Give Me Strength

Thank You Christ for giving me the strength after my illness and my stay at the hospital.I realized how much I take my health for granted. You have awakened me to the fact that I ran myself phisically and emotionally so down that I couldn’t tell the difference between work, play, fellowship or time-out. Please help me to take things slow and in perspective to better serve you, myself and my loved ones around me. Thank You Jesus for healing me and please help me do the right things so that I will NOT go through this again.

Grandbaby

Thank you Christ for my grandbaby. I look at her and see your face, what an awsome gift You have blessed us all with. Thank you Jesus.

Grateful for Losing My Job

Due to the economy I lost my full-time church job in January. God has used these months to provide in surprising ways, to teach us new stewardship practices, and to draw us closer to Himself. He has given me more time with my bride and my kids and our marriage has been strengthened. I still don’t have a job, but I trust that He is working behind the scenes and I KNOW that He has been working center stage in the ways I described above.

He is also using this time to put me in a different kind of position so that we can get involved with Him in other ways.

Heaven

Thank Christ for the amazing promise of Heaven!

My Dad

Thank Christ for my dad. Yesterday was his birthday. May God continue to bless him with a long and joy-filled life.

Amen.

Baby is Here!

What a joy. Thank you Christ for this beautiful baby, your gifts are awsome and your love is endless. Thank you Jesus.

Give Thanks for Baby

Thank you Lord for the baby girl that’s on the way and will be here, Lord willing, next week. I can’t wait to hold her and kiss her all over.

Visited By An Angel

I was just visited by a woman I only saw once a couple of years ago,who came and wanted to pray with me, for me and my family. She came today to let me know that she is still praying for me. After she left it hit me how God sends us as messingers to pray for one another who are in the Lord. It brings strength, comfort and peace. Though I don’t know this lady, I know that I thank Christ for her.

My Bittersweet Day

After nearly 15 years of chronic pain, thousands of doctor appointments and surgery, I am both, happy, but sad. I am relieved, but in denial.

I was discharged from the hospital less than 6 hours ago and finally gained enough strength to sit at my computer.

While I never want anything “bad” to happen to myself or anyone else, I prayed very hard the past week and this morning for God to give me the worst news – to find something “wrong” with me, and give me the peace that I have been searching for. God did answer my prayers. He gave me a wonderful doctor who not only made this procedure feel like nothing, I was given all the information I needed to finally be able to move on with my life.

Today was very challenging and testing, but in the end, it was perfect. I am reminded of Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths”.

Remember, God upholds each of His children in His right hand and we are in the shadow of His wing. May they “seek Him with their whole heart, mind, soul, and strength” and lean to Him for it.

Today, I lift up my most sincere praise and thanks to God who brought me through today and has more-than provided for me and my needs.

In Your Presence

Wherever I Am, I realize how much I need you with me and near me, Jesus. I would rather be sitting at your feet rather than sitting in the company of kings. The world could not and would not offer me the peace and joy you give so generousely to me and to my family. You know that I am human and you know all my weaknesses and my doubts. Come reside in me, with me and surround me with your love. Thank you Jesus. Amen.