tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post6874222837260968336..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Thursday, September 10th: Judges 9-10, John 4:1-30 ~ TammyTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-65337851033446207312015-09-12T10:05:52.892-05:002015-09-12T10:05:52.892-05:00It's so hard to be patient and wait on God'...It's so hard to be patient and wait on God's timing. It's often only in hindsight that we see that God's timing was much better than our own. <br /><br />In the NT Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan women makes me think of how we are to treat people without regard to what is going on in their lives. The message of "living water" is for everyone. To shun them because of background or lifestyle choices we are denying them and leaving them thirsty.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770898936799604859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-36587980969300264942015-09-10T19:39:15.208-05:002015-09-10T19:39:15.208-05:00It is not always easy to be patient.
"The p...It is not always easy to be patient. <br /><br />"The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the LORD and did not serve him."<br />Judges 10:6<br /><br />Once again we read about the continual cycle of the Israelites turning from God and doing evil, then crying out in distress, and God's deliverance to His people. When I read about the Israelites during their cycle, I wonder why they keep doing that. Don't they see and remember all that God has done? Then I realize that I am no different. What would people be thinking of me reading about my life and the choices that I make?Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378594821836169485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-12803862132040478972015-09-10T07:30:56.135-05:002015-09-10T07:30:56.135-05:00Abimilech wanted something so bad, he cheated and ...Abimilech wanted something so bad, he cheated and went on a murder spree to get it. Do I wait for God and His timing, like Jotham did? Or do I do whatever I want in order to speed up the process, ignoring whether it's right or wrong?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983845317182469954noreply@blogger.com