need I say more?

a very big thank you

I am thankful that the Lord protected me from serious injuries. After enjoying my grandsons 9th birthday party, I decided I needed to go home to my sick husband. The evening was dark and foggy. Out of nowhere  I was t-boned by anther car running  a stop sign. Thank God I was just a block from my daughters house and the ambulance company. I think God for a party full of praying Friends and family. After much x rays and cat scan, it was decided that nothing serious seemed serious. Feeling achy and stiff.

Thank you all for praying for me.

Thankful for my friend Jesus

What kind of friend are you?

Pro 18:24 .... and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

My husband tells of a time a dog attacked him when He was a young boy, resulting in several scars on his face. He tells of how the kids at school would laugh and call him names. He had one friend, that he had grown up playing with. But as they got to a larger school, He discover that friend didn’t treat him the same way anymore. When the boy’s new friends were there, He would ignore him. When they were not there, then the boy would treat him like they were still good friends.

It brings to mind, our friendship with Jesus. Do we find our self guilty of only being his friend, when no one else is around? Proverbs reminds us that Jesus is a friend above all friends. Jesus said greater love hath no man than this, that a man lays down his life for a friend. Jesus did that for each of us. Why? He felt we worth it.

In Matt 26, we read how Peter denied Christ 3 times. He had told Jesus that he would never deny him. Things got tough for Peter and he was put in the spot of making a choice. He was depending on his own strength rather than God’s. Things can try to get between us and Jesus. We don’t plan it to happen but our eyes can get off the friend above all friends. We need to take steps to make sure our friendship with Jesus stays strong.

Spending much time in prayer will strengthen our relationship. We need the strength, we gain through prayer. Jesus takes time and waits for us to find that time to spend with him. The more we communicate with our Lord, the more He communicates with us. The more we praise and thank him, the more He blesses us.

 Situations come up when there is not a lot of time to pray. We can rest assure that at the name of Jesus, He is already stepping in to help us. Once I heard someone say, they never say amen because the prayer goes on all day long. The channels to heaven are already open. You already have the ear of Jesus.

Read God’s word and memorize it. This will ground you in your relationship with Jesus. David tells us how he hid the word in his heart that he might not sin. The Bible is a very powerful weapon. It will cause our enemy of our soul to be rendered useless when we use it.

Psalms 119:105 tells us that God’s word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Just like a lamp will guide our feet down a dark path. God’s word provides encouragement. Help when we don’t know which way to go. It gives us examples of others who have had tough choices to make . It is full of victories.

Let us not be a friend that pushes Jesus aside, when our other friends come. But instead let the beauty of our relationship, cause others to seek after Him too.

2015 Thanksgiving blessing #7
I am thankful for having the opportunity  to have ms
Otherwise I would not have  experienced  the blessing  of healing from Ms in 1995.  God is good.  Every step I take,I am reminded  of what God  has done .  Rough times can shape us to be the instrument  he can use. But only if we let Jesus go thru it with us
# steppingouteverydayforjesus