undue stress only because others are not doing what they need to do, or should be doing, and they are trying to put everything on you for you to solve a situation?
I will not take on another's responsibilities or actions that they need to take.
I feel like this has been a motto for a couple years now.
I will say that yes, I have monkey's, we all do to some extent.
The difference? My monkey's fly and soar, in confined cages. I try not to put my monkey's on other people for them to resolve issues for me. My monkey's = my responsibility, not yours.
I take my monkey's to the Lord. Why? Because he knows the best way to deal with the monkey's in my life.
On another note, this year my word has been perseverance and boy have I been tested with persevering in all circumstances.
Some dreams that I would like to persevere after, one day these will come to fruition, just need to get my monkey's off my back to get my focus and vision back.
My handsome Vader left Thursday, June 1, 2023 morning around 5:00 am, like normal and didn't return home that day, I thought it was strange, but he has done it before. When he didn't return the following day I started getting worried. I kept calling and calling him.
One time I looked out the back and saw a red cardinal and thought, oh my dad was visiting. Then another time I looked across the street to the church office and I saw a bunch of birds digging at something. I thought hum, I wonder if that is Vader over there.
It wasn't until a couple hours later, after some meetings that I started going for a walk around the yard and the church to see if maybe he was laying around over there hurt. I decided to walk down the street towards Alexander and I saw a black blob in the field and I thought please tell me that is not him.
To my horror, it was him. He had been attacked by an animal or two, I'm thinking coyote or foxes or something that snuck up on him and took him by surprise because he was in 4 pieces just ripped apart. I was in shock.
I was so upset, but, kingdom work still was at hand and there was nothing I could do at this point. I could not bring myself to pick up to bring him home to bury him properly. He already had flies all over him and intestines hanging out, etc. Horror site to say the least.
So, I cried a bit and pulled myself together to go and set up for Vacation Bible School (VBS). I shared with a couple people what happened and everyone in shock.
Got up again Saturday morning to work on more VBS and I was about to leave when Randall came in and said I couldn't leave, I needed to stay until 4:00 pm, joking of course. I said "I don't think so" I've had a bad weekend and showed him the picture of Vader and he was so upset. I left and met with Christine to go to lunch and some girl time.
Laura called and was distraught to say the least and just couldn't believe it. She reminded me that Satan is just hitting me hard right now now. With everything happening with tests this next week Satan is trying to distract me from Kingdom work. When one is in the middle of the Lords will Satan will always try to hit hard, I just don't get why he is so stupid to think this would distract me from kingdom work.
