Sylvia's blog

My conviction that God exists He is the creator and ruler of all things He is the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ I trust in God –ABSOLUTELY I have confidence in God-ABSOLUTELY I believe in his power I believe in His wisdom- He knows what He is doing I believe in His goodness-  no matter what I am going through it does not change God; He is still God My person; who I am comes from and depends on God My future personality leans on God in absolute trust, and confidence in His power wisdom and goodness- He can make me what He wants me to be Such is my faith!

The free Option!!! We ’ ve heard the quote- ‘its better to give than to receive ’ ? well I say ‘ its better to buy than to receive ’ . Hey it’s my own opinion. I just have this conviction (personal I must stress) that I would rather love to afford a car, House, or whatever I want than to have them given me as a gift. I believe it is a higher blessing, to buy than to receive… Reading through Genesis 23, that ’ s the account of how Abraham insisted on buying Sarah ’ s burial place from the Hittites rather than to receive it as a gift (even though it was offered), made me think more about it. The same principle applies to King David ’ s sacrificing at the threshing floor of Araunah (2Sam 24). David also would not take the property for free, the relationships between the people involved not withstanding-   (Abraham was apparently close pals with the Hittites- and what’s a gift from one friend to another? Especially in the face of such loss as Abraham had just suffered-, David...