I cannot say...

Posting two days in a row...peculiar behaviour for me I know but I doubt I'll go three days in a row so if you're reading this I wouldn't bother checking tomorrow.
Our house has been undergoing a spring clean since the 12th holidays last weekend (perhaps I should call it '12th cleaned') and I'm telling myself there can't be many more drawers, shelves, cupboards, boxes or nooks or crannies left for me to pull everything out and ditch the junk, then hopefully leave everything back looking a little better than it did before I arrived (if ur driving past our house you will know it hasn't reached the exterior of our house yet, and im not sure it will). Anyway this is a little poem I found scribbled in a notebook somewhere that I thought you might find challenging...I did at least. I recommend reading it slowly and leaving time to understand each line...

I cannot say...

I cannot say 'our' if I live only for myself.
I cannot say 'father' if I do not endeavour each day to act like His child.
I cannot say 'in heaven' if I am laying up no treasure there.
I cannot say 'hallowed be your name' if I am not striving for holiness.
I cannot say 'your kingdom come' if I am not doing all in my power to hasten that wonderful event.
I cannot say 'your will be done' if I am disobedient to His word.
I cannot say 'on earth as it is in heaven' if I'll not serve Him here and now.
I cannot say 'give us today our daily bread' if I am dishonest or seeking things by subterfuge.
I cannot say 'forgive us our debts' if I harbour a grudge against anyone.
I cannot say 'lead us not into temptation' if I deliberately place myself in it's path.
I cannot say 'deliver us from evil' if I do not put on the whole armour of God.
I cannot say 'yours is the kingdom' if I do not give the King the loyalty due Him from a faithful subject.
I cannot attribute to Him 'the power' if I fear what men may do.
I cannot ascribe to Him 'the glory' if I am seeking honour only for myself.
And I cannot say 'forever' if the horizon of my life is bounded completely by time.

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Random thoughts...

After Simon reminding me that I really haven't bothered my bum blogging in a while I thought I might share a few thoughts...so much for my last attempt in May. But here we go at the end of July. I might add in my defence that I have been kinda busy...doing pre-reg exam, going to Romania, going to england with work etc etc. And I have a husband to serve and care for, and home to make. Not that I'm doing a wonderful job at either (check out girltalk over past few weeks for posts on homemaking).
As I leave my current role in Dromara as pre-reg I am tempted to worry about my new responsibilities come the end of this week. Actually I haven't just been tempted to worry, I have been sinfully worrying and being anxious about it, but am looking to the words of Jesus "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." mat6v34. I have to trust in God that he will be my guide in these days of change.
Also, in church on Sunday we were studying Judges 3. I had never heard this passage before, it is soooo good and I was just like 'God you are so funny'. I won't spoil it for you incase you haven't already read it.....
And before I go I will give Simon free publicity and announce there is a 'Sale' table in the bookshop at Vic Ryn. Not that anybody reads this blog but there Simon - I promised.