Great is Your Faithfulness

2011-12-20T08:25:00.003-05:00

I just got married, and now I've moved, blog and all! I'm hoping to try and keep my new blog up to date here:

rudyandlouise@blogspot.com

Enjoy :)

Showers of Blessing

2011-05-02T15:27:00.005-04:00

God is so good, and blesses in such abundance! I thank God for each of the special people that God has given in my life, right now this one in particular:

:)

(thank you Charlene for supplying the photo :))

World Rat Day 2010...

2011-03-14T15:37:00.005-04:00

is coming soon! :)

April 4, 2011

I am fearfully and wonderfully made

2011-03-01T20:55:00.003-05:00

For You formed my inward parts;

You covered me in my mother’s womb.

^{I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;}Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
^{My frame was not hidden from You,}When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
^{Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.}And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

Psalm 139:13-16

We make the choice to kill a human being when we make the choice to abort. Please consider the consequences... guilt, shame, confusion, depression... there is help! there are loving people who can help you through this difficult time in your life. Think. Pray. Consider well.

Check out the

Pregnancy Care Centre

Toronto

Letter to an Abortion Clinic

2011-03-01T20:47:00.010-05:00

My heart breaks to think of the pain I’m going to give to the baby that is inside me... I checked the FAQs but found no questions that deal with the painful sensations that I'm sure will be felt by it when the procedure is performed. I’m now 12 weeks along… I was researching online (bad idea) and found out that inside me is a living person, complete with all the organisms that a person needs in order to live - including nerve endings.

Why don't I want this in me? well, I want to complete my MA, and after that I was planning to go and teach abroad... and travel around for a while and have fun, you know? this just doesn't fit into my plans.

But this person came into being because I made that choice to be with Mr. Nobody... which was probably a mistake in the first place... he's gone now.

The plans I have are all things that I would like to do. They’re all about me. What makes me happy. But my mom always tried to teach me to think about other people, how they feel, what they think. Am I wrong? Is it possible to be so saint-like, as my mom is?

What does this little person think about all this anyways? My research said that it has a brain. But it can't say anything yet (at least, nothing that we can hear).

Maybe she has something she would like to say... like, "Hi Mommy! I love you! thank you for not killing me, for not poisoning me with that methotrexate stuff earlier on…. And thanks again for not vacuuming my arms off, and then my legs, until there was nothing left! thank you so much! when I grow up, I want to have my own babies, so I can love them like you did."

Or maybe it's a little boy and he will one day say, "Mommy, I love you so much, and I will never leave you like Mr. Nobody left you. I’m going to be strong like you, and if I find a girl I’m going to get married and stick by her side. And I’m going to love our family even when it’s not easy."

Thank you for helping me think through this... I think I've made my decision.

I'm going to go ahead with it. Now that I know all there is to know and I've done all my research, I'm going to schedule my appointment to get rid of it. I don’t care how this thing got here, but it’s got to go because I’ve got other plans set on my life’s agenda.

After all, life is all about me, isn't it?

A real woman...

2010-06-24T00:23:00.004-04:00

(from the Rebelution)

I pray that I may be a woman who

is glad she’s a woman and rejoices in her femininity, expressing it through her attitude, appearance and bearing. (1 Timothy 2:9-10)
does not compete for equality with men or chafe at God’s design for male and female, but delights in and understands the importance of her calling to complement man’s role. (1 Timothy 2:11-12, Ephesians 5:22-24)
values the cultivation of her mind and diligently seeks after wisdom and knowledge. (Proverbs 22:17-21, 2:2-6)

With God’s help, may I become a woman who

realizes her imperative need to allow the Holy Spirit to control her emotions and expressions of them. (James 1:19-20)
does not wallow in self-pity or make a habit of voicing complaints, but radiates cheerfulness and joy. (Proverbs 15:15, Proverbs 17:22)
appreciates her mother’s (&family’s) protection, and respects and submits to her authority. In so doing, she is preparing herself to exercise the Biblical role in her relationship with a possible future husband. (Ephesians 5:33-6:3, 1 Peter 3:1-2)

May I be a woman who

is trustworthy and gains the respect of those around her. (Proverbs 31:11)
restrains herself from listening to, or participating in gossip, but instead speaks with wisdom and discretion. (Proverbs 11:12-13, 22, 20:19, 3:11)

May I be one who

constantly encourages and builds up those around her instead of criticizing and tearing them down. (1 Thessalonians 5:11, Ephesians 4:29)
does not have a nagging, contentious or manipulative manner in which she deals with others. (Judges 16:16, Proverbs 21:9, 19, 26:21)
is not boisterous or loud in her speech or actions but is characterized by a gentle and quiet spirit. (Proverbs 9:13, 1 Peter 3:4)

By God’s grace, may I be one who

portrays chastity, modesty and reverence in her manner, and wears the ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is her true beauty. (1 Peter 3:3-4, Titus 2:4-5)
is not offended by respect shown her through gentlemanly courtesies (opening doors, etc.) but cultivates the differences between the sexes that make her worthy of this deference. (1 Peter 3:7, Mark 10:6)

Father in heaven, may I be a woman who

does not relate to members of the opposite sex in a flirtatious or forward manner, but instead saves all her passion for her future husband. (Thessalonians 4:3-8, Proverbs 6:25, 1 Corinthians 7:1)
holds her virginity before marriage sacred and will not compromise it for anything. (1 Timothy 5:22)

Lord Jesus, I pray that I will seek to make You my number one desire and the Lover of my soul. I know that only You can fully satisfy. (Psalm 73:25, Psalm 63:1) May I use my years of singleness to seek and serve You without distraction. May I be content to leave the details of my future to You. (Psalm 73:25, Philippians 4:11)

God give me the grace and power to be a woman after His own heart, that I may serve Him first of all in all I do, and that I may in turn be a servant to those around me, modeling the behaviour of my Lord Jesus Christ. Father, let me not be discouraged by my many failures, but trust in Your forgiveness and grace to cover my sins, to pick me up when I fall, to bring me back when I stray.

Find a PDF of this list here.

A real man...

2010-06-21T22:28:00.012-04:00

A dear brother in the Lord recently shared with me the following insights from a blog called "the Rebelution." On the blog there's a list of qualities of "A real man". It is my prayer that God will lead and direct me to one such man who strives for these qualities, whose first desire is to praise and honour the Lord in all he does and says. This list is pretty intense - and yet the life of a Christian is not meant to be soft and cushy; the way is hard and narrow, and it takes much hard work, perseverance, and dependence on Jesus to stay on it.

So here it is, "A real man" by The Rebelution. I've made it a prayer, and will continue to pray this prayer both for my future husband, should the Lord ever bless me in this way, and also for all the young men of our churches and youth groups. May God work in their lives to bring up a generation of men eager to serve Him and lead His people in spreading the good news of salvation to all who are yet lost. It all begins with a simple heart change, and with a hunger and thirst for the knowledge and fear of the Lord!