Today is my 41st wedding anniversary. It always amazes me how many years have gone by since I said, "I do"! I have been going through old photos, partly due to the recent deaths of my two wonderful aunties in Florida. I am sort of in a purge mode as I would hate for my kids to have to come into our house and wonder what do we do with all this stuff. So I have begun a process of sorting and purging. The bigger the house, the more stuff is saved. Looking again at my wedding album and wondering who those fresh faced, wrinkle free young people are, I am amazed at all the time that has gone by. So as I reflect on 41 years, yesterday's message at church was especially timely. It was titled, "God shall supply all your need" from Philippiians 4:14-20. "Need" here is the key word as it is clear that "wants" are a whole other issue. But my life has certainly reflected God's timely provisions when at times I felt I was at the end of the road ready to go over the cliff and He intervenes. In that process, a whole lot of faith and trust is established for the next life chapter. So here are a few points to ponder from this week's bulletin.
"When you're alone, your heart is torn; He is all you need. When you're confused, your soul is bruised; He is all you need. Through all the years, the joy, the tears; He is all you need. Steve Camp.
"Of all the needs a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaken need for an unshakable God." Maya Angelou
"Our neccessities never equal our wants." Benjamin Franklin
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