Google Voice

 

I turned on my GPS and began my trip … a little too early.  Because I had to circle around the parking lot of the gas station to get to the entrance/exit.  And with each turn, the sweet Google lady (that we affectionately call, “Googletta”) didn’t yell at me, she simply said, “Recalculating”.  My friends in the passenger seat would never be that kind.  They would correct me getting louder with each incorrect turn.  But the Google voice is always so patient, not judging or demeaning.  The dear Lord has many attributes that are wonderful, but the one for today (like the Google voice) is “longsuffering”.  Romans 2:4, “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”  I am so glad that the Lord is patient with me.  And God is patient with you.  God is patient to the point of longsuffering.  Think about God’s longsuffering towards you today.

Wet Floor

 

Saturday, I was helping clean the church, and I mopped the fellowship hall.  I did it in two phases so that we could continue to walk on dry flooring.  I mopped the back ¾ of the room, turned on a fan, and let the floor dry for 30 minutes.  Marleen and Kat left, so I finished mopping the rest of the room, backing out of the door and turning off the light behind me.  But in the church vestibule, I reached into my pocket to get my car keys and my heart sank.  I looked back into the middle of the fellowship hall and saw my car keys, wallet, and hat on the table … across 20 feet of wet floor!  But I instantly saw a solution: I went around through the church auditorium. through the ladies’ Sunday school room and into the back door of the fellowship hall, where the floor was dry.  Hey in life, we often see the problems before we see the solutions.  But with the dear Lord’s wisdom, there is always a solution to every problem.  Always.  I Corinthians 10:13, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”  Look for God’s solutions to life’s problems.

Miss Myrna

 

Psalm 116:15, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”  Miss Myrna Smith was welcomed home May 14 after many years of pain and suffering.  In August 1980 at Calvary I.B.C. in Chattanooga, I heard Brother Marvin Wallen on the organ and Miss Myrna Smith on the piano play, “When They Ring Those Golden Bells for You and Me”.  And now the angels are ringing those bells for her!  What wonderful memories!  She was a soul-winner directing the Phoster Club for ladies at church.  So today, hand out a Gospel tract in her honor.  If your church doesn’t have tracts, visit us at Calvary for a supply, and honor the memory of Miss Myrna.  “Well done, faithful servant.”

https://www.heritagechattanooga.com/obituaries/Myrna-Warren-Smith?obId=48413342&fbclid=IwY2xjawR1WH9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeUoYIVBJy4_j3YRF5BcMQlHdCmqPIFCVddR3t-JPpP8VOQufPTPmhLEEOq6I_aem_1NUcNog-Nxm4Hb0Lc1xK7g