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I’ve had bad and difficult experiences in life, as everyone else has as well. When those past experiences “haunt” me I pray, I sing aloud or in my mind praise songs to God, I count my blessings here and now.                                    

It helps to different degrees at different times. I know that there is a better life after this and try to keep that thought in my mind. I am in poor physical health at the age of 77 and try to remember how blessed I am knowing things could and may be more difficult in the future. This may seem like a negative way of thinking. But I see it as reality of life. I am thankful for every day of life and know any day could be my last.                                  

 Having been in health care as a RN has given me insight on just how blessed I am to be in my own home for now, walk at all with a walker, get to the bathroom without assistance, eat what I choose rather than what a “nursing home” sits in front of me, go to bed and get up as I choose, have my own bedroom. The list of blessings is endless… I know that God is in control. And I just have to believe God is watching over me, and I do. When fear creeps into my heart I tell my heart “God is in charge”. And I quote the Bible passage:”  Lord I believe, please help my unbelief”. And God does. My life could change however in a “heartbeat”. All of ours could. I again remember the Bible passage reminding us the “sufficient is the evil for the day”.

Matthew 6:34   Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Philippians 4:8   “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

John 14:2   “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

This earthly home is not our final home. A better day is coming for those believing and giving their lives to our creator God.

All Women Are Mothers and Sisters to Others, Don’t Leave a Single One Out of the Special Celebration of Mother’s Day.
John19 26-27 26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
I remember being at a Senior Citizens Center when Mothers were being recognized. Or so I believed. After about 5 minutes or less I observed one lady with such a sad look on her face. I took her aside and asked her if she was feeling well. She said she was just feeling sad because she was the only lady that was not part of the celebration. I felt for her having been hurt so badly and in front of all the others about. A bit later I privately spoke to the director of the facility and asked if their was something she could do to rectify the situation of part of the senior citizens community family. We wanted no one to be left out of the group. She proceeded to acknowledge the person and apologize for having missed her during the giving out of the little gifts that had been given to all the other ladies. Sometimes the young act in motherly ways to the old. We need to remember to uplift one another.
In our church I try to emphasize that all females are mothers and sisters to others. We nurture and encourage one another. We try to help everyone, male or female, young and old. It is something that God put in us. Men do this too. They are there as father and brother figures for one another, as needed.
Jesus is our example. We should do as his word instructs you and I. We are to be care givers to others in need. God bless and keep you in the palm of his hand.

FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH KID GLOVES ONLY
Have you or someone who know every been tempted to leave the church? Either for “just a few weeks” up to and possibly as far as “permanently”? Our Bible we use as the guide for our lives tells us to confess our sins. I confess, I have considered following through with the above-mentioned temptation. Temptation in and of itself is NOT a sin. We know Satan tried to tempt our Lord Jesus Christ. But, who, what, where, how, why, and how long we let Satan’s temptations affect us can be extremely sinful.
Why do the trials and temptations of life, which I refer to as T&T’s, have to come our way? I have my own answers why I feel they should not be at the doorstep of my life. But I know that none of my own answers hold water, sort to speak. But the Living Water of Life does have answers, and they are perfectly correct. I believe the Bible when it lets us know life’s T&Ts are necessary for our spiritual and mental growth, for our wellbeing. The one certainly affects the other. We must be possessors of the virtues of Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, and Temperance in order to share them with others. These things are not easily obtained. We have to have our original earthly vessel changed from inside out. The master physician has to do work miracles in our lives, and transform our moral natures into works of art. Our lives must reflect the Shekinah, the glory, of God from within our being. We must be willing and ready to yield to his touch. Our character must become as his. There are lots of changes needing to be made in my life, maybe you feel that same way.
I do not like the exertion I experience when my spirit is being exercised. But I thank God for the trials and tribulations none the less, each and every one of them. For my T&T’s in this life I know have made me a better Christian today. You might be thinking, what in the world were you like before, if this is all the further you have come today? It is obvious perfection in my life has “NOT” occurred. I am often disappointed in my own progress to the point of discouragement. But God lifts me up, My God is soooooo good and faithful. He walks with me through hills and valleys of my life. I believe he does the same for all of us.
I am running the race of my life, a marathon. I cannot afford nor do I desire, to quit, I MUST NOT QUIT. Salvation is free, but there is cost, and we are instructed to count the cost. Jesus paid for our sins with his life, I must be willing to carry my cross and die to self. I must choose whom I will serve. The Bible says so; we are not our own masters. I can ‘will’ my life to God, to do his will by picking up and carrying my cross daily, be a living testimony to the love of God in my life. Or I can walk away from the cross that is mine to carry, live for self, thereby doing the bidding of Lucifer’s. Whomever I love my heart will follow, thereby determining my own eternal destiny. God is not willing that any should perish. I must not lose out on the chance of a lifetime, and I am speaking in terms of eternity, not our present earth time as we now are in. How can I just up and drop out of what some refer to as the “rat race”? And it is in certain respects just that. The human race daily can be found to be “hurling” themselves forward to catch the “golden ring” before leaving this world. Problem is, we “Ain’t Goanna Take It With Us” when this life we now live on planet earth ends. Only our good deeds, gold nor anything else, can pass through the fire to survive.
During our time on earth, we can only see in part what the other is going through. Help us to be tolerant and loving towards one another, forgiving of one another’s faults and shortcomings. Keep our home and church family together throughout eternity; Show us what we must do in order to support our brother and sisters in Christ, as well as those whom do not know you at present. Help us live lives that shine God’s light to guide those we meet onward on the straight and narrow road. Keep our hearts ready daily, all the day long, that your Holy Spirit be enabled to have His way in our life. That we do not faint nor falter in the days ahead in this our life. Lord help our footsteps trod the straight and narrow path to thy loving arms at roads end.
I did not get the name Sharon Rose for nothing; I came into this world loaded with thorns! I believe God knew I needed my name, to remind me I am a thorn in the garden of life, but by God’s grace I have opportunity to become a rose fit to reside in the kingdom of heaven with my heavenly Father. I see others around me whose stems have thorns as well, with the sweetest and most beautiful smelling rosebuds on them; they are my sisters and brothers. I love each and every one of them. And I hope that they might call me their little rosebud too. Jesus, the Rose of Sharon, the Lily of the Valley, sees each and every one of his children as being more beautiful than all our words together could ever think to say. God wants you and I to be sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, to be part of the family of God for an eternity.
We must take care to handle others with the love of Jesus Christ. Our touch must be one as loving and tender as a lamb, with the touch of kid gloves.
Christ in us—living His life in us—by His Spirit.

One might be asking themselves:

Why would God listen to my prayers when I have messed up so badly?

Well. here is why I believe:

Because God knows you are trying,

God knows you are weak but He is strong,

And last but not least, because……………

GOD LOVES YOU!

Now remember to just keep praying and NEVER give up!

May God bless and keep you in the palm of His right hand.

RESOURCES

ASK to do Gods will

A Ask……………and it shall be given you

S Seek………….and ye shall find

K Knock……….and it shall be opened unto you

MATTHEW 7:7-8 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

JAMES 4:3 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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DEVINE INSPIRATION, PRICELESS

How did your day go today? Mine was the same old, same old. Nothing especially different or unusual. I was inspired, however, to make a lasagna casserole today differently than in the past. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be an improvement or a disaster.

As I pulled back the aluminum foil covering of my finished baked lasagna my husband quietly indignantly explained to me my “dish” was not supposed to look like it did. He asked me “shouldn’t a person have to slice out a helping of lasagna rather than spoon out a soupy mess? I had to be honest and agree that he was correct on his understanding.

He said he was not eating that! And I said “Well I could just toss the whole 3 casserole dishes of lasagna in the trash. But that was not going to happen. I was determined to at least try out the weird looking “experiment” before throwing it out. I then “spooned” it out of the container into my waiting bowl. Now I was not eager to do this, but I must, for the sake of at least looking like it might have a small chance of being eatable.

Eating the full bowl of my “experiment” I’d rate it a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10, maybe. And now I have a couple months of ready to eat meals all to myself, not that I’m unwilling to share them with my husband, mind you. I just don’t think he is going to take me up on the offer.

Maybe I should be regretful of having tried a different way of making my casserole as I did today. But I’m not. I learned not to make my lasagna like this in the future, ever. I will not be wondering if I missed the chance of improving future lasagna casseroles,

It didn’t harm anyone, not too much. My husband did decide to make his own supper of a baloney sandwich with some leftovers from the refrigerator. And suggested I might learn to do the same as he in the future rather than experimenting as I had today.

It could have been a different story had I changed my experiment in a different manner though. And I might do that in the future, the distant future.

How about you? Are you willing to try something new and different? Are you up to risking a possible disaster as well as possible success? What do you want to change in your day-to-day life? What are the gains or losses you face if you should or should not take the risks?

I pray that I change a lot of things in my lifetime that I have left here in this lifetime, however long that might be. My human nature, you see, needs a lot of changes. A little more spice in some areas, a little more flavor all around. A lot of salt, good salt. “Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” One thing that was excellent about my lasagna casserole today, is that is was good and hot. And that is another thing I pray to be in my spiritual life. Revelation 3:15-17  15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

God is good, I was inspired by a seemingly failure today to witness what God has done for me today. Blessings to you and yours.

LISTEN CLOSELY, WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

Does to seem time is on a tread mill with you having to race to keep from being thrown off the machine? Or things just aren’t happening quickly enough, taking what seems forever to come about. Need help with figuring out what your next step should be? And the next ones after that?

JEREMIAH 1:5  “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” We are also formed by God and known by God before we were born as well. And plans were made for each one of us that God had created us for. That is why we can declare the truth that there is no unwanted child, not by God! Nor can our birth be a “mistake”. God does not, he cannot make mistakes.

We may not understand the plans God has for us but if we choose to follow God’s leading, to trust and obey, we will achieve them. victory will be ours, by the grace of God.

How many others felt they weren’t getting anywhere in life? When what they thought was defeat in reality was actually victory in disguise.

Joseph could have thought he had failed, being sold as a slave by his brothers, thrown in prison in a foreign land. How could Joesph have known the events, the who-what -when- where-why or how future event were to happen? That he would be second in authority under the ruler of Egypt. Joseph remained faithful trusting God and did not give up! Oh, that we might be as lovingly faithful and wise.

James 1:17 ” …. with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. ” God is faithful, never changing. We must keep praying, hoping, and believing God’s promises. And should we find ourselves losing faith, we must pray as the man spoken of in Mark 5:23-24  23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Confess to the Father, ask in Jesus’ name, with our lips our need for help to believe, it is no sin to ask for help. Matthew 7:7  “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”. As long as we are not asking “amiss”. Truley, when desiring the LORD”S will, God’s way, God’s timing, even when we feel God is too early or too late, His timing is perfect, right-on time.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.” Ephesians 6:11-12 11 “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.“

Pray for one another that we have ears to listen to God’s guidance, and faith to believe God hears our prayers. Pray we always hear the still soft voice of the Holy Spirit in our hearts such as we read of in 1 Kings 19:11-13.

John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

May the LORD God keep you and yours in the palm of His right hand.    

READY OR NOT

Where in the news media are we reading the news of the King of Kings returning to this earth? There are some references, but are we discerning the times we are living in? The signs are unmistakable! Read the book of Revelation. There are blessings promised to those who both read and heed the book of Revelation. We need to read thoughtfully and prayerfully, taking our time to carefully think on its message. Reread and read again and again. Take our time, not rushing through. Asking, seeking, knocking. We are promised the door of understanding will open. May God bless you and yours and keep you in the hollow of his hand. We know not the hour nor the day, but we are given signs of the time we are living in. Brothers and sisters, it looks like the time is near, don’t you think?

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