tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post6266404288219433979..comments2024-03-24T03:21:03.154-04:00Comments on CAMPONTHIS: DEVO'S...faith's great contentment is in the sufficiency of Jesus ChristSJ Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-28548091188269196602008-12-18T23:51:00.000-05:002008-12-18T23:51:00.000-05:00I won't say what the word "DEVO" Googled. Let's j...I won't say what the word "DEVO" Googled. Let's just say that I thought, "Looks like the boy's in trouble again..." :) I know Steve will get it. All others who don't will have to figure it out like I did when I Googled "DEVO":)<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you made that word up yourself, Steve, or are Terry and I just not hip? We don't remember seeing it used elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>Getting back to the topic...during this financial crisis I thought back on how when I left home, all my earthly belongings fit into a suitcase and a small trunk. I lived for many years in a one bedroom apartment, and my first year without furniture, except for a cot that someone lent me.<BR/><BR/>And since being married, after buying a new home, there were two occasions when we almost lost our home, because living in an Army town, whenever the troops deploy somewhere, it really affects our business.<BR/><BR/>I remember someone commenting recently about how whatever we went through previously in life might actually be preparing us for something later on in life. <BR/><BR/>And so, I have always prepared myself for the fact that we could lose it all, and may end up in an apartment again. But since I've been there, and I've done that, I know that it's not the end of the world if I end up there again. In some ways, it even has it's advantages.<BR/><BR/>But during this financial crisis, I saw the Lord do some wonderful things to prepare us for it in so many ways. I'm still amazed and keep thanking Him for it.<BR/><BR/>Let's pray that we get through this time and that things will get better soon.Michele Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815737949587713100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-10625900819038382832008-12-18T21:40:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for this reminder that I can be content in ...Thanks for this reminder that I can be content in whatever station in life I find myself in, because it is He who gives me the strength (and the ability) to realize that contentment. Without His strength, my human nature would not only breed discontent, but would also breed bitterness and strife in my heart, which would manifest in my speech and actions.<BR/><BR/>Praise God from whom all blessings flow,<BR/>LG66littlegal_66https://www.blogger.com/profile/11385398360700890136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-61399619365708561602008-12-18T20:21:00.000-05:002008-12-18T20:21:00.000-05:00staceyI will be sincerely praying for you and your...<B>stacey</B><BR/>I will be sincerely praying for you and your husband. That verse out of the Psalms is one of my favorites. Thank you for reminding me of its truth.<BR/><BR/>Here is what brother Spurgeon says about that verse:<BR/><BR/><B>Verse 25.</B> This was David's observation,<I>I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.</I> <BR/><BR/>It is not my observation just as it stands, for I have relieved the children of undoubtedly good men, who have appealed to me as common mendicants [those who are given to begging]. But this does not cast a doubt upon the observation of David. He lived under a dispensation more outward, and more of this world than the present rule of personal faith. <BR/><BR/>Never are the righteous forsaken; that is a rule without exception. Seldom indeed do their seed beg bread; and although it does occasionally occur, through dissipation, idleness, or some other causes on the part of their sons, yet doubtless it is so rare a thing that there are many alive who never saw it. Go into the union house and see how few are the children of godly parents; enter the gaol [a place of detainment] and see how much rarer still is the case. Poor minster's sons often become rich. I am not old, but I have seen families of the poor godly become rich, and have seen the Lord reward the faithfulness of the father in the success of the son, so that I have often thought that the best way to endow one's seed with wealth is to become poor for Christ's sake.<BR/><BR/>Grace and peace to you,<BR/>SteveSJ Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-72572359544987282552008-12-18T19:55:00.000-05:002008-12-18T19:55:00.000-05:00Amen. During the last 4 months we have experience...Amen. During the last 4 months we have experienced my husband's near-fatal accident, followed by a long hospital stay and many months of slow recovery. During that time, he was also displaced from his job. Through it all, we have been led back to Psalm 37:25, "I have been young and now am old, but I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging for bread." He has and continued to provide for our needs and more. He is faithful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-53271791594981050582008-12-18T19:37:00.000-05:002008-12-18T19:37:00.000-05:00TerryDevo's is devotions. IOW, a blogging quiet ti...<B>Terry</B><BR/>Devo's is devotions. IOW, a blogging quiet time. :-).SJ Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-33783113304726759362008-12-18T19:18:00.000-05:002008-12-18T19:18:00.000-05:00Terry Rayburn said... Steve, U-h-h, what's "DEVO'S...Terry Rayburn said... <BR/><I>Steve, U-h-h, what's "DEVO'S?</I><BR/><BR/>lol, devotion, devotions, devotional. <BR/><BR/>And Steve, EXCELLENT post today. Nothing to add but a hearty amen.Carla Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395062089776262435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-3057770664839436402008-12-18T18:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T18:45:00.000-05:00Steve,U-h-h, what's "DEVO'S?TerrySteve,<BR/><BR/>U-h-h, what's "DEVO'S?<BR/><BR/>TerryTerry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-39663425587733040942008-12-18T14:13:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:13:00.000-05:00Wonderful nourishment for the soul; I breathed out...Wonderful nourishment for the soul; I breathed out a heartfelt "Amen" halfway through. :) Thank you.The Blainemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157965154638461280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-48214076827863899162008-12-18T14:01:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:01:00.000-05:00Thank you Ed. What a joy to trust the Lord each an...Thank you Ed. What a joy to trust the Lord each and every day for His daily provision in our lives. <BR/><BR/>SteveSJ Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-14953334709736148042008-12-18T13:36:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:36:00.000-05:00Amen and Amen! What a blessing and an encouragemen...Amen and Amen! What a blessing and an encouragement it was to read this today.Ed Trefzgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046745917537632076noreply@blogger.com