Small events equal big joy

This column was published in the March 20, 2017, Ruston Daily Leader.



'Play it ... for old time's sake'

 

This column ran March 6, 2017, in the Ruston Daily Leader. Sadly and appropriately, this was the day long-time TCM host Robert Osborne died.  Robert, this one's for you.  We'll always have Paris ... and all these wonderful movies.

Take this literally ... please

 

This column was published Feb. 20 in the Ruston Daily Leader.

'I was hungry, and ye pondered'

 

This column was published Feb. 6, 2017, in the Ruston Daily Leader.

It's the big one, Elizabeth!

This was published Jan. 23 in the Ruston Daily Leader.

 

'Great Expectations' a la 2017

This column ran Jan. 9 in the Ruston Daily Leader.

 

Jehovah-jireh in everyday circumstances

I was chatting with a long-time friend today whom I hadn't seen in a while. During the conversation, I was hoping and praying I could provide some cheer and wisdom because of several disheartening situations she's been through recently.

I related that I had seen wonderful, long-lasting results during a very critical stage of my life after I went to God with a more specific prayer than I had normally been praying at that time.

Then, lo and behold, today when I specifically asked God to help out in a small area of my present life, He obliged in a way that couldn't be missed.  But, as many times happens (and as happened in the situation noted above), the result didn't occur the way I thought it would.  What's more, the result brought about a lot more work than I had anticipated. 

Nevertheless, the prayer is answered - and God provided.  He is, indeed, Jehovah-jireh (translation:  God will provide).  It's also worth nothing that in both my earlier situation and today's situation, the result was well worth the accompanying "trouble."

God - Father - thank you for caring about every single bit of our lives.