8 She has not acknowledged that I was the one
who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,
who lavished on her the silver and gold—
which they used for Baal.
Hopefully my life doesn't resemble the life of a prostitute and at first I was reading this thinking about the obvious errors of her ways and not seeing any connection to myself. But one thing to remember is that all the resources I have are a gift from God and not earned, I have no right to the tremendous blessings he has given me. I think my effort at work is positive but I should be careful not to use the word 'my' too much in regards to all of the gifts and resources He has given me.
knut
I have to be honest.....I'm completely lost with this. Maybe we need to check out your friends blog for some insight on this book. I can find lines that trigger helpful thoughts....like.....
ReplyDelete"She didn’t know that it was I all along
who wined and dined and adorned her,
That I was the one who dressed her up
in the big-city fashions and jewelry"
I could say that in a "satisfy me" society. We need to be grateful and see the real value of the spouse we have, and not look to find our fulfillment in other places, and learn to appreciate what God has given us (in our mates).....but I think that's probably not the point of the book/chapter.
having said that....I agree with what you wrote. I am continually amazed by the blessing that God has chosen to give me and my family. I try really hard to make sure my boys understand that they don't deserve any of this, and its all a gift from God. And that it could all be gone tomorrow, and that's ok. It wouldn't change who they are or how much they are valued. Its a continuous message that I have to keep telling them. I can almost watch them forget it, and fall back into the thinking on the world......and who am I kidding, I do it every day too.
have a good one.
PS. I sent you a birthday message on your phone, but I'm not sure I have the right number anymore. When I wrote it, I noticed that I've sent you several messages and you haven't repsonded. I'm probably sending some old lady in poland birthday wishes.....ahahahaha....anyway. I hope you had a good day!
good job reminding your boys and thank you for the birthday wishes. my personal phone is broken at the moment 515-360-0834 but i plan to replace it. my work phone is 309-716-7518. drove 500mi on my Bday but it was good anyway
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