November 7. It was a little before 9:00 when we headed to C&C’s house. Before we left, Daddy discovered an e-mail from John Gray. Praise the Lord, He is still in control. We don’t know the purpose of all the delays, but we know that the Lord is upright, and that there is no unrighteousness in Him. I meant to bring our translation work to the girls’ house today, but since I forgot, I spent the working hours on the culture course. In the afternoon, I also made a shopping list and cut Daddy’s hair. Pastor’s text this evening was Proverbs 22:3, A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Characteristic of cautiousness—Learning that unfamiliar situations may contain danger; gaining adequate counsel before making decisions; seeing future consequences of future actions; recognizing temptations and fleeing from them. Proverbs 14:15. Not every lack of caution is sin, but it may be dangerous. You may have been in the right, but there were serious consequences. You must practice caution or you will face danger or potential destruction. 1) Caution about commitments we make. Every decision and plan we make should match the word of God. Always heed the cautions of the Holy Spirit. Receive counsel. 2) Caution about believing everything you hear. Detect and avoid evil people. What influences your thinking the most? Caution is getting all the information first and consulting authorities before making any commitments. 3) Remember that the majority is not always right. Joshua and Caleb vs. the ten unbelieving spies. 4) Learn to recognize temptations and flee from them, for example, Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. November 8. We spent almost the whole morning shopping today. Went out before 8:30 to WalMart. Had quite a few items to get and/or look for there. Then we did some shopping at Aldi. Brought those purchases home and got them put away. Had a little snack and then went to Big Lots to look for some good snacks and a couple other things. Didn’t find much for snacks, but I was thankful to find some warm, fuzzy socks to wear to bed when my feet are cold, and to wear on the airplane because my feet get so cold on the plane. Then we went and paid the Verizon bill. Came back to the house again, just long enough to get a drink, because I had taken my bottle of water into the house thinking that Verizon would be our last stop. But we decided to go to Bargain Hunt to see if they had any of the other things we needed. We did find some good snacks there as well as a couple other things we were looking for. It was going on 12:30 when we finally got back home to stay for the day. The afternoon, after nap, was spent working on the culture lessons. Listened to a message by Pastor Wiess this evening, from I Peter 1:22-25, entitled “Seeing, See That….” Meaning being that “Seeing” or “Since” our souls have been purified through obedience to the truth and through the new birth, we must “see that” or see to it that we love one another fervently. This evening, I started crocheting another little baby dress that a friend requested. “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.” Nahum 1:7 How glad I am that the LORD is good and that He is a strong hold in the day of trouble. Truly we live in a day of trouble, and how we need God to be our strong hold!
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