Thankful

You know... God is just priceless. You can purchase all kinds of Insurance, but that won't keep you from accidents. You can take vitamins, supplements, eat healthy, exercise and live a healthy lifestyle, but you can still suffer illness and/or disease. All the money we can spend on all the remedies and cures of this world...we have no guarantee they will protect us at all. We do have an assurance to turn to tho... all we really need is just one word... "Jesus" and faith that He will do as He has promised.
I am so thankful for a prayer I prayed a little over two years ago, early one morning after a very disturbing dream which I now know God gave to me. My prayer was as follows very simply -
"God, I know that up to this point You have allowed this, and even blessed it. But maybe there are things that have changed along the way? What are you showing me? If this is not right, block it now, and whatever we have to go through we will deal with it. Only you know the future, and only you know the past. To me, everything looks great and I believe this is your perfect plan, but if we are wrong, or if there has been a wrong turn taken and some have stepped out of your will then we bow to your wisdom. You see and know all things! Please step in because you know what is best. You promised me long ago... (here I named the exact promise which I cannot reveal)... And I still stand on that promise today! I trust you, Lord, this is your decision, Not ours! Please take over!"
The very next day parts of my dream were revealed. I was very disturbed, but trusted God and stood on His promise. Little did I know God had stepped in at the exact moment I prayed. That very night He took over and the process began.
Two months later, after we were in the erruptions of the storm, a message was preached that God would someday, in His own time, remove the blinders and we would see the hinder-part of the situation, and all would know.
But we would have been spared and would be walking and living in blessing and in peace.

It has begun. Bits of those blinders are being removed and we can see what God was doing!

When I prayed the simple prayer, I had no clue all that I was asking God to do, the actual horror I was allowing Him to unleash into our lives, but I knew I could trust in Him. I knew He would ultimately protect us. His Word was my Guarantee! In the midst of the horrible situation we knew it was God's hand that was troubling the waters! We knew that God was allowing the pain. We knew it was our only way out! And forever more, me and mine will be secure in the promises of God. For they are everlasting. They are our Insurance and our Guarantee, our protection from every situation and storm. Because of that one situation and God bringing us out of it, our faith will remain unshaken. A new heritage was built for my family and all my descendants from now and forever more! GOD PROVED HIS WORD!
You may feel the situation you are in right now is going to destroy you, but if you know God's hand is in it, then you can trust that you will come out in the end victorious, and better because of it. If you could only see what you were going to be after this storm! I hope this strengthens someone today, because it was not a fun experience to relive. But I felt compelled to share this because I know of some LIFE ALTERING storms people are struggling with. God will show you why some day. But in the mean time.. just trust! Hold HIS WORD next to your heart! Literally! I have slept holding my Bible many nights! It was the only way sleep would come! He is a Keeper of His Word! Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and HE shall direct thy path.

A Little Riled

Ok I know... I am a little festered right now. I just think it is high time we stood up for what we love. Hasn't anyone ever heard the little rule.. Don't have your pastor for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? So why do some think it is ok to speak against the Organization? I just don't get it... why if it has been engrained into us for life not to speak against the ministry, does it become ok to do so, when you feel they do something that you disagree with. Pretty sure the Bible tells us "Touch not mine annointed" and that covers them all...There are annointed holy men of old that I am sure I would not agree with on every level... but still I cannot allow myself to come against them.... Voicing your opinion in a derogatory way is not the way to stand up for something. When you use the word dung to describe what you think of what our Organization has made a decision on... you may as well say the real word you are thinking...We are all thinking it! And it is NOT right.. It is WRONG! It is a matter of respect! Oh be careful little mouth what you say!-- Wow two posts in one day!

Grace and Mercy

Thought I would let my thoughts unfold this morning! Haven't been on in awhile, and have gotten definitely older since my last post was the day before my birthday! It was brought to my attention that my previous post may have been a little "accusatory" if that is a word. That was not my intent. It was merely an observation regarding a situation at hand that we were experiencing. As I recall, I really didn't have a particular person or people in mind! ok- enough about that!
Today going forward...I heard the song this morning, (don't know the name)
"If I fall let it be on the grace that first brought me to you, and If I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home"! If I sing...
and I began to think of God's Grace. How it is unfailing, never-ending. I really don't have much drama in my life, no pull of the world that controls my puppet strings, but still I have His grace whenever I need it. And there are times when I fall to my knees in need of immediate grace! And He is right there with plenty to spare. His love for us is such an amazement to me! The deepest sinner, the saint who struggles, the young person faced with temptations insurmountable... we all have the same grace extended unto us! His love so amazes me.. to be more like Him in my dealings with others is what I strive to achieve. How much more should I extend grace to others because of the limitless grace and mercy He has readily available to me!
"Your grace and Mercy, has brought me through.
I'm living this moment, because of you!
I want to thank you, and praise you too!
Your grace and mercy has brought me through!"
And so it goes... another day full of blessings, full of grace and His mercy! How can I not live this day in thanksgiving unto HIM?