Sentences with phrase «time as a blessing»

Seen at that time as a blessing BUT actually, a curse.

Not exact matches

Try to see it as a blessing in disguise and better luck next time!

The realization that we're likely to live much longer than they did may come as both a blessing and a curse: More years means more time to travel the world, scratch off bucket - list items, or volunteer for favorite causes.

As a recovering interruption addict myself, I promise you that when you change these behaviors and find yourself blessed with the precious gift of time that used to be stolen by old behaviors, your work and personal life will prosper.

The infographic suggests that erosion of the conventional concept of the workplace and traditional work hours together with the rise of remote working, has emerged as a mixed blessing, with employees working from anywhere and as a result, at any time.

«Bourbon is a uniquely American spirit and we are blessed to be part of a bourbon revival that I think is going to last a long time,» said Wes Henderson, who co-founded the company as a family business with his father Lincoln, who passed away in 2013.

That sounds good, and it's an easy way to justify the nearly 50 times wine is mentioned in the Bible as one of God's blessings.

And we are blessed as believers and unbelievers that we are created by God who is loving, merciful and gracious to give us time to find our way to Him, or back to Him, to begin rebuilding and reconnecting as Father and child.

During his visit in 1982, Blessed Pope John Paul II referred to Great Britain as having an «exalted destiny in justice and in peace», and I believe we have clung to this sense from our earliest times.

is transformed in the brain of the smallest boy into the burning plea: «Almighty God, bless our arms when the time comes; be just as thou hast always been; judge now whether we be deserving of freedom; Lord, bless our battle!

I feel so blessed to be able to do what I love for a living, and I'd like to get a few more books under my belt (as well as pursue more speaking opportunities) before embarking on the full - time motherhood journey.

It is when people fill their lives with some of the blessings of life — such as eating, drinking, and marrying — so that they ignore the signs of the times in which they live and the testimony from God about what is coming unless they all heeded the warnings and followed the ways of God (Matthew 24:32 - 33).

It is the man and the woman to whom the act remains, each time, as fresh and beautiful, as it was the first time, who are able to sustain and perpetuate their first sense of its glory in the midst of the sober or bleak or sordid realities of day to day life, and who can feel, afresh each time, a boundless gratitude for each other and for this blessed source of sweetness and strength — it is they who are the truly «virgin», the truly pure and chaste; and (on the Humanist hypothesis) it is they who are the remnant selected by grace to be the true and spiritual seed of the risen Christ.33

But Blessed Mother Teresa's radiant witness will survive as long as truth and tenderness survive in the human heart — which, God willing, will be until the end of time.

In fact, if they were living in sinful rebellion against God, we would expect God to pour out his judgment upon them in the book as he has always done in times past, but instead, as we will see, God pours out blessing and honor upon the Israelites, instead of judgment and destruction.

Islam mentioned this for the longest time and as you can imagine, at a time when people had no access or means to verify those claims (people like yourself, opted to disbelief and argue about the existence of God) but now that those scientific «discoveries» became realities and the same as supported by the Quran (that was sent to Prophet Mohammed, Peace and Blessings be upon him), from God), it only solidifies Islam as the true religion of God.

With his treachery against Laban just behind him, and the awful reminder of his shame against father and brother just ahead in the inevitable meeting with Esau, God falls upon him as a nocturnal spirit who, after a struggle that endures throughout the night, again gives — this time simply in a name — both promise and blessing:

When some people leave churches, I have heard them described as «blessed departures» and one time, a «divine enima.»

You also forget that the Ten Commandments adorn the halls of the Supreme Court, that Congress employs a Pastor who bless's it every time it goes into session, and that the White House itself was used for Christian Services as far back as Thomas Jefferson.

Solzhenitsyn even blesses his prison cell for having purged him of the confusion of his age, for once on the other side of history — free from the petty progressive notions of one's time — one enters history in a new way, as a witness to the inner force that intuitively resists oppression born of the human will to power.

only reason y i say this is because of Santification, once we give our life to the Lord, we streight way (so to speak) begin the process of Santification, this is Christ making us like him, and this Is SUFFERING It does nt happen over night, but for the duration of our time here, as you have said, its sort of like sin being done unto us, and we are handleing it just like Christ did, (with Love) of coarse with the help of the Holy Spirit, This Does NOT feel Good At ALL since our soulful flesh is Corrupt, (but our spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment by Moment we choose by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat of teeth, but it wont be, because of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some of the points i have made, God Bless you!

Go one week and every time you hear someone say «Jesus, Christimas, Santa, Thank God, Dear God, Holiday, faith, sin or God bless» try to think of them as someone who doesn't believe and replace them with «Aslan, Camelot, Gandalf, Thank Zeus, Dear Paladine, mana, hit points or Odin's bless»

Perhaps I ought to be more surprised at his omission of historical fiction, including that of Madeleine Polland, written from a deeply Christian perspective; she wrote such works as Beorn the Proud, now available in reprint, and my personal favorite, The Queen's Blessing, set in the time of Saint Margaret of Scotland.

Nature, therefore, is to be looked upon as sacred, rather than as a mere agent of utility for human needs, towards which human beings are called to relate with a sense of duty.161 The arrival of the harvest, as may be noted from the case of the mustard seed, asserts that the time has come when the blessings of the Kingdom of God are available for all including non-human creation.

as we passed a Catholic church, all thepassengers except me would bless themselves; a crowded rush - hour bus became for an instant a place of worship; before I arrived, it would have happened five or six times.

As I said before, you have been a blessing to me in the past, and I know you have been thru some difficult times in recent months both emotionally and spiritually.

Be very mindful how you pin a name on your brother sister; remember the church is there the burden and those who have sinned yet we become so eager to judge; the word has already judged him, God at this very moment is dealing with him in ways that no man can as we judge him, we have judged ourself, we can easily forgive when his sin is like ours, but when it is not; they killed CHRIST CAUSE HE SAID HE COULD RISE THE TEMPLE IN THREE DAYS; to the people of that day and time it was a lie; as we forgive him we are forgive ourselves for believing in man and not the word; the word is still true, and God can still use him; but we must believe and fellow the word God no matter what; God has a way of making something good out of what is bad; that where the hope comes in; the faith in blessed redemption; heal our nation lord; heal our minds love forgive all;

I feel pretty blessed as of the current day, so don't go calling it a waste of time.

(Mark 10:23 - 27) Renunciation is the rule for all, (Mark 8:34 - 37; 10:21, 28:31) and the compensations are as simply and absolutely set forth as is the requirement: the good things of this life, such as they are, the blessings of family and of property, will be shared by all within the community, «now in this present time: houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.»

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

We need to think about new ways to reclaim this time of nourishment as a time of blessing.

For instance, «Blessed are the pure in heart» is an affirmation, not a command, but how many times do the great affirmations of the Scriptures come out as imperatives in the pulpit.

Rather the future is unrelated to the present, something which might possibly not be, and its not being would make no change in the present; something which is coming some time, but which so far as its essential nature is concerned could already have been some time; indeed the speculation is widespread that the blessings of salvation pre-exist and are already present in heaven.

Blessings on the notes, Blessing on the gems, Blessings on the steals and crimes, Blessings on the loots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together

Blessings on the blossoms, Blessing on the fruits, Blessings on the leaves and stems, Blessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy naBlessings on the blossoms, Blessing on the fruits, Blessings on the leaves and stems, Blessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy naBlessings on the leaves and stems, Blessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy naBlessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy naBlessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy nablessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy name, Amen.

Blessings on the blossoms, Blessing on the fruits, Blessings on the leaves and stems, Blessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together.

The back page then contains a call for three «Rogation Days,» or times of prayer and procession «for protection against calamities, such as storms, pestilence, famine, and war, and for God's blessing upon our crops.»

Paul blessings as i shared with Christine it is a personal relationship with Jesus when Jesus called his disciples he said follow me not the church not man.I belong to 2 churchs and i keep in touch with a couple indirectly and minister from time to time they are all different styles and different doctrines and in each of them i have people i care about they are family to me brothers and sisters in the Lord and i can go there and feel at home we sing and worship the Lord and hear the word together its awesome.I used to feel that i did nt fit in now i can fit in anywhere because where we go he goes with us.There is unity in Christ even though we may differ in doctrine.brentnz

I think that Americans, blessed as we are with security and liberty that many others in the world can only dream about, do not always remember how fragile life is in every time and place.

In a day when people hurl curses around all the time, maybe it is good to pass around blessings as well.

I don't want to say it back I feel as we are already blessed and been blessed a thousand times over 70 × 7 I mean when Jesus shed his blood isn't that enough?

But do Christians (republican or democrat) help as much as we should in giving our money, time and resources we have been blessed with, as the Bible teaches?

I invite all citizens of our Nation, as their own faith directs them, to join me in giving thanks for the many blessings we enjoy, and I call upon individuals of all faiths to pray for guidance, grace, and protection for our great Nation as we address the challenges of our time.

These healings, as the constant accompaniment of oral witness, symbolize the fact that the church in mission always took care of every human need at the same time that it offered the particular blessing of salvation.

Treating the Bible as a collection of blessings and promises, filled with little morsels of truth taken out of context (he uses the example of inspirational calendars that predictably use Jeremiah 31:31 as a promise to all people at all times)

Blessed John Paul also draws our attention to the «enraptured gaze of Mary» as she contemplated the face of the newborn Christ asan «unparalleled model of love which should inspire us every time we receive... Communion» (EdE 56).

Moreover, Christ sheds light on the meaning of all things and brings them to perfection: even the stars of the night sky find their ultimate purpose as the crowning glory of the vocation of matter through Our Blessed Lady, through whom God becomes Incarnate as Lord of all Time and Space, as we graphically proclaim every Easter on the Paschal candle.

I studied The Quotidian Mysteries and prayed the prayers of Brother Lawrence, who famously declared that «the time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen... I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament.»

The rest support unnecessary mass - murder and torture for profit based on lies as in the War of Choice in Iraq in direct contradiction to the spirit and literal teachings of Jesus (turn the other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers, love your enemies, repay evil with good, he who lives by the sword will die by the sword, forgive seventy times seven, thou shalt not kill, etc.).

While the concept of receiving «God's blessing» as a reward for something well done has always been an element in fundamentalist and evangelical theology, in the practice of the paid - time broadcasters it has been developed to its extreme as a device to motivate viewers to give.