WHEN HARSH WINDS BLOW

by Mary Lindow

As I have pondered them and have allowed the Voice of the Holy Spirit to instruct me as to why I have been impressed with this rather "unwavering statement" I sense the Lord addressing many deeper issues that are well anchored and maintained within our souls as believers.

 HARSH WINDS

 These blustery currents in the natural can be devastating to property, trees, and all living-breathing creatures. We have all seen what the devastation of hurricanes and tornadoes can do in a very short amount of time.

 Often when listening to the traumatic stories of those who have lived through a nightmarish storm, the realities of what they hold near and dear have been laid bare and brought to the surface. Many weep over the loss of family photographs or tender things like Grandma's old chipped china and are unconcerned about larger material items, but are deeply thankful for the safety of family members after a traumatic event. Others, are shaking fists at the sky and are enraged that they have been infringed upon during a difficult time, and want somebody else to pay for it!

 THE HARSH WINDS OF LIFE BLOW UPON THE GODLY. .AND THE UNGODLY. NO ONE IS EXEMPT.

 There are some of life's storms that threaten to blow away everything we've depended on as well.

 Friendships are tested, relationships are strained, and the Lord uses these harsh winds blowing against our lives to remove the crusty chaff that can form and harden around the seed of our lives.

 Those who are independent in nature find a bitterness creeping into their attitudes and heart. They feel infringed upon when things are not easily controlled or maneuvered in their favor. And so, the Holy Spirit allows the winds to blow until a conviction penetrates the self centered soul and exposes the fleshy comfort zone of, "My Way, My World, My Rights"!
Quote of the Day: 

"Trees have their seasons at certain times of the year when they bring forth fruit; but a Christian is for all seasons."
Ralph Browning


Lawyer Calls Turkish Christians' Trial a "Scandal"
Evidence still absent in case for "insulting Turkishness and Islam"

By Jeremy Reynalds
Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

SILIVRI, TURKEY (ANS) -- After three prosecution witnesses testified they didn't even know two Christians on trial for "insulting Turkishness and Islam," a defense lawyer called the trial a "scandal."

A story by Compass Direct News reported that speaking after a recent hearing in the drawn-out trial, defense attorney Haydar Polat said the case's initial acceptance by a state prosecutor in northwestern Turkey was based only on a written accusation from the local gendarmerie headquarters unaccompanied by any documentation.

"It's a scandal," Compass reported Polat said. "It was a plot, a planned one, but a very unsuccessful plot, as there is no evidence."

Turkish Christians Hakan Tastan and Turan Topal were arrested in October 2006. After a two-day investigation, they were charged with allegedly slandering Turkishness and Islam while talking about their faith with three young men in Silivri; an hour's drive west of Istanbul.

Compass said even the three prosecution witnesses who appeared to testify at the Oct. 15 hearing failed to produce any evidence against Tastan and Topal, who could be jailed for up to two years if convicted on three separate charges.

The three witnesses, all employed as office personnel for various court departments in Istanbul, testified they had never met or even heard of the two Christians on trial. The two court employees who had requested New Testaments testified that they had initiated the request themselves.


 
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