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Matthew 6:19-21
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
These verses kept playing through my mind after my MIL came to visit us last night. She had gotten corn out of their freezer that had turned rancid after the last power outage we had. They decided to clean out the freezer and get rid of stuff. She had ice that she wanted to store in our freezer. She went to put it in our freezer and came in to let us know that our freezer door was part way open and that most of our meat was soft.
Adventure begins! We had lost some of the food in our freezer during the power outage, but had taken the meat to my parents and were able to save it. At this point, part of the meat was able to be saved. My parents agreed that we thought that the meat needed to be cooked and then refrozen to have the best chance of success.
I just kept thinking that we can do our best to prepare for things, but ultimately, we have no control over what happens here on earth. Anyone can rob us of our treasure that we have here on the earth. Only our treasures that we have in heaven will last. I need these reminders...a lot!
Here is my husband cooking up hamburger for the first time. I think that he is a pro now!
When I got up this morning, I read in my Bible. Part of my reading for the day was from Habakkuk 3. Verses 17-19 say the following:
"Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls (Or no food in the freezer): Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."
Thank You God for being patient in reminding me things that I should already know!
What has God reminded you of recently?
Thank you for sharing your story at "Tell Me a Story." Yes, we can loose those things that we hold so tightly - - very quickly. Your story reminds me of a time our freezer stopped and we did not know it. A lot was lost at that time.
ReplyDeleteAnother time, we knew we were to be gone over an extended period of time, so we called up some of the young couples in our church that could use meat and other frozen items and gave them away. We did not know if the food would still be good after a year, so we did the next best thing. They were very happy for the gifts.
My youth pastor had a cookout with his food that was going to go bad over the next few days with the power outage.
DeleteSo many ways that we can bless others when we have our eyes open! Thanks for sharing your experience with me!
We accidently left our freezer door open overnight some months ago. I managed to cook most of the defrosted meat and re-freeze it which was a blessing.
ReplyDeleteIt's so true... in our humanity, we cannot always prepare for circumstances out with our control. Things happen and we are faced with situations which test our faith. Sometimes, my memory lets me down (something I cannot control and which is so very frustrating - particularly at work)!
At such times, we need to learn to accept our human frailty and realise that God is still on the throne and working through every part of our day - including our human frailty during any given day. He reaches out to teach us to trust Him more fully in these weak areas of our lives.
This post is a beautiful reminder of such.
Thank you for sharing.
We are so frail....I don't always like to admit that. God does tell us that our life is like a vapour. That does not last long!
DeleteThanks for your insightful words. I enjoyed getting to visit your blog!
All the planning in the world can't avoid problems and obstacles. I'm so thankful He uses them to grow us aren't you?
ReplyDeleteYes, I am glad that we are able to take the bad and allow Him to turn it to good!
DeleteThose Habakkuk verses are among my favorites and if you read them in Amplified, you will rejoice extremely. And, our Lord is forever and ever the only One we can rely on and trust.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
I will have ot chek them out in the Amplified! I love when I can be blessed from the Old Testament. God gave us great things there even though we overlook them may times!
DeleteA wonderful attitude towards something that others would consider tragic! SO glad for your amazing example! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, not much fun to have a grumpy attitude about it!
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