{"id":1302,"date":"2010-05-17T14:14:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T12:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/blog\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2010-05-17T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T12:14:47","slug":"pearls-of-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/?p=1302","title":{"rendered":"Pearls of Praise"},"content":{"rendered":"

My husband and I celebrated our 30th<\/sup> wedding anniversary this year and according to \u2018somebody\u2019 it is the PEARL anniversary.\u00a0 One day sitting at work, the thought crossed my mind to start writing something related to pearls.\u00a0 As I sat thinking I could not believe there are so many things in my life that has happened that involves pearls and when thinking of the Bible, there are many references to pearls as well.<\/p>\n

\u00a0This is then the first story of my life involving pearls.\u00a0 I hope you will be encouraged by what is written.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The very first pearls I had in my life was a necklace that was bought for R40.00 and no, they were not real but I cherished it as if it was real.\u00a0 Obviously they were only worn with special outfits and on special occasions. \u00a0I remember when my husband, Eric, had some graduation ceremony the pearl necklace was worn with pride and even maybe to give the impression that I was a rich lady.\u00a0 That is the thing, we wear expensive looking jewellery and think it makes us look rich forever wanting to be somebody that we are not.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Anyway, my youngest daughter was a baby and one day while holding her she grabbed the necklace and all the beads went flying on the floor.\u00a0 We managed to pick them all up but I was very sad about my R40.00, rich-looking pearl necklace that has been broken now.\u00a0 I took it to the jewellery store and they said no problem they can restring it for me and they will even put the little knots in between the beads so that it will still look like a real pearl necklace.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The pearl necklace was part of my life for many years until it broke again, but somehow I no longer had the same sentiment about it and did not have it restrung again.\u00a0 A few years ago all that I had left over was a small part of it which I used for fake decoration until it also disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Why is it that we want to be somebody else?\u00a0 When we have blond hair, we dye it red or black; when we have a certain car, we would rather have another, etc.\u00a0 We have made choices in our lives but if we look at the proverbial Jones\u2019s we would rather have what they have.\u00a0 Why can\u2019t we believe people when they say the grass is not greener on the other side?\u00a0 Well, as our daughter said when we were having the usual pep-talk, \u201cI want to make my own mistakes and learn from them\u201d and boy, did she learn.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Anyway, if for one moment I can bring your attention back to the Bible and in particular the Samaritan woman at the well.\u00a0 Here she was on an ordinary day pretending to be all okay but she was not at all prepared for who she was going to run into.\u00a0 Calmly sitting at the well seeming to be minding His own business sat a Man that she might have seen but did not really pay any attention to, because she does not know Him, and neither does He know her.\u00a0 Wrong, how wrong can one be?\u00a0 She had had 5 husbands already, with each one maybe thinking the grass was greener on the other side; maybe now she will be seen as \u201cmrs Jones\u201d or maybe all of them were just a smoke screen to hide who she really was?<\/p>\n

\u00a0But then the Man spoke to her, just asking for some water \u2013 no sweat!\u00a0 I believe that everything changed when she handed Him that water and looked into His eyes \u2013 oh those eyes that are so full of love and His glory that fills every inch of the space between Him and her \u2013 have you experienced it yet?\u00a0 You cannot remove your eyes from that moment it captivates you just like He captivates your heart.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We know the rest of the story but what I want to leave with you today is to not strive for anything that is not you, which you do not feel comfortable in or with.\u00a0 Be yourself but even better, be who Jesus wants you to be.\u00a0 Be so close to Him that you feel His breath in your face.\u00a0 Untie and untangle yourself with the things of this world so that you can be captivated by His presence.\u00a0 Look into His eyes and experience the fullness of His love and His glory that fills every inch of the space between Him and You.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Until next time\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Greetings<\/p>\n

Venetia<\/p>\n

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