God, who touches earth with beauty,
Make me lovely too,
With Thy Spirit recreate me,
Make my life anew.
Like Thy springs of running water,
Make me crystal pure,
Like Thy rocks of towering grandeur,
Make me strong and sure.
Like Thy dancing waves in sunlight,
Make me glad and free,
Like the straightness of the pine-tree,
Help me upright be.
Like the arching of Thy heavens,
Raise my thoughts above,
Turn my dreams to noble actions,
Ministries of love.
God, who touches earth with beauty,
Make me lovely too,
Keep me ever, by Thy Spirit
Pure and strong and true.
~ Mary S. Adgar
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Laying in bed last night I was thinking about living a lovely life which I wrote about below. A quote filtered through my mind over and over again about “the lovely things that you’ve been taught to do.”
1 Peter 2:12 (Barclay) tells us: “Live a LOVELY life among the heathen.” I was surprised to read the words “a lovely life.” I checked it out in my Greek Lexicon and yes, Barclay’s translation is correct. The word “kalos” means “beautiful (even more than lovely), good, honest, worthy.”
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Dear friend, are you going through a trial that weighs you down? You find it hard to bear. I want to encourage you with God’s Word: “There hath no temptation (or testing) 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” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Unless we have been successfully indoctrinated by humanist and feminist dogma, it is inherent within us to love being at home. God created the first home, the Garden of Eden, to be ready for Eve when He created her. He placed her in her home, in the environment He intended for her destiny. The Hebrew for Eden means “delight.” We should delight to work in our garden and our home. It is our sanctuary to raise our children in this dark world.
We tend to forget that God's Word is for all generations, and that includes our 21st century. God, who created mankind, designed and planned the way for us to live. And what is His plan? Marriage and family life. Because God planned it, it is the healthiest and happiest way to live. Sadly, we don't always see the evidence of this today, do we?
What is the kingdom of God? It is the rule and reign of Christ in individual hearts, families, the church, and the nation. Does your home and family belong to the kingdom of God? You will know if you are at odds with the kingdom of Satan. God’s kingdom is opposite to Satan’s kingdom. Neither the two do meet. If we fit in nicely with the world, we better check carefully which kingdom we truly belong to. We can only belong to one or the other and belonging 
Because Saturday was the 31st November, I read Proverbs 31. I love to read a chapter of Proverbs according to the day of the month. I was arrested by verse 25: “Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” This clothing is not just talking about her garments, but the attributes with which she is clothed.
Yesterday I wrote about having faithful children. Did you know the Bible also talks about raising DIGNIFIED children?
God specifically encourages us as parents to raise FAITHFUL children. Titus 1:6 writes to pastors and elders that they must be men of unquestionable integrity who have “FAITHFUL children not accused of riot or unruly.” This is God’s standard for all parents, but a pastor who leads a flock, must of course hold up this standard.
Are you currently facing an impossible situation? Can I encourage you to not look at the “impossible” situation, but to look to God? Did you know that the word “impossible” means nothing to Him. It’s not in His vocabulary.
I talked with a mother at our Above Rubies Saskatchewan Retreat last weekend. She shared with me that she has given her oldest son the project of gradually writing out the whole Bible. He writes two chapters a day and at 12 years old is now up to Deuteronomy. She wants him to write the whole Bible before he is married. What a great blessing for his future life. Anyone want to utilize this idea? Sounds pretty good to me. 
A mother talked with me over the weekend about what she does with their PRAYER CARDS for the family. Because she has children of varying ages, she writes very simple prayer needs on colored cards and more intense or political needs on white cards. The older children know to take a white card out of the PRAYER BOX and the younger children a colored card.
Don't forget to say something special to your husband today. And don't forget to say, "I love you." And don't forget to give him a hug and a kiss.
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Isn’t it amazing that many people would rather stake their lives on the temporary rather than the enduring? Many believers conduct their lives on the contemporary values of our modern society.
Every marriage tells a story. What story does my marriage tell? What does yours? We first tell the story to our children for they perceive marriage as they look at us. Is it a sweet, loving story? Does it make them excited to be married? Do we show them a picture of the relationship of Christ and His church?
Yesterday we talked about rejoicing in the name of the Lord. However, to effectively rejoice in His name we need to KNOW HIS NAME. We can never know God fully for He is incomprehensible. However, in His mercy He chooses to reveal His attributes to us through His names.