Congratulations to Les!

[sloane]

I know chips are potato chips here, but different things in other countries like French fries.

[Les]

Jan 2, 2024 15:15:59 GMT -5 sloane said:

I know chips are potato chips here, but different things in other countries like French fries.

Our grandchildren prefer fries, especially when it comes to McDonald's. My wife and I do like the traditional chips here as they are more chunkier.

That's right, as chips over in the US are  (I believe) crisps to us in the UK.

[freehugs]

Favorite board game?

[Les]

Jan 2, 2024 16:32:15 GMT -5 freehugs said:

Favorite board game?

Favourite board game for me would be chess. 

[Tim05]

Congrats to you Les!!!

Do you like to read any fiction? If so, what is your favorite genre?

[Les]

Jan 2, 2024 17:24:40 GMT -5 Tim05 said:

Congrats to you Les!!!

Do you like to read any fiction? If so, what is your favorite genre?

I'm not a fan of fiction but occasionally read autobiography 

[xea989]

Your favorite holiday?

[Les]

Jan 3, 2024 6:54:36 GMT -5 xea989 said:

Your favorite holiday?

My favourite holiday would be Snowdonia (North Wales). 

[bigballofyarn]

What is the most inspirational message or lesson you learned throughout your spiritual journey? If you can't think of one that surpasses all others, feel free to share any one that is important to you.

[MzPanik]

Congratulation Les, may your light continue to shine bright!

[Les]

Jan 3, 2024 8:17:42 GMT -5 bigballofyarn said:

What is the most inspirational message or lesson you learned throughout your spiritual journey? If you can't think of one that surpasses all others, feel free to share any one that is important to you.

The most biggest lesson that I have learn't in my Christian walk with the Lord is to put my trust in Him - To litrally trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5 . I have been through some very difficult times in my life. You probably know the Foot prints in the sand story where some times you see two sets of foot steps (when things are going well ) then when things became impossible, there were only one set of foot steps. It was then I knew the Lord was carrying me. 

Back in the 1980's when I was in my late youth, My parents decided to seperate and devorce. This was very shattering to me and the starting point of where I would need to challenged my faith to litrally lean on my heavenly Father not my earthly family. So many times after, other trials came and still do putting my TRUST in the Lord is, and has always been the only way through evert step in my life.

Below is something that I have shared with others in the passed.



What does it mean to trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5)?

Proverbs 3:5 imparts wisdom to its readers: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” There is a big difference between trusting in the Lord and trusting other persons or things. Our trust is not in angels or people or rituals or methodologies but in the Lord alone. And, as the writer of the proverb points out, our trust is not in our own understanding.



To trust in the Lord with all our heart, we must wholly rely upon God’s promises, wisdom, power, and love to help us in every circumstance. Human understanding is subject to error. God, on the other hand, sees and understands all. He is the One we can lean on and trust. We should trust the Lord with all our heart because human understanding is tainted by sin, limited wisdom, impulsive assumptions, and faulty emotions. We are not always right. Proverbs 14:12 reminds us of this: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (emphasis added). Sin taints our understanding and leads us to destruction (Ephesians 4:17–18). “Our knowledge is partial and incomplete” (1 Corinthians 13:9, NLT). Should we base our understanding on what is partial, sinful, or destructive? Or should we trust in the God who is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, loving, and has good plans to guide, satisfy, and establish us (see Isaiah 58:11)?



God does not change (Malachi 3:6), and His decisions are never capricious or evil. Psalm 92:15 tells us, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” God is not evil and will not lead us to destruction. Instead, He leads us into paths of righteousness (Psalm 23:3). He never lies (Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18), and He is faithful to keep His promises (Psalm 89:34). God’s plans are perfect, holy, and righteous, and He works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). God is worthy of our trust.



Trusting in the Lord begins by believing in Jesus for salvation. When we trust in Him, we acknowledge that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). We then get to know God more as we spend time in prayer and Bible study. The more we know God, the more we will love Him. The more we love Him, the more we will trust in Him alone—with all our hearts—for wisdom, for decisions, for everything.



Jeremiah 17:7–8 describes the benefits that come to the person who trusts the Lord with all his heart: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”



Those who trust in the Lord have hope and need not fear difficulty or calamity. They know who is in control of their lives and that He is fully good and true. Proverbs 3:5–6 is a wise instruction that ends in a promise: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” What a wonderful thing to trust in God with all your heart and to have Him direct your paths!

    

[Les]

Jan 3, 2024 9:38:57 GMT -5 MzPanik said:

Congratulation Les , may your light continue to shine bright!

Many thanks MzPanik.

[bigballofyarn]

That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing all of that with us.

[Zero Dade Cool]

Do you enjoy watching sports?

[Les]

Jan 3, 2024 11:49:02 GMT -5 Zero Dade Cool said:

Do you enjoy watching sports?

Love the winter sports, particularly ski challenges. Having skied my self and ended going down slopes more steeper than I can handle (coming out very bruised as a result of it), I can appriciate the skill that is involved in it.