Posted on 05/30/2008 5:21:34 PM PDT by svcw
I will remember, ‘Face.
Praying for Amanda. Please pray for my daughter and son in law, who have had many family medical problems as well as business problems.
Gracious God, we ask that You be with conservativegreatgrandma's daughter and son-in-law during these trying times, and bless them with Your love. Amen.
My prayers are with you and your daughter and her husband at this time.
Please bring your prayer requests to the new thread. Thank you.
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Nana, thank you for posting this scripture last night:
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6
I understood the first part, but as I read this part:
AND THAT HE IS A REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
I have been so blessed reading that again, and getting it back in my heart that God is a Rewarder. God is Love! He loves us!
I think folks who have come out of cults need to remind themselves to not neglect, but tocontinually claim God’s Word to counter the vicious lies of satan and his minions — that we can never be worthy of anything; others can, but somehow we can’t. Satan, the father of all lies, wants us to forget that Jesus has already made us worthy through His shed blood. And He gave us His Word and His Holy Spirit. We are more than conquerors!
Jesus fought the battle once for all time; we only need to accept that IT IS DONE!
P.S. Colorcountry, I included you in my message to Nana because I felt led to do so in my spirit.
Thank you Rightazrain. I appreciate your thoughts.
I too was edified by the word of God offered by nana, and I appreciate being reminded that He loves me undeservedly.
I’m going to admit something about myself that is kinda ugly, and ask for everyone’s forgiveness and also for the Lord to forgive me the hardness of my heart.
My burdens have been so overwhelming for me lately, and it has gone on for several years now. My business is struggling against the downward turn in construction. Four of my immediate family members are facing life or death struggles, I am in the sandwich generation - - one of those with aging parents, grandchildren and children of my own still in college. They ALL need my love, concern and attention. When I read requests for prayer, I sometimes think those concerns of others seem petty or small and aren’t “worthy” of my concern. Isn’t that a horrible thing to have to confess. But yes, I struggle against all kinds of sin....and this is one I struggle with.
Nothing, nothing is too small for Him, AND likewise, nothing is too overwhelming. I am learning to pray to God in all things....even for the health of other FReepers pets, or prayers for passed exams. It is all important, and the most important thing to learn is to offer love in the both the big things and in the small.
Yes, as I am seeking to return to my First Love, I remember what it was like as a new Christian: I even prayed for good parking spots at the mall to open up for me, and they would! It was all a part of walking in His presence.
I believe we all have these sins of the heart. I have been embroiled in a property association battle, and have found myself feeling hatred for a few of my neighbors who wounded me with false accusations. Insults cause anger, which leads to counter-insults and wounding of the spirit, and sin. I am guilty of that, confess, and ask God to give me the grace to correct what I can. Self-pride will have to be put down, which, of course, will take the Grace of God :>)
God bless you, colorcountry — you are victorious in Him in all things. And He will never give you more than you can bear. I have a dear friend who has had deep trials for years. These trials seemed hopeless to many so many times, and yet she always comes out victorious, with prayers answered, sometimes miraculously! She has led countless people to Christ through her witness and testimony. And, lest you get the wrong idea — she is a regular person — she laughs, she jokes, she gossips a wee bit. She gets angry, and sins. But she abides in Christ, and He lifts her up and delivers her every time.
May God bless you all and continue to lead you so that you, in turn may lead others in His way.
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to thank everyone and give you a final update. My son is doing so well that he returned to work this morning. Laproscopic surgery is amazing. He is on light duty, but it is amazing to me that 4 days after surgery that he is well enough to go to work.
I also want to praise the Lord for modern medicine. My son wasn’t showing classic symptoms of appendicitis. He wasn’t running a fever, did not have resounding pain or lower right quadrant pain. I am not sure what were the results of his blood work. Anyway, the only way the doctor knew that it was the appendix was from the Cat scan results. Since the appendix had gangrene it is obvious that if they hadn’t done surgery, he could have been in bigger trouble.
Praise the Lord!!!!
More than one of you are going through the same kinds of struggles.
I got in to see my allergist on VERY short notice,(could only have been God with his schedule) and it appears that my problems might not be so much a food allergy as a food intolerance. I seem to have trouble digesting sulfite that occurs naturally in foods. It doesn’t give me classic hives, swelling, allergic type reactions, but more digestive, lightheadedness, pounding heart, thinking I’m going to die symptoms; the kind that are similar to those who have trouble with wine, which is loaded with sulfites.
It still needs healing because it’s very debilitating when I get a reaction. It’s certainly enough that I can’t get a job and have this happen while I’m working and I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t make much in the way of plans anymore.
But the Lord is using it in the meantime to teach me much in the way of what you guys are learning. It’s all about HIM and trusting Him to get me through those times when I just feel like I can’t take any more. There’s been many family and financial struggles for us as well. Not as severe as what some of you are going through, but more added to my plate than I care to have on it at the moment.
One thing is getting to the point of being thankful for these trials. I don’t want to be and I don’t want them. Right now, I’ve reached the point of being able to thank God for what He’s doing through them, so that’s a start for me. I think I need to be to the point of being thankful for them because they are part of His will for me with no conditions or exceptions on them at all.
That sounds almost exactly what we went through with my daughter last year. She was having health problems for months and had been to the doctor several times for it and no one was able to put their finger on it.
It got to the point where the pain was finally at the level that she wanted to go to him again and she did. He figured kidney problems with only a 5% chance that it was her appendix. She went for a CT screen that evening and got her appendix out the next afternoon. Hers wasn’t in nearly that bad shape, but the surgeon said that it was just a matter of time and better to get it out when it wasn’t infected than wait; because it would go.
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