This is true...even when Ben lost his job...and he looked for six months,
and finally found a job in Pa, I wasn't actually thrilled-but still was glad
I  was in God's hand.  
And it worked out, though at the time I certainly wondered!

-----Original Message-----
From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Kathy Du Bois
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:20 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ponderment

Rhonda,
When you are in God's hand, no matter what calamity befalls you, you 
are in the safest place you can be.
Kathy


At 10:00 PM 5/2/2006, you wrote:
>What do you think "live in safety" means?  Is it  "safe from harm" or
"safe,
>from thinking you know all the answers and don't need God or any of his
>wisdom, safe,  if it means safe from harm, that would bring up a lot of
>questions...what exactly must our relationship be to ensure  we are "safe"
>for many go through things that can be seen as harm, cancer, accidents,
many
>who love God and who fololow im and seek to do His will...interesting
>thoughts!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of BD
>Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 9:25 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Ponderment
>
>Rhonda,
>
>Hmm. Maybe not, perfectly faithful no, but not faithful at all? I don't
>think that is it either. I think Proverbs  seen below shows were we ought
>to be. I wonder if we can faithfully believe in the promise given at the
>end of the text constantly. It does however say that we will have no need
>to "fear" and doesn't say we are absolved of trials, yet he does say
>earlier that he'll keep us safe. See below... interesting... I never
>really seen it that strongly before.
>Proverbs 1:20-33
>20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street,she raises her voice in the public
>squares; 21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out,in the gateways
>of the city she makes her speech:
>22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways?How long will
>mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? 23 If you had
>responded to my rebuke,I would have poured out my heart to you and made my
>thoughts known to you. 24 But since you rejected me when I called and no
>one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, 25 since you ignored all my
>advice and would not accept my rebuke, 26 I in turn will laugh at your
>disaster;I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- 27 when calamity
>overtakes you like a storm,when disaster sweeps over you like a
>whirlwind,when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
>28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer;they will look for me
>but will not find me. 29 Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to
>fear the LORD, 30 since they would not accept my advice and spurned my
>rebuke, 31 they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the
>fruit of their schemes. 32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill
>them,and the complacency of fools will destroy them; 33 but whoever
>listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."