SAYS FYL

Spiritual Musings

To wind down and reconnect with God

  • you’re the man

    You’re the man for us. God has given you the inside story. Genesis 41:39 It was two years of freedom and another dream that needed interpreting before the cupbearer remembered his promise to Joseph. But never mind that for God was in control. Pharaoh had a strange dream and he was convinced that it held… Read more

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  • when people let you down

    But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought. Genesis 40:23 When I moved here, she went out of her way to befriend me.  Over the next two years it seemed like she was always there to support me in my little battles. But when the big one came armed with heavy arsenal that shot… Read more

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  • looks and gifts

    He was strikingly handsome . . . . she pestered him day after day, but he stood his ground. Genesis  39: 6, 10 For the ones who cannot be moved to break, let alone alone scratch the surface of the Ten Commandments, the Devil uses their goodness, their steadfastness, their good intentions to create road… Read more

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  • when bad turns to good–eventually

    “As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him.” Genesis 39:2 Joseph was betrayed by his brother, sold to strangers, taken to  a strange country. Traveling with Ishmaelites, Joseph saw his future clearly: a slave in chains till his dying day. But God was WITH Joseph. God was not… Read more

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  • picture of forgiveness

    When I saw your face, it was the face of God smiling on me. Gen. 33:10 Imagine  back-stabbing, birthright-stealer Jacob’s anxiety as he journeys with his family to meet Esau: He is in the middle of the desert with everything and everyone he loves dearly. He is vulnerable and scared. He has regrets and knows… Read more

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  • the lost Bible

    Psalm 53:2 God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. Packed and put away for so long, I’d forgotten all about it. But when I came across it during my snowstorm cleaning session yesterday, I remembered. I remembered finding the Bible… Read more

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  • knowing God

    For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways. Isaiah 58:2 Sky was about four. It was sometime between midnight and when the alarm goes off. I felt her shake me awake: Mommy wake up, I have a very important question.  Mumbling that we could discuss it in the… Read more

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  • God makes memories

    Genesis 41:49 Joseph collected so much grain–it was like the sand of the ocean!–that he finally quit keeping track. This verse relates a simple fact: Joseph could not humanly keep track of all the grain that God provided. It also paints a picture of hyperbolic proportions: I imagine Joseph sitting on a haystack while his… Read more

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  • God’s back up plans

    Genesis 17: 20 And Ishmael? Yes, I heard your prayer for him. I’ll also bless him; Ill make sure he has plenty of children–a huge family. God had THE master plan for man and then He had many back up plans for when we messed up. Ishmael was not part of God’s plan; he was… Read more

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  • upgraded

    My parents say my birth brought them luck.  But that luck ran dry before my first memory. All I  now seem to bring is a turn of events that confirm that Murphy’s law is synonymous with Fylvia’s presence. So imagine my surprise when I checked into the hotel today to learn that I had been… Read more

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