For the last several weeks, I’ve felt slightly out of touch with God. I’ve begged and pleaded for forgiveness if sin is an issue, read the Bible looking for answers through His word, and fallen on my knees searching for His presence. Yes, I would prefer to live on the mountaintop. I want the emotion, that natural “high” when the connection between child and Heavenly Father seem strongest. I know God is there, but I want to feel Him. Unfortunately, life has to be lived in the day-to-day mundane existence, where trials and troubles exist, and emotions are carried like the wind. I can’t trust only what I “feel.” I must trust what I know to be true. God’s word tells us He will never leave or forsake us. He is here, right now, forever near.
Read more →Please forgive me for not posting more often. There are days when I don’t feel I have much to say that is worthy of reading. Some days I stumble through my life wanting and longing to do more for God. He has done so much for me, how can I not praise and serve Him? Instead I get wrapped up in my health issues, or just general day-to-day stuff and my wheels spin in the
Read more →Thank you for your prayers. I’ll head to the airport soon to fly to see my mom. It’s hard to leave my husband and son, but harder still not being with my mom and the rest of my family during this difficult time. But one thing I know and can count on, they are all safe inside my Father’s arms. Safe Inside By Lisa Bevill, Dave Clark, and Don Koch. “When the journey is long And I’m out here alone. There are voices I hear. That take me back home. Across the miles they call to me. When I know in my heart. I’m where I should be. I can rest in the promise. He’s given to me. ‘Cause He knows how much I trust Him. And knows my heart like His own. And He knows what it’s like to be so far from home. Oh, but I’m safe and I’m free
Read more →Waiting but Confident. My CT scan has been completed. Once again I pray for healing and wait for the doctor’s call. After years of weird health problems, I’m used to the tests and the next diagnosis. How grateful I am for a God who guides, loves, and provides for every need. In the past, God has taken away unexplained knots, cysts, illnesses, and miraculously healed tumors. He has gently walked me through surgeries, difficulties, and the ongoing Lyme disease. I’m so blessed. Doesn’t mean life is not hard. God knows how we feel. He wants honesty.
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