"...no life is free of troubles, regardless of religion, race, or nation. In fact, as Job said, every life is full of it. When we trust our lives to the hand and pen of an unseen but ever-present God, He will write our lives into His story and every last one of them will turn out to be a great read. With a grand ending. And not just in spite of those catastrophes. Often because of them. Don't just wait and see. Live and see."-Beth Moore
In my women's Bible study group, we are studying a book on Esther by Beth Moore. I am really loving it, and I'm loving how in-depth and thorough she is. I've always loved Esther's story, so I'm very excited about this study! The passage above was from our study guide. I got a lot out of the first week, but this part really jumped out at me. I had to share it with you! God's plans are good for us, but friends, we live in a broken world. Pain, tragedies, and all kinds of "catastrophes" are going to happen, but if we trust God with our lives, He will do great things!
Something else I'd like to share. I'm sort of a science fan. Yes, the Science Channel does interest me a bit! Something really intrigues me about Science. I also like learning about the great minds who have influenced our world. I am so excited that one day when I get to Heaven, I will fully understand E=MC2! I mean REALLY understand it...not just in layman's terms! And I really think Einstein was on to something with his string theory...maybe it wasn't quite right...maybe it wasn't for his time. But I'd love to understand it. My husband shared this quote by Louis Pasteur with me today:
"Science brings men nearer to God."
Check out this link for more information on Pasteur:
Here's a little more information from the article on his quote:
"Pasteur saw no conflict between science and Christianity. In fact, he believed that ‘science brings men nearer to God’. In his work as a scientist, he perceived evidence of wisdom and design, not randomness and chaos. Pasteur stated that: ‘The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator’."
Pretty neat stuff. In case you didn't know (I didn't), he invented the Pasteurization process!
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Although he accomplished many other great things in his lifetime, Pasteur was no stranger to heartache. Here's more information from the article on his personal life:
"Three of his five children died of childhood diseases. Also he had been brought up with a sister left mentally retarded by a childhood disease. Rather than crush his spirit, these tragedies spurred him on in his efforts to spare others the heartbreak of losing their children to disease. His own life was touched by a brain hemorrhage and several strokes which left him partially paralyzed."
I'm so inspired by people like Pasteur! He allowed God to use the tragedies in his life to accomplish great things! God wants to pen some wonderful things in your life...won't you trust Him today!
This one of my very favorite websites I like to dig around on about Science stuff:
It has a lot of information on Creation Science.
Okay, that's all folks...to bed I go!
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