If ya want to know about the blues, ya gots to go back to church." MUDDY WATERS
What a quote. I ran across it a while back when I visited a Christian music website. How true it is, to know and understand the blues a person has to step outside the realm of depression, self-pity, anxiety, and blaming others for our condition. Its hard to see the light of understanding when the darkness of our situation surrounds us on all sides. Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12). Ya gots to know Jesus to understand the blues. You have to have light shinning on your circumstances to understand and work through them. Life is not all mountain top living. It would be nice to always be on top of the world, but thats not the way it is. We all have valleys in our lives, and as we walk through them we dont have to be in the dark. What a comfort it is to walk through a valley with someone who has walked that way before us. If no one is near to us, we can rest assured that Jesus has walked that valley and will light our path. My preacher says that mountain top experiences are nice, but nothing grows on top of a mountain. Down in the valley is where the lilies grow. May I stay green and grow so that I can appreciate the mountain tops of life. May I stay, teachable. Today God is doing for me what I could not do for myself. Thanks for letting me share .JRE
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in a man.
Psalm 118:8
"Only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admission of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built."
BILL W. A.A. 12X12 page 21
What a quote. I ran across it a while back when I visited a Christian music website. How true it is, to know and understand the blues a person has to step outside the realm of depression, self-pity, anxiety, and blaming others for our condition. Its hard to see the light of understanding when the darkness of our situation surrounds us on all sides. Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12). Ya gots to know Jesus to understand the blues. You have to have light shinning on your circumstances to understand and work through them. Life is not all mountain top living. It would be nice to always be on top of the world, but thats not the way it is. We all have valleys in our lives, and as we walk through them we dont have to be in the dark. What a comfort it is to walk through a valley with someone who has walked that way before us. If no one is near to us, we can rest assured that Jesus has walked that valley and will light our path. My preacher says that mountain top experiences are nice, but nothing grows on top of a mountain. Down in the valley is where the lilies grow. May I stay green and grow so that I can appreciate the mountain tops of life. May I stay, teachable. Today God is doing for me what I could not do for myself. Thanks for letting me share .JRE
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in a man.
Psalm 118:8
"Only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admission of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built."
BILL W. A.A. 12X12 page 21
