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Good morning friends!
Saying a prayer for daisy as she prepares to share with a group of ladies at a conference.
Lord, please be with daisy as she shares the goodness of Your word.
Help her share just what the ladies need to learn this evening, so that they will be inspired to always follow You, Lord.
I pray this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Go daisy!!!!!
Friends,
Feel the Lord close to you today, no matter what you are going through. Trust that He is there with you to hold your head above the waters.
Praying for physical and emotional healing for all of us.
Lord, Please draw all of us closer to You and comfort us as we persevere in our trials. Please grant us healing in all ways and strengthen our faith so that we may always please You.
I pray this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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Good morning dear friend Dekrator. Those are beautiful prayers. One day I might have beautiful prayer words...until then might en I borrow yours?
This morn I feel great. The family let me sleep in till 9am! can you believe that. I feel like most of me is back. Wow, I slept good. Well I need to go put a face on so I don't scare the squirrels, my day is getting away from me.
Dekrator's prayers I have prayed.
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Hi all, Praying for daisy & wishing I could be in the audience to hear her teach. Looking forward to a good report...and maybe some shared teaching?
Daisy, ' will continue to pray for protection and blessing as you go through your night...
Dekrator, Thank you so much for your prayer...I am so thankful Jesus will keep us from sinking...lately I've felt in way over my head!!
Thanks for everyone who posts....it is so encouraging to read and pray with you (and know someone is praying for me).
MDW....I love your post about surrendering to God's will. Since He is the perfect Father who gives good gifts, I want to follow Him every moment. Wouldn't it be grand to run & skip down the narrow path with Jesus (think we'd need shoes?).
I am praying for you all....rhody, Marine, sammy & tutu, too.
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Thank you, DKat. I need a little prayer today!
Hope you are all hanging in there!!
Daisy... wish we could all be there with you!!
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Good evening friends!
Just said another prayer for daisy about an hour ago....I just know she is blessing so many ladies this evening!!
MDW,
Feel free to use my prayer words anytime you want!
So happy that you got some extra rest and feel "like most of you is back.".....Wow! that is fantastic!!
Praying that the feeling continues!!
DKat,
I agree, it does help to know others are praying for me/us.
Thank you for praying for all of us.
You shared..."Wouldn't it be grand to run & skip down the narrow path with Jesus (think we'd need shoes?)."
I think we can go barefoot and Jesus will protect us every step of the way.
Hi Lymetoo!
Hi everyone!
A friend shared this:
A very proud lawyer once asked a farmer, "why don't you hold up your head in this world as I do?" The farmer replied, "See that field of grain? Only the heads that are empty stand up.
Those that are well filled are the ones that bow low."
Luke 14:11 "For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored'"
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Dkat...why you feeling over your head? I pray for you friend. You say "think we'd need shoes," Not sure friend, I stub toes even when I walk now with Jesus.
Lymetoo, I pray for you also.
Dekrator, me sleeping in this morn, I guess my body needed and to make sure I wasn't Rip Van Winkles sister, I peaked at my legs and nope they were not hairy, just a weeks worth...not really Like your share of the proud lawyer.
Miss you daisy. I hope you had a beautiful eve.
hope you enjoy these songs sung by Robin Mark, an Irish evangelist. I listen to his music often and here are two of my favorites that he sings.
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Today's readings from church for anyone who wants to read:
Acts 2: 14, 36 - 41
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"
38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him."
40 And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."
41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
1 Peter 2: 20 - 25
20 For what credit is it, if when you do wrong and are beaten for it you take it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you take it patiently, you have God's approval.
21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
22 He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips.
23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
John 10: 1 - 10
1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber;
2 but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
6 This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7 So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them.
9 I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Great songs you shared, MDW!
Have a great day everyone! Praying for all of you!
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Dekrator, Thank you for the lesson you shared with us today.
The last couple days we been chatting about shoes and it reminded me of a story and a lesson...would like to share. It might take me a short bit to write but hope you like.....
Luke 6:38 says...Giving, is not your chance to bless someone else, but God's chance to bless you.
It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of the car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church.
As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He was almost laying down as if he was asleep.
He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked thirty years old, too small for his feet with holes all over them as well as his toes sticking out of one shoe. I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on through the doors of the church.
We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes, and someone mentioned the man laying outside. People snickered and gossiped but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me.
A few moments later church began. We all waited for the preacher to take his place and give the Word, when the doors to the church opened. In came the homeless man walking down the aisle and up onto the pulpit and took off his coat and hat.
My heart sank. There stood our preacher...he was the homeless man. No one said a word. The preacher took his Bible and layed it on the stand and said, "Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching today."
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It is so important that we love one another and show Jesus through our acts and deeds.
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MDW,
WOW!!! What a lesson that is! Great story and really makes me think!
Thank you for sharing that with us.
Mind if I share with others on another site?
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Watched the movie "The Climb" last night on TV. I thought I had seen it before but didn't recall any of the scenes in it.
Thought of the Climb we as people with lyme disease go through.
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Good Afternoon Friends,
I was so VERY blessed by all of your posts...scriptures, songs, prayers. Thank you for praying for me. God answered.
The Lord was good to the ladies...and so good to me too. It was a different experience for me. Most of the time I am not too nervous when I'm going to share, but not this time. I felt more nervous than usual.
I had my notes but felt like something was missing. I really struggled with how to start and had three different openings. Ha!
As it turned out, right before I was to share, four gifts were raffled. 1) Notebook Journal with pen, 2) Scented candle, 3) Garbage can (with "faith" "trust" "hope" on the sides, 4) 2 jars of jam and a small blanket.
I knew now how I was to begin (and it fit the theme of my sharing too...well, of course it did!). My main scripture was "Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength...love others as you love yourself" (Luke 10:27).
This is just, in a nutshell, how I started.
1) Notebook Journal...God has a plan for our lives...even before we are born God has a plan for our life.
Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
2) Scented Candle...His plan includes being a sweet fragrance to Him by loving Him with all of our heart...and living in a way that is a sweet fragrance to others...love others as we love ourselves. Also I added that as a candle as a specific "life span" so do we. Live our lives...not "waste" or lives.
3) Garbage Can. Really interesting because you could almost hear from the ladies attending, "Ugh, what a gift" but seriously, the woman who got that gift had just told her husband last week that she really needed a garbage can. So God went before and worked that out for her.
Anyway, I shared that the way we can be a sweet fragrance to the Lord and to others is by getting rid of the garbage...taking it to the Lord...
4) Jelly and small blanket. The word of God says to "Taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8). We experience that in our time reading His word, praying, and listening for Him to speak to us. Whatever we need, He knows and he ministers to us, comforts us (like a blanket on a cold day)...
Well, you get the idea...
Again I appreciate your prayers.
God is good all the time and all the time my God, OUR GOD, is good!
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Daisy, so beautiful what you have shared. Would love to hear more.... you could go on all evening and I would still desire more of your teachings. So glad prayers were answered for you. Blessed eve., yes it has just been blessed.
Dekrator, you may share the above write I posted. I want to copy and paste daisy's.
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Big Hello kam,
Good to see you on God Thought! I'll have to check out that movie..."The Climb"...you have me curious now.
So how are you doing? Just said a prayer for you.
Good Evening MDW,
Thank you. Really, I owe it all to Jesus for what He has done in my life! We serve a faithful God.
WOW, that is quite a story you shared about "shoes" and the pastor. I think it was high time the pastor preached that message (hee hee).
There is an Irish couple that I like, Keith and Kristyn Getty, I especially like this song "In Christ Alone"
I love Peter's first message..."and about 3,000 souls were saved that day." Halleloooo!! Thanks for sharing the scriptures. God's Word is eternal!
Blessings always!
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Getting ready to leave for church. A special class tonight that I want to attend. My weekend has been good. Again, thank you for all your prayers.
I know I will miss someoneS...but here goes...so how has everyone's weekend been???
Dekrator, MDW, sammy, rhody, Marine, DKat, Fuel, Lymetoo, Lyme in Putnam, elkielover, momindeep, skies, and kam.
See you soon...I'm sure.
Praying everyone has a peaceful evening and a healing night's rest.
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Hi kam! Good to see you here on God Thought! Come back soon!!
I wish I could stay awake long enough to watch a movie, cause The Climb sounds very good.
daisy,
I am just in awe of the way you can take scripture and relate it to any life situation or object...garbage can, candle, etc.
It takes creativity to do that and I think it takes a deep understanding of God's word, which you obviously have.
I hope that I can have even half of that understanding as I read, study and learn more about the Bible.
I really appreciate you taking the time to share with us what your message was about.
I have never been able to get up comfortably in front of a group without getting so nervous that I thought I'd pass out and my heart pounded so hard and I could hardly talk because I was breathing fast.
I always wished I could overcome that but never have. It kept me from applying for some positions in the past.
I admire anyone who can do that. I wish I could have been in your audience.
Thanks for sharing the song link....beautiful!!
Hope your class was great.
Have a wonderful night, friends!
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I had a good weekend, thanks for asking daisy.
Went to some yard sales yesterday with my friend Judy (I didn't find anything to buy), went to a soccer and baseball game and relaxed a little.
Today we went to church and breakfast with our grandsons, then I did a little shopping..well, I should say looking since I did not buy anything, then out to lunch with our grandsons, then back to our house to play....I'm tired.
How about everyone else??
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Sounds like you had a wonderful active weekend Dekrator.
me...well, let me think, hmmm... Saturday I read the bible, studied, took care of client dogs, went down to Miss B's and mowed and tidied her yard. Then came home and ironed clothes on the deck and listened to music. Sunday, I was unable to attend church..did too much Sat. and hurt a wee bit. Watched a on-line church service this morn. took a client dog home, played with my dog and had to fetch a ball out of the pond, read the bible, played with the boys. Played in my flowers and got poison ivy on my arm, I knew that wasn't a plant I grew. whew! It was a good weekend.
anyone else?
daisy, I enjoyed your song choice, I will enjoy checking out a bit of back ground on them. Pretty song it is. here is one more, and boy this song is a tough one to gnaw on.... For it's only in you will that I am free...what a line in the song all for Jesus, to give it all up, wow. not fond of the video, but not really a better one...actually its the words that have meaning not the show. One day when you have time Robin has a great song called "Revival" Peppy song it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbrt1y8pKCo&feature=related
Kam, never heard of "The climb" but I also don't really watch TV either to know whats showing.
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I am asking you for prayers dear friends. I come on here often to read the thread, but I am now asking for fervent prayer.
My daughter has been so well lately and today, she tells me she is not feeling well. I am struck to my core as I think the worst right now.
Let it not be so! I need to be lifted up so I can praise Him now. I need some prayer to strengthen myself and to straighten out my mind not to be so scared and worried. I need to think on the good things and not the bad and to bring His promises to my mind immediately.
So, if you could petition Him for strength and wisdom for myself. If you could ask Him for me to be glorifying Him NO MATTER WHAT and that I could have the peace that passes all understanding to calm me, I would so appreciate it.
Thank-you Sue
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Dearest Sue,
I will step out back and look up into the sky and pray for Jesus to take care of you and your daughter..and as daisy would say place his blanket around the two of you in comfort.... I think she would same something like that..well I will. Have a peaceful night and a healing one for the two of you.
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Thank you MDWOO5. I am fragile, and I just hate it. Too much has happened and I haven't pulled myself up out of the muck completely yet.
I so want to be strong and secure in the knowledge that no matter what comes my way that I remember firstly that He is in control, yet I crumble so easily.
I wish I wasn't such a blithering mess.
Sue
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Dear Sue/momindeep,
I am praying for all that you ask and more.
I understand how hard it can be not to worry.
I pray that the Lord will comfort you and give you the strength, wisdom and trust that you need to rely on Him.
I pray that your daughter will have continued healing.
God has set your daughter on the healing path and I trust that He will continue to guide her down that path.
Jesus, I trust in You!
Big hugs to you, Sue!!
Philippians 4:6-9 (NIV)
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
John 14:27 (NIV)
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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God bless all of you this day. Yesterday at Church prayed for you all. You are precious children in the Lord's eyes.
I reflected on Psalm 23....the Lord is our Shepherd and will never abandon us. He walks with us through the darkest moments, his rod and staff in hand.
May you all find greater healing and peace this day. In the Lords's love....bless you.
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Dearest Sue,
You say you pop in to visit and well, I had you and yours on my mind this morn. Did you get your face out of the muck puddle? Might your face be cleaned by Jesus this morn? Pray so.
You know what momindeep, You are not acting... whats the word? hold on...."blithering." What you are feeling is real. Fear can take over at times and this is when we cry out for Jesus and He will hold you and make you feel safe. So feeling foolish or as you say "blithering is not in God's vocabulary I don't think when it comes to being scared for your daughter, and He understands the crumbling because we are human. Dear friend, give it to Him and this way fear will not consume you. Good day to you friend and I say another prayer for God to hold you up by your suspenders or ears cause He might en have you wipe your own bum if you sit in the muck ...just joking with you
Dekrator, I read your scriputers you posted and was a great reminder for me/us to hand our emotions of anxiety and fears to our Jesus. So glad His shoulders are huge for all our burdens. I like peace surrounding me but, I need to allow myself more of handing over to Father instead of me wearing the pants.
Rhody, Psalm 23 is a good one..He does not abandon us....beautiful isn't He.
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Hi Sue/momindeep,
The others on God Thought have answered so thoughtfully with words of encouragement, prayers, and even some chuckles.
I think when it comes to issues regarding our children...they are the hardest on us...especially if our children are hurting.
When fear tries to pull me in I notice it is so important where I allow my mind to wonder. A verse that always helps me is...these are words recorded by Paul,
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me--everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you" (Philippians 4:8-9).
You are in my prayers and SO IS YOUR DAUGHTER. Our God IS Healer! There is nothing impossible for Him! His plans for your daughter are good and I'm praying the good work He started in her body on this healing path that He will complete...in the almighty Name of Jesus!
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I guess the thing that digusts me most is myself. I liken it to walking over ice and when I hit a thin patch, instead of walking with the Lord AROUND the thin patch, I fall right in and then the Lord has to pull me out all shivering, soaked to the bone and cold.
So much of my fears can be nonexsistant if I could just walk with Him...dang.
Yup, I am all cleaned up now...He got me back on track remembering all He has promised me and He did take time to remind me of His promises because of MD and Daisy.
I must learn to react differently. It has been so many years of rampant fear that I beat down time and again with the Word...I feel conditioned to react in such a poor way. I need help with that I reckon.
So, I go to my next job in few, and I will continue to praise the Lord and not think of the patches of thin ice before me.
Thank-you for your loving kindnesses...I did actually sleep last night which is an amazing thing for me when my heart hurts.
Sue
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OH, and Dekarator...I wrote down the Bible verses that you posted and put them in my back pocket and was able to pull them out and read them while I worked today.
Thank-you all for taking the time to reply and pray.
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momindeep,
So glad to hear you are emotionally better today.
Don't worry, it happens to me too...and then I pull myself out with His help.
That's was a good idea you had to carry the scriptures around in your back pocket today and read them while you worked.
I printed out several pages of scriptures that I can go to when ever I feel weak and I need to trust God more.
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"The Cause and Cure for Worry" by Joyce Meyer:
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New free Christian song available on iTunes until 5/29 "Hosanna (Live)" by Hillsong Chapel:
Scroll part way down the page and it's on the right where it says Free Song.
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Good afternoon friends!
Thank you all for sharing what that you did. I kept trying to come here and catch up on my reading and every time there was more for me to read! (This is a good thing!)
MDW, your story of the homeless man... it went straight to my heart. It reminded me of an experience that I had a few years ago while on a mission trip. One day my friend saw an elderly woman walking without any shoes. Without hesitation my friend reached down, took off her own shoes, and proceeded to put them on the old lady's feet.
Makes me think. If I had seen that lady first would I have so readily given up my shoes? . . .
When I see a homeless/needy person I often feel so powerless. I want to help but I don't have any money myself. I can't work either. So I pray for them and ask that God will send an angel to help them. I wish that I could do something more. I'm a blubbering mess sitting here at my computer just thinking about these things.
Dekrator, such powerful passages from your church service, especially 1 Peter 2: 24 "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." Thank you Jesus!
Daisy, I would have enjoyed hearing you speak at the ladies conference. Isn't God so good to use that experience to speak to you even as you were there to teach the group. I think that's so cool.
God thought friends, I hope that you all have a good restful evening tonight. You are all on my heart and in my prayers (that means you and your daughter too momindeep).
MDW005
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Sammy, I think sometimes all we need to offer is a conversation to the down and out. Sometimes placing a label on people like "homeless" makes them feel less than human when all they need is a tender smile and a touch of love, because they are still a person.
I have another story to share if you like....
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the paintings, but there were only two that he really liked and had to choose between them.
One picture was a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy whit clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. The other painting had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry skyfrom which rain fell and which lightening played.Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall.
This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in the crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the angry water, sat a mother bird on her nest.... perfect peace.
The King chose the second picture. Do you know why? "Because," explained the King, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all things and still be calm in your hearts. That is the real meaning of peace."
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And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Philippeans 4:7
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Dekrator48
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sammy,
I'm always happy to see you here.
Loved the story about the mission trip and your friend giving up her shoes...what an example of God's love!!
I bet the mission trip was an eye opening experience.
Thanks for the prayers for me/us. Always appreciate that!
MDW,
Wow, that's a great story about the King and the best picture of peace...really makes me think.
Thank you for sharing it.
That is what God tells us to do...to keep a good attitude and be at peace while trusting Him no matter what our circumstances.
Joshua 1:9 (NASB)
9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
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sammy
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Another excellent story and life lesson! Thank you both for helping me to see things in a different way tonight.
Sometimes I get so distracted by the things that I cannot do that I can't see the things that I might be able to do now. Like going on mission trips and volunteering. I loved doing these things, physically going and helping and giving. Now I'm sick and stuck at home and I miss everything. I forget that there is still some things that I can do. I am still me. So even if I can't go be with my friends physically I can still talk with them on the phone and be their support mentally and emotionally.
And maybe one day God will let me go back out to serve again. I have such a hard time letting go of these hopes and dreams.
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Dekrator48
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sammy,
I can tell just from reading all of your posts, that you have ALOT to offer people, even when you are sick and stuck at home.....I would love for you to be stuck at my home.
You are so right...you can offer friendship and support on the phone or online etc and that is just as important as doing other things in person.
Prayers for your recovery, so you can go back out and serve in that way again.
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Good Morning All,
Already Tuesday...Time for a new God Thought thread.
Great stories everyone shared. There is so much encouragement on this thread...Thank God! And Thank you!!
I'm at work and will start new thread on my break.
Have a great day. The battle IS the Lord's!
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