What do these three have in common? I needed them today. Actually, Grammy started talking to Noise about bible verses and asked me if I knew any. I responded to her question 'do you know John 3:16' with the King James Version of the verse... I think. Then I said, 'sweet words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones,' which is Proverbs 16:24. Then we both, meaning my Grammy and I, tried to say Psalms 23 by memory. We knew the gist of the passage, but we mixed up the order and couldn't seem to stay with one translation. Here is the English Standard Version of Psalms 23.
"Psa 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psa 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
Psa 23:3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Psa 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psa 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psa 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever."
This was from the E-Sword app. on my computer. We got the middle mostly right, but as I said, we muddled the order. So... what about cords and leashes? That comes next. My power cord for my Toshiba, which I had recently relinquished to the shop for a replacement power port, refused to charge my dear computer. That's when I needed to clamp a short leash on my temper, and my anguish. My dear, dependable, boredom relieving, and school administrating laptop would not charge. The gut wrenching terror and sheer helpless hopelessness from the first moment I noticed a problem with my laptop returned and I had to tighten down my emotions before I broke down and cried. My little brother did not help matters. For some odd reason, the sound of his voice when I am aggravated or frustrated or just plain upset for no apparent reason just serves to irritate my displeasure further. And so, I needed a new power cord as well as a good bible verse and a very short temper leash that, despite my efforts, slipped out just a little too far with my dearest little brother. Tell me, if you can and if you have not simply left this mindless drivel for something with real substance, why do younger siblings always serve as irritants?
In health, and fair temper,
Lil Bit
Charger cords, temper leashes, and bible verses. Good question. What's a temper leash? Haha anyway, it's good you turn to Bible verses to get you through hard times, they're just so therapeutic, aren't they? We had to memorize the 23rd Psalm in church when I was little and I never forgot it. I say it to myself most nights for one reason or another, and it always helps me go right to sleep. God's magic, huh? :) E-Sword is like a Bible study software, isn't it? Maybe God was testing your temper by not making the cord work. Unlikely, but if so, you sure passed ;) Ah, so that's what a temper leash is. Gotcha. Perhaps you should invest in a good pair of sound-blocking headphones. Or you could tell Noise you've gone deaf and can't hear him, hehe. But it's not always younger siblings, honey. Just trust me ;) Don't worry, though. God will restore your soul :) And any other part of your body damaged by Noise. Hang in there!
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