I AM WITH YOU AND FOR YOU, your constant Companion and Provider. The question is whether you are with Me and for Me. Though I never leave you, you can essentially “leave” Me by ignoring Me: thinking or acting as if I am not with you. When you feel distance in our relationship, you know where the problem lies. My Love for you is constant; I am the same yesterday today, and forever. It is you who changes like shifting sand, letting circumstances toss you this way and that.Genesis 28:15
When you feel far from Me, whisper My Name. This simple act, done in childlike faith, opens your heart to My Presence. Speak to Me in love-tones; prepare to receive My Love, which flows eternally from the cross. I am delighted when you open yourself to My loving Presence.
English Standard Version
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Romans 8:31
English Standard Version
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Hebrews 13:8
English Standard Version
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
My Prayer
Lord, it is sad to see people in our world ignore you, thinking and acting like you are not there. I'm saddened when I do this at times. I have opportunities to speak of You in my life and sometimes I don't, out of fear for my own well-being, out of not wanting to stand out, out of not wanting to be different from others. Yet, no matter how I respond, you always remain faithful to me. Lord, help me to simply call on You each day. You are the same yesterday and today and forever. And you always have my back. Thank you for never leaving me. Forgive me for leaving you, at times.
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Jesus, whispered throughout the day, keeps me connected to you. It is the easiest & shortest prayer that keeps me connected to you. Jesus, I Trust in You!
ReplyDelete“...Speak to me in love tones, prepare to receive My Love...” This is beautiful - this is how Jesus wishes to be spoken to. Don’t we all love to be spoken to in this way? What a beautiful example🙏🏻💙
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful it is so easy —just whisper his name.
DeleteThis is the day the LORD has made .... Be blessed as we prepare our hearts for worship.
ReplyDeleteI continue to be spoken to in whispers, help me to keep my heart open for your voice, to guide and guard my day. Amen.
ReplyDeleteAmen ABC. We must be tuned in to His whispers. I feel Him gently guiding me throughout the day. And I know it is His small sweet voice I hear directing me. How blessed to have His guiding light with us at all times. We must stay in His Presence to hear the whispers.
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DeleteI love you Jesus
ReplyDeleteJesus I trust you!
ReplyDeleteHow are you? I'm still praying that you, Kyle, and all your dear ones are safe and well. Love You Suzanne R.
DeleteSuzanne R, you are always in my prayers.
DeleteI love how God is not a passive aggressive God. He speaks truth about our relationship and then puts the responsibility on us to be in relationship with Him. I love those direct words to keep reminding me that God is wanting to be known and is much more than I think we have downsized Him to be. I want to keep God alive and powerful through me as I depend on Him!!!
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DeleteAmen! Amen!
DeleteJC Family, I ask for your prayers for my husband. I had to call 911 last night - he got sick and was very disoriented. He has pneumonia, this time in the L lung. He is in a room now and I will keep you posted. Perfect verse: "What then shall we say to these things? "If God is for us, who can be against us?" Ro. 8:31.
ReplyDeleteNora, I am lifting you and your husband up to the Lord. Greater is He who is in you than he that is in the world.1John 4:4
DeletePrayers sent!
DeleteOh Norah! My love and prayers for you both! God, heal us in all our brokenness-body, mind and spirit. Be in our hearts and walk with us this day.
DeleteGod bless and heal your husband and my 86 year old mother from pneumonia.
DeleteNorah, sending love and prayers for you and your husband. Also prayers for 86 year old mother with pneumonia. BE BLESSED
DeleteSo beautiful I have your book. It was give as a gift about 3 years ago. I've been through some trials since then and had to start over but managed to keep your book. Thank You Jesus!
DeleteNorah I know it's two years later , kindly let us know how your husband is doing. Meanwhile he is in our prayers.
Delete5 years later Norah, your faith and prayers over the years in this blog puts a smile on my face. God is with you! Every day over the years of reading this, I have enjoyed your wise wisdom and love for the Lord. May we all continue to be blessed with all who read this blog, especially thankful for the "old timers" MadDog, Norah, Sassy Mom, and of course thank you for PatyonFamily.
DeleteNorah Your husband is in Gods hands. My prayers go out for him. Every Doctor and Nurse are fighting for him. He will be healthy and feeling super soon. God love you and yours..
DeleteNorah, praying to Jehovah Rapha the greatest physician for your best man. God bless you. We love you.
DeleteWhether... not where you are...
ReplyDeleteAs I start a new job today , I have fear of not measuring up. I pray for the confidence and reassurance that Gods always covers me with when I fear new beginnings When I fear help me Lord just to trust in Jesus. Thankful for this day and blessed beyond anything I deserve. Jesus , Jesus , Jesus sweetest name I know.
ReplyDelete2 Timothy 1:7
DeletePurplemartin ....
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Congratulations and Godspeed You got this. Thou art with you... AMEN
DeletePraying for you as you start your new job .
DeletePraying that the Lord will give you unusual favor and success with your new job.He always goes before you to make the crooked places straight.
ReplyDeletePrayed for Norah's husband and myself today as I check out of the VA to begin my road to recovery.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - Prayers as you begin your new journey on the road to recovery.
ReplyDeletePrayers for each of y’all and for me and my relationship continued troubles. God is for us! Be blessed
ReplyDeleteThank you, all, for prayers for my Husband. He is on the mend. More tomorrow. <3
ReplyDeleteLord, thank you for being ever present and never leaving me. I know it's me that has changed whenever I feel distance between us. Please forgive me when I drift away into trying tp run things myself. Thank you for never changing and always being with me. Your great love abounds
ReplyDeleteYour prayer is my prayer too, dear Mark! Amen.
DeleteAmen! This is my prayer too.
Delete"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go ....."
ReplyDeleteJesus, Jesus, Jesus .....Thank You for Your promises, love and protection. Prayers for those seeking the presence of Jesus.
Praying with you for those seeking His presence and also for those who have not yet started to seek Him. Thank You Jesus for opening their hearts so they can surrender them to You.
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DeleteLoving Father, Thank You for being with me and for me. I am with You and for You as well and if there’s anything within me or outside of me that is contrary to that, please search me and draw me nearer. You are the Sustainer and Restorer of all things and that includes the things that I can see, those things I don’t see and of course all the things I can’t even imagine. Thank You for a new day to go back in the times leading to my Savior’s sacrifice and exalt Your Holy name!
ReplyDeleteHoly Week Treasure Map (Wednesday)The Son of God was betrayed by Judas, Mary perfumed Jesus in prep for what was to come (not understanding what she was doing).
It was on this day that Judas Iscariot conspired to betray Jesus. The traitor has turned against his friend. What Judas did was absolutely wrong, but before we go pointing finger at him, lets study the scriptures, because when we do, we will begin to identify with him through our own sin, deceit and betrayal. We don’t know Judas’ issues, but we do know that he allowed Satan into his mind to satisfy what was going on inside of it. The end result was taking his own life. , Our own willingness to walk in disobedience and allow the weaknesses of our mind and heart to entertain negative thoughts and emotions, makes us just as susceptible as Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. We could learn a valuable lesson here and strive to lead a godly life free from love of money (Hebrews 13:5).
As believers, we have a responsibility to learn from this very tragic lesson of Judas Iscariot and be on a vigilant alert over our own souls in order to make sure we don’t fall into the very same traps that brought him down. We should guard ourselves against any false comfort. Yes, we’ve all sinned, whatever we’re guilty of and whatever our shortcomings are, we should be like Paul, repent (1 Timothy 1:13-17) and have our story end well!
On this same Wednesday, Jesus asked the Pharisees according to Matthew 22:41-42:“What do you think about the Christ”? He directs that same question to us today! What and how we think about Jesus impacts absolutely every aspect of our lives. God awaits for the response to the Invitation! Have you received it?
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your gift of forgiveness. As we have been forgiven, may we extend forgiveness to others who have hurt and/or betrayed us. Teach us to “let the peace that comes from Christ rule in our hearts.” (Col. 3:15) and please keep us steadfast even in our fear and uncertainty, so that we may follow where Jesus has led the way. May we not fall in the traps of Satan, but stand up for You in the truth that we know. Thank You for always loving us. Thank You for being the same yesterday, today and forever, in Jesus’ name we pray.
Blessings and Peace to All!
Maplewood NJ
Thank you Lord for grace. Thank you maplewood, will be sharing your thoughts this morning with a few gathered in His name via zoom. God is stationary and on the move at the same time always fulfilling our purpose. God bless and heal our world.
DeleteThank you, Maplewood, you have stated what I have been feeling so eloquently. I should not point fingers at anyone for I have sinned and have shortcomings. Thank you Jesus for your forgiveness.
DeleteYou fill me well with your beautiful prayers that echo my heart. Thank you for everything you are to our JC Family dear Maplewood.
DeleteAmen. Praying with you and for you.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Let us not betray His perfect Love, Mercy and Peace. Let us come to Him in repentence and as He forgives us, let us forgive others.
Amen. He never changes and our love for Him should never changes. They will know we are Christians by our love, by our love. They will know we are Christians by our love.
Amen Maplewood! Reading the Lord's Prayer between the lines of yours:
DeleteDear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your gift of forgiveness. As we have been forgiven, may we extend forgiveness to others who have hurt and/or betrayed us. Teach us to “let the peace that comes from Christ rule in our hearts.” (Col. 3:15) and please keep us steadfast even in our fear and uncertainty, so that we may follow where Jesus has led the way. May we not fall in the traps of Satan, but stand up for You in the truth that we know. Thank You for always loving us. Thank You for being the same yesterday, today and forever, in Jesus’ name we pray.
Another devotion that could have been written regarding today's situation. I so enjoyed reading yesterday's posts but had no time to write. Work is non-stop - so much fear. Lord, let me be Your Light to them.
ReplyDeleteIn the midst of all of the work, we received a call that my husband's sister was taken to the hospital with pneumonia. Then I read that this time last year it was him, we were praying for during his 2nd bout with pneumonia! His sister just wants to go home. Please pray for her peace with me.
Thank you for all of the wonderful posts yesterday. Between calls, I would hop over to my other computer and read and be filled with renewed hope and wisdom - such as the 80+ year old man's encouragement to not try to swim against the current! And your Holy Week sharing, Bob - what a blessing. All of you mean so much and you are in my prayers. I will again, read throughout the day as I remember, if God be for us, who can be against us? No one! Nothing!
Praying for your husbands sister Norah, praying that God will clear her lungs just as He did for your husband last year. He is faithful. God bless u
DeleteNorah, We are so blessed that we serve a mighty God. Praying that he heal your dear sister in law and clear her airways and strengthen every weakness in her body, mind and spirit. May she be surrounded by the peace of God according to his Will and Plan. And thank you Fern, for her encouragement that you can rest on God's Faithfulness in healing your husband last year. May God strengthen you too. Thanking Him for this in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ.
DeleteLove yalls prayers. I’m praying for each of you
DeleteGod is faithful and good, always
In Jesus heavenly name
Amen 🙏💝🙏💝
Lifting your SIL in prayer, Norah. I'm always a day late and a dollar short. You sound rested, thank you Jesus.
DeleteJust had to thank you dear Norah for your prayers and encouragement always. You just have the sweetest heart. You mean so much to me and I know we pray for each other.
DeleteIn the time that it took my computer to catch up and post, I was greeted with so many great thoughts and prayers. THANK YOU, JC Family!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Maplewood for filling my spirit today. Amen. We are all sinners and have many shortcomings. Each day we must choose to please Him instead of ourselves. If we belong to Christ we must reflect that through our words, thoughts, and actions. We must rid our hearts and minds of the human emotions that drag us away from Him, so his peace can rule in our hearts. Let us choose to obey and follow hard after righteousness. Forgive those who have wronged us, cast anger, envy, greed and pride away, and come to his throne in true holiness. This is a time of reflection, repentence and renewal. Especially now when we need God's saving power to cleanse the world of this virus, protect those who serve us, heal those who are suffering and comfort those in mourning, pray without ceasing.
ReplyDeleteYes! Pray without ceasing. Love and prayers for our JC family and for the world
DeleteWe love you Jesus
Amen 🙏💝🙏
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
ReplyDelete"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)
(Looking into the mirror for signs of Judas.)
(Matthew 26:14-25) "I am really getting tired of waiting for Jesus to go into action. I can only take so much of this showing love to broken people. He needs to get on with it. I wonder if I could force His hand? If I could put Him in a position where He has to begin the revolution to rid Jerusalem of the Romans. Yes, that might work. If I could tip the religious leaders about His whereabouts, they could send some soldiers and guards to arrest Him and He then will have to fight. Further, I could use a little extra cash flow. I have some habits that I like to indulge secretly but they require money. So, if I can get some cash for this, all the better. I will sneak off when no one is looking and look for an opportunity to talk with the religious leaders. I do and they are willing to pay me 30 pieces of silver to betray Him. This is going better than I could have imagined, the revolution will get started and I am getting rich. The best part is I have done this all so well no one will know. So I take the money and work my way back into the company of Jesus and the disciples all the while trying to come up with a way that they can come after Jesus. I know what I will do. Whenever we have observed the Passover in previous years, Jesus always likes to go to this garden called Gethsemane to reflect and pray on the whole experience of Passover. It will be no different this time plus it is dark at that time which should be to our advantage when confronted by those sent out to arrest Him. So I will get word to the religious leaders about this so they can plan accordingly. This is all working out so perfectly and secretly. But then comes the Passover meal and in the midst of it, Jesus says, "One of you will betray me." I look at the others, everyone is looking into themselves wondering if they are the one He is talking about. No one suspects me but how does He know that a betrayal is in the works? I will keep a low profile so as to not tip my hand. He goes on to respond to the question of who by saying, "It is the one who has dipped his hand in the bowl of haroseth with me." My eyes dart back and forth at the others. Did anyone see me dip in the same bowl as Jesus? Does He know it is me? How could He know, I did everything so secretly? It is not possible for Him to know for I was alone the whole time in the dark of night. Yet He does know something. I'll ask Him in a sly way to see if He knows it is me. "Surely not I, Rabbi?" He looks into my eyes where nothing can be hidden. He peers into my soul and sees my evil intentions. Quietly and yet still tenderly He says to me, "You have said so." He knows. I need to leave before He tells the others it is me. I flee the room with a sick feeling inside of me. But I must betray Him for the sake of the revolution... and my pocketbook.
As is portrayed in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3), people who sin go to great lengths to hide it. Is it any different for any of us. We hide what we do or we rationalize what we do for good. Both are forms of hiding from reality. Judas does both so well, he even convinces himself he is safe. Does anyone see in them self any shades of Judas? I do and it is painful to admit. There is but one recourse: Lord, have mercy; Christ have mercy; Lord, have mercy. The good news is He does.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cleanse me from the shades of Judas that exist within me. Only You can do this, only You can take all my sinful intentions and rid me of them. Lord, have mercy. Amen
Well conceived, a likely Judas narrative. Bravo Bob. I keep hearing from your writings this week Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" ... just not the way Judas or any of the Apostles envisioned it. And as horrible as this pandemic is, I feel that this will be the most celebrated and the most poignant Easter ever.
Deletewell... since the original and first!! 🙄 😆 🙏
DeleteI am in full agreement with you. And wait until next year's Easter... The church I am attending plans to have the first Sunday back in worship an Easter Sunday celebration, a resurrection to new life.
DeleteBob and Maplewood, your words and prayers hit home deeply for me. I love the Lord Jesus so much and yet I sin. I repent now and ask for forgiveness. I love you Jesus. Thank you Lord so much for blessing us, me with this JC family! Let us be shining lights of your love and peace
DeleteLove and prayers for each of our JC family
In Jesus heavenly name
Amen 🙏💝🙏
Thank You Bob, We must keep our thoughts and meditations clean and sweet as He reads our hearts so completely. I just ask Him to make me a better person, a more faithful servant, a patient and trusting follower and an extension of His Love.
DeleteMadFox, I know this Easter was a powerful one for You but God has shown His faithfulness to You and in this I truly rejoice! Our Risen Lord has lifted you up and continues to do so. He loves you so very much as we do.
Dear Brandy, We all fall short. Praying with you and for you.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)
DeleteI recall that most influential voice of Satan that supports sin and had is convinced and in hiding, going to great lengths to do so.
Thank you Jesus, your voice has overtaken and calls to me instead. I love you, I trust you, I denounce satan!
There is a store near me that when you place an online order, you go to their parking lot, call them and they will bring your items right to the car, saving you from the potential of picking up the virus in their store. The person that greeted me at the car, wore gloves, a hood, and a clear plastic face shield. This shield “of protection “ made me think of the song , Thou O Lord are a Shield About Me. A great reminder that He is our shield and our protector in these uncharted times.
ReplyDeleteGod can be seen in some many ways if we are looking. Right now people are looking a lot and finding God as you shared above. Thanks for sharing your story, Anonymous.
DeleteThank you Lord for being the same yesterday,today, and forever! Amen
ReplyDeleteEASTER THURSDAY
ReplyDeleteROAD TO EMMAUS (Luke 24:13-35)
Fr Sebastian White reports in his editorial in the Magnificat that of all the sites in scripture, the hardest site to pin down is Emmaus. There are six good suggestions but none are conclusive. Fr. White goes on to share the words of Pope Benedict XVI, “ our difficulty in discovering the historical location of Emmaus may actually be a providential invitation to realize its deeper significance: namely, that Emmaus actually represents every place. The road that leads there is the road every Christian, every person, takes. The risen Jesus makes Himself our traveling companion as we go on our way, to rekindle the warmth of faith and hope in our hearts and to break the bread of eternal life.”
Pope Benedict XVI goes on to say, “ ‘We were hoping’, this verb in the past tense tells all, we believed, we followed, we hoped. But now everything is over. Even Jesus of Nazareth, who had shown Himself in His words and actions to be a powerful prophet, has failed, and we are left disappointed. It seems that the hope of faith has failed. Faith itself enters a crisis because of negative experiences that make us feel abandoned and betrayed even by the Lord.”
We have all felt this at some time or another but if we would think back on those times, were they not due to our having God all figured out on what God was doing as the two disciples on the road to Emmaus had done? Let us seek the Spirit’s warming of our hearts by letting the scriptures speak to us rather than telling the scriptures what we want them to say. Let us always seek our Lord in the spirit of praise and thanksgiving that is the true worship Jesus was speaking of in John 4. In worship, let us receive the Eucharist where we ultimately enter into intimacy with Him. Yes, Benedict XVI has spoken well, we all walk the road Emmaus, the walk of faith.
And what became of those two unnamed disciples? That is for each of us to discover as our journey continues. Word of caution, don’t travel alone; that’s why we are here. God be with us. With love, Bob
Amen Bob 🙏. Peace be with you.
DeleteBob,
DeleteI truly hope you know that seeing your responses in 2021 have made my whole year. I told my husband, I have searched and searched in hopes you will return each year. You are so important to this JC Family group. Thank you for your wisdom and taking the time to bring a new perspective to what is already an awesome forum, you have a gift.
Amen!
DeleteBob, this little nugget I took to heart as a great reminder today, thank you!!!
"Let the scriptures speak to us rather than telling the scriptures what we want them to say." ♥️📖
Amen!
DeleteFather, please help me in my walk with You and guide me along the path You have prepared for me. Let my eyes be open and clearly focused on You always as I continue on this journey. Keep me close in Your heart and draw me closer to You. Lift me up above my circumstances and troubles and let me see the world through Your eyes. Help me receive from You and give to others. You are my reason for being Lord. Thank You Jesus. I will bless, praise, and rejoice in You continually and always 🙏.
ReplyDeleteAmen, sweet sister! Blessing His Holy Name, Praising Him and Rejoicing in our Risen Lord with you, dear Janet.
DeleteJC friends: My wife arrived just after lunch and actually it was about as sweet a reunion as we have ever had. Emotional in that I've done really incredibly well and also that 2 weeks earlier we had the slight possibility that it could be a final embrace. It was as Norah's described "glistening" in the eyes as we engaged in a warm exaggerated hug upon meeting. Felt similar to my Navy days after being gone for 6 months overseas. It was good to be a "couple" in the same geography again.
ReplyDeleteI read Bob's thoughts about Emmaus and believe that the road is truly the road we're on, or any road we take with another to spread the word of God. My wife and I went thru a discharge meeting with her to take over at home. If one has no one to care for them the next 2 weeks post transplant, more than likely you'd have stayed another 10-14 days in the hospital, as MM transplant patients are still very immunocompromised. We live several hours drive time from Emory and so of course we chatted nearly the entire drive home. I now have had my decision to marry her crystallized into how much we have been and are a team in our past life, with family, and the new future altered goals for each other and Christ that we now need to embrace. To Bob's theme, together, she and I are on the Road to Emmaus, and that's for however long we can be the team He desires and needs us to be.
Update. I was in the hospital exactly 2 weeks, almost to the minute. The first 7 days were rather uneventful but the next 7 were a rollercoaster of adjustments to meds and dealing with nausea and gastro issues that for me were not too bad but for most is a cycle of pain that you wish could be over. My Day 12 and 13 blood work data showed that engraftment had occurred and it was amazing how fast you then recover and can really feel like "you're back" to a new normal.
From Madfox's entire family, who are aware of my musings here, a heartfelt thank you again for your prayers and too kind words. I'm just a guy who has finally realized all I need to do is extend my arm and grip The Almighty's right hand. Let Him lead and then I must be the Light in every room with positivity and a faith that none cannot see. Godspeed, Amen.
So happy to read this wonderful update. Your faith journey continues to inspire MadFox. Praying for you to continue the healing process. God bless you, your wife, and your family
DeleteTJ
Praising the Lord for His Faithfulness! What a journey. Hand in hand with Our Lord. Thank you for sharing it with us and inspiring many with your unshakable faith. God bless you and yours dear brother.
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Praise the Lord for this amazing blessing. I think I just emptied all of my "happy, grateful, tears of joy" after reading yesterday's posts from our JC family, then coming here to read this! What a GREAT report for you and for JJ to be recovering in His care and moving forward in health. God Bless you all.
DeleteMadFox, I don't know how your report could be any better! Praise God!! Thank you for sharing with us your thoughts about even your personal life as well as your health journey.
DeleteHow absolutely tender and wonderful that embrace had to be, MadFox. My heart beamed picturing your reunion. Such an arduous journey you and your family have been on this past year and to watch via your postings here and see God at work in and with you, and you in turn, at work with others lifting fellow MM patients and medical staff up. Truly awe inspiring, MadFox. So over the moon happy for your reunion yesterday and excited for your new future! Remembering you sitting atop that mountain last year after getting the DX to now...WOW. Your faith and trust in Our Lord as well as your courage have not only inspired me and all here but so many with who you crossed paths with. May the blessings and victories continue, MadFox! In Jesus' sweet name, AMEN.
DeleteMadFox. Such great news and answered prayers. I'm so glad you can be home instead of in the hospital. My continued prayers for your recovery, but also for your wife and family as your caregivers. I can relate a bit to your situation in that my husband and I had that same hug before his surgery last week. And now I am taking care of him as he recovers at home. God bless.
DeleteThanks for letting us accompany you on this path through the dark valley, bro. And now you have let us see the light at the end. You and your family were blessed, we are blessed, all will be blessed. Thanks be to God!
DeleteWhat incredible news and powerful testimony you have of God’s awesomeness. Stay blessed. ❤️
DeleteI too am glistening with love, prayers, and hope! Thanks for sharing your Victories in Jesus, our dear brother-friend, MadFox.
DeleteThank you Jesus for the gift of Mad🦊, and the journey he has shared with us. May it continue in even greater faith and love! AMEN!
DeleteMadFox, thank you for sharing your journey; Jesus's unfailing love has filled your cup to overflowing! Thank you Jesus!
DeleteHappy dancing for your joyous reunion and healing. Much love to you and your beautiful wife! Mindy
DeleteDear MadFox so happy to hear you are home now . May God continue to heal you .....remember take it one day at a time ! We rejoice with you and your family .
DeleteI am a day late reading your joyful update, Madfox. What wonderful news ! May the Good Lord continue to bless and keep you. Your witness, already so helpful to so many, will now be wonderfully powerful in a whole new way. Praise our Good God for this !
DeleteGood day, Mad 🦊! And still this year, in this blog room, you are "the Light in every room with positivity and a faith that none cannot see." Godspeed, to you and your family! ♥️
DeleteDear MadFox! What a wonderful embrace that must have been with your loving wife. So much to be grateful for together. You are reaping what you have sowed and God has been so good to you. I am inspired by your strength of faith, patience and trust, and the love of Christ in you. You certainly are a bright light to this Family Room. Much love and rejoicing! Rest well now.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your prayers, support and encouragment. I have such good news to share. Yesterday my third grandson was born. My daughter in love had a smooth delivery, thank God, of a large (8 pounds, 5 ounces) healthy, perfect and beautiful baby boy. His name is Lucas Alexander and we are just thrilled. May God always bless and guide him even though he is not getting baptized. I continue to pray that someday Lucas, his big brother and Mom and Dad will all come to Christ. I am so thankful for One More Blessing. God has been so very good to me and my dear family. Rejoice with me and be glad in this new day.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Jeanne!
DeleteTJ
Congratulations dear Jeanne!! What a blessing. Praying for them to come to Christ. They have a beautiful example of His Light throught Christ who dwells in You. Keep on shining sweet sister!
DeleteBlessings from France
Rejoicing with you Glam-Mom!
DeleteCONGRATULATIONS! We thank God for the new life added to Your family.
Remain blessed,
Maplewood NJ
Yet another wonderful Praise! Congratulations on the miracle of birth of a healthy and perfect baby Lucas Alexander. I'll add them in my prayers for their salvation.
DeleteCongratulations, Jeanne, to you and your family on the birth of Lucas Alexander! You'll be floating on cloud 9 for several days with a smile on your face from ear to ear. So very happy for you, Jeanne! Blessings and love to you and your family.
DeleteCongratulations Jeanne! Welcome to the world Lucas Alexander! We are so happy you are here! Wishing Lucas and your family every happiness and blessing!❤️
DeleteAgain today, I am dancing, alleluiah-ing, and praying, for Lucas, Family and Gramily's! In Jesus' Name. Amen!
DeleteSuch joy in the blog of late! Thank you Jesus!
DeleteWelcome Lucas Alexander! Grandma Jeanne comes with a huge band of supporters into your life 🤗
Oh, Jeanne, what a gift this new baby is to ALL!!! We commit this baby to you Lord and all the family members and let Your grace be upon them. We ask that You will speak the mysteries of Christ to each of their hearts, and they will say "YES" to Jesus. In Jesus's Name, the Name above all others, AMEN and AMEN
DeleteJeanne. Thank God for a new life...one that knew in the womb. Mazel tov!
DeleteJeanne, so happy for you and your family on your bundle of joy..Lucas Alexander! Much love to you and yours!
DeleteThank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! I was so busy today in the kitchen and had my family over for dinner and I had to pick my daughter in love and Gabriel up (Not the one that just gave birth) because my son Greg got very sick after having the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. He had the chills, fever, headache and muscle aches. My dear Mayra and little Gabriel made homemade pizzas with me and we had a nice dinner which Greg will eat for lunch tomorrow. Then I gave Gabriel a bath and put his pajamas on and drove them home. I saw Greg and he didn't look good but I pray he will be better tomorrow. Thank you so much for your prayers especially for Lucas and his family's salvation. I love you all. Don't have time to read everything and I'm going to Brooklyn in the morning to visit my Mom for the weekend. I just made two frittatas to bring. But I am blessed by this sweet little baby so much. Amen dear JJ! What a gift he is to ALL!!!! Your post blessed my heart and dear sisters and brothers, all of your posts and prayers mean so much to me. Thank you! I'll be praying for you all.
DeleteGod bless you always.
My Companion and my Father, Thank You for the gift of another day, Your loving kindness and tender mercy already bestowed upon me even before I opened my eyes this morning. You sent your Son on this earth to die on that cross for all of my sins. Even before I knew You, You knew me and You loved me. And on that cross, Jesus died for my sins. On the third day, You raised him from the dead. He is my Lord and my Savior and I thank You Father, that all my sins are forgiven, past, present, and future. Thank You for first loving me the way You do, I love You right back and give You all the praise and thanks for Jesus my Savior. Amen.
ReplyDeleteFor some people, the Holy Spirit seems difficult to understand or know personally, but the truth is, if we are paying attention, we will realize that He is all around us as our constant companion. We are to visualize the Holy Spirit the same way we visualize Jesus. God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and all three are of the same essence.
When Jesus was preparing to leave His disciples on His way to the cross, He reassured them and comforted them by saying, “I will come to you” (John 14:18), “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever” (John 14:16).
In a nutshell He was saying, I will never leave You without help, and because the Holy Spirit is our constant companion, we are never alone in this life even when we sometimes feel alone and lacking meaning in our lives.
Having the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as our companion, fills every crevice of our being and add meaning to every blessed day. Whenever we feel empty and alone, let’s remember that God fills the aching vacuum with His majestic Power. When the burden is heavy, He is there to lean on. He is closer than we know. Our security is in His promise, not only to His disciples, but to all of God’s children! This same Spirit is our Encourager and He is the same kind as the First, meaning Jesus was the First and He will lead us into all truth about God.
We do not see God with our physical eyesight, but with the eyes of faith, for "we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:6-7). The Apostle Paul said those who have the Spirit living in their lives also have Christ living within them (In Romans 8:10). As we pray to God on a daily basis and spend time drinking in of His Word, our faith strengthens and allows us to overcome our own carnal nature. Jesus's death bought freedom for everyone who believes. He freed us from sin and condemnation, from the evil powers of the ages and from the same mentality of the many Jews Paul preached to. When we picture Jesus with us, we are holding on to biblical truth and our sanctified imagination becomes far more in touch with reality than our often preoccupied minds. Therefore, we should never cease to praise God for the One who is our Helper and Companion!
Loving Father, Thank You that Your love for us is so vast that we cannot fully fathom its extent (Ephesians 3:14-19). Thank You that Your love is constant, unchanging and eternal.
We praise You for Your consistency and thank You that even though we are so incapable of being consistently loving and righteous, You remain the same yesterday, today and forever. Everything that would condemn us before You, was placed upon Jesus on that old rugged cross. Please forgive us for all of our inconsistencies, and help us through the power of Your Holy Spirit to know that because Your love for us is so great and powerful, it convicts us of our righteousness in Christ Jesus. Thank You that we are totally and completely righteous in Your sight, not by our works, but by the shed blood of Jesus on Calvary Cross! You are always loving Father, and for that we give You thanks in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Blessings and Peace.
Maplewood, NJ
Amen! Through Christ's resurrection we are justified and God can live with us again through His Holy Spirit. And the day will come when we will be with Him face to face, fully renewed by His Glory, as it was His perfect plan from the beginning, to live with us just as He lived with Adam and Eve before the fall.
DeleteThank you Lord for never letting us alone and always being available no matter how much we fall short. You are all we need.
Blessings from France
Amen dear Maplewood! Beautiful prayers that I join in with. I feel the Spirit moving in me, giving me the words to feed my family and my friends, guiding even my thoughts. We are never alone because the Father, Son and Holy Spirit abide in us as we in them. We are all one in love and spirit. We are broken but yet complete in them. When I say them, I mean all as ONE.
DeleteAmen Blessings from France. He truly lives in us and with us. What a blessing we are never alone.
I was grabbed by this inn last year's post, knowing how my own mind is often very busy and fueled by an imagination that can run many scenarios and outcomes... Lord please renew my mind!
Delete"our sanctified imagination becomes far more in touch with reality than our often preoccupied minds. Therefore, we should never cease to praise God for the One who is our Helper and Companion!"
In Jesus's name I pray.
Dear heavenly Father, come as holy spirit into my life each and every day. Help me not to be distracted by worldly things. You call me throughout my day, help me to keep my heart open to your call. Help me to respond with worship and gratefulness to your call and many blessings. Amen.
ReplyDeleteAmen ABC. Let us keep our heart open to His call and His whisper.
DeleteLast year, the slippery slope of losing touch with our Father lead me down to a terrible place. But with His merciful grace he pulled me out and back into his loving arms. To be honest, not keeping God at my side is the most dangerous I can do to my soul. I really am dependent on Him in all His power. Amd I'm grateful every single day that he used that terrible time as a way to teach me that fact. I didn't deserve His grace or His mercy, yet here we are. In all my weakness, HE made me strong. I love you, Jesus. Thank you for loving me.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back. Welcome Home Tay!
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DeleteWelcome back Tay. Sometimes God allows us to absolutely fall to the lowest possible place because He wants us to lose everything so we will gain HIM. Unfortunately for many people, being in the lowest place is the only way they can seek Him because all else is lost. God allowed David to backslide to the point of almost losing his faith and when he had lost everything and his city was burned down and his two wives were taken away, and even his own men were against him, he finally turned back to the Lord for strength and guidance. We often fall off the right road and sometimes walk quite a distance on the wrong road before turning back or looking up.
DeleteSo happy and thankful that our good and loving Father brought you back, even if you had to experience that terrible place to get to where you are now with us, dear sister. Halleluia!
Welcome Tay! I'm Kathy. I slipped down that slippery slope 10 years ago to the bottom and He took my hand and pulled me out and has been improving me day by day since. You and I will never slip again. You and I only needed to do it once. This JC family will love you and bless you!
DeleteBravo Tay and Waiting, I am so glad you both have found firm ground. Keep knowing that God loves you and is with you every step of the way!I pray that all those that have "slipped" find Gods Love, security and solid ground! Amen.
DeleteHeading to bed a very thankful woman. Wish i could post the beautiful rainbow that we saw tonight...at one point a double rainbow! Had a lovely time with one of our Daughters in Love, who we hadn't seen face-to-face since December. So very thankful for so many blessings. And our MadFox is HOME with his lovely wife and family. So sorry that I haven't read all of the posts today, but these are just 'a few of my favorite things!' Sleep sweet, JC Family - God is on the Night Watch. And to Tay - I have a 'Tay,' I pray that I'd read a post from mine that resembles yours. You are blessed!
ReplyDeleteRest well dear thankful sister! So happy you had a wonderful day with your family and saw a beautiful rainbow! God gave you a lot of gifts today. So blessed our dear MadFox is Home with his good wife and family. God is so faithful to those who sincerely trust in Him.
ReplyDeleteSleep well dear Norah.
Prayers requested Warriors. Keith's Home Health Agency is referring him to their Hospice Team.
ReplyDeleteI pray for Divine Mercy, for courage and strength, for experiencing the Nearness and Hand of God, and to be with Keith when he takes his last breath, in Jesus' Name I pray. Thy Will Be Done. Amen.
Heavenly Father, please place Your loving arms around Keith and give him peace, strength and healing. Draw him to You Lord and let him see the truth in You. Lift up Brie and let Your mighty spirit flow through her. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen 🙏. Peace be with you.
DeleteSweet sister Brie, our hearts are joining in lifting your heart & Keith to the throne of grace. Father God we come to you for mercy, grace, strength & peace in the midst of uncertainty. May our sister Brie & her brother Keith feel Your loving touch right at this moment & time when they need You the most. May their spirit soak in the power of Your presence. Amen. 🙏💞
DeleteBrie, I am so sorry to hear this news. I am praying that God will be there to comfort all of you through this most difficult time. May Keith be pain free and go peacefully when the time comes. He is a fighter.
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Father God, I know you are with Keith and with Brie. You have wrapped them up in your arms to where they feel your presence with them. May God take away Keith's pain, struggle, and suffering and replacing all of that with a blanket of peace. Please, Father, give our Brie the strength and endurance she needs...both physically and emotionally in the days ahead. Know, Brie, that your JC family is also wrapping their arms around you in love and praying for peace for you both. In our sweet Jesus' name, amen.
DeleteJoshua 1:9 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
DeleteLoving Heavenly Father, your Word tells us that our times are in your hands. Hear our prayers for Keith and for his loved ones as he nears the end of life here on Earth. Have compassion on Keith and his loved ones, comfort them with your gracious promises of the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and Eternal Life which is Your gift to Keith.
May the presence of Your Precious Holy Spirit be so strong in Keith's Hospice room, that all who enter will be aware that they are in a holy place.
In Jesus Precious Name we pray Amen.
Dear Brie --- The Lord knows every second of Keith's life and yours. I Plead The Blood of Jesus over you, Keith and your circumstances. Let the Lord's Glory saturate your lives and usher in His peace. He loves you and Keith WITHOUT MEASURE! Always remember, the Lord has the FINAL SAY. In Jesus' name --- His will, For His Honor and for His Purposes, AMEN and AMEN.
DeleteSending Bunches of LOVE!!! JJ
Dear friend Brie, and sister in Christ. You know I'm on board with all the prayers here. Precious times lie ahead for you and your brother and at some point the physical relationship changes, but never the one in your heart. I can't recommend this book highly enough for any and everyone who might be in an end of life situation with a loved one, including the patient themselves:
Delete"Final Gifts" by Maggie McGuire
That would be Maggie Callahan 😉
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Need a little prayer. Think I hurt my shoulder blade or rotary cuff. Janet needed help with her big luggage bag. I didn’t want her to hurt her bad knees so I carried it to the car and then on the long ride fo my Mom’s my right shoulder blade really hurt. When we got to my Mom’s Janet asked if I could carry her bag out of the car into the house and up the big flight of stairs to her room. I said okay and did my best. I asked her how many bodies were in the bag because it was so heavy. Anyway, that pain is in my shoulder blade and I’m praying it will feel better. Must drive back home at 10. Rick and I are going to Boston for our grandson’s 1st Birthday on Saturday morning. Then driving back home Sunday. I’m supposed to drive back to Brooklyn on Sunday so I can take Janet for her second knee injections on Monday. God is my strength and my song. Praying the injections help her more than the first ones. My Mom is doing well except that she insisted on eating my eggplant parm even though we said it was well over a week old. She is the most stubborn person I know. No wonder she’s always in the bathroom. But for the grace of God..🙏
ReplyDeleteFather, take Jeanne's pain away and give her Your strength and endurance. Let it flow abundantly into her and jolt her heart with Your peace. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen 🙏. God bless.
DeleteLord we come to You because you are our healer , time and time again we have seen Your miraculous healing....please touch Jeanne shoulder and remove the pain and discomfort !
DeleteDear Jeanne, goodness! What a day you've had! Joining warriors in asking the Lord to touch your shoulder. We speak healing to it and pain to go! In Jesus' name. Take time out to ice it & baby it for a bit. Praying for Janet's injection to be successful. Safe travel for you & Rick & happy times with your family's celebration. Love & blessings 💞🙏.
DeleteThank you dear sisters! I woke up today and my shoulder felt a little better! Your powerful prayers were heard and God is already healing me! God bless you all and answer your prayers. We serve a faithful God.
DeleteThank you, my precious Lord, that you have made Jeanne a vessel of Your praise. Thank you for Your Glory to reign over her. Thank you for bringing health and wholeness to her life. HALLELUJAH!!!
DeleteJeanne, you describe my right shoulder issue exactly. We are in the midst of moving and lifting and repetitive motion of painting and cleaning. If you don't mind I'm going to piggy back on that prayer request for healing my right shoulder. By God's grace we'll both be raising our right arms in praise... Pain free!
DeletePraying for your shoulder dear Audra! Amen to that. By the Grace of God, we shall be healed. Hallelujah
DeleteHeavenly Father, I come to you and stand in the gap for every person that has been discouraged, every person that that has been under the spirit hopelessness, every person that has that weight on them--the spirit of heaviness. I bind you right now by The Blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, every type of foul, unclean spirit; anything that has been attacking your body. Father God, I am declaring their FREEDOM! I thank you for removing the blinders from their eyes. Thank you for
ReplyDeleteremoving the chains that has been binding them and holding them hostage. I declare that they are delivered and set free right now, by The Blood of Jesus Christ, because His Blood saves and delivers. His Blood defeats our adversary. I thank you, Father God, for Your goodness to be poured upon them like never before. I Decree and Declare that they will receive breakthrough after breakthrough, because that is what is on God's heart for them today. Don't let the adversary ever take you down, because he doesn't have the authority or the power. Because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, the enemy is defeated and has been brought down to NOTHING! Thank you, Father God, for the honor to be in this world today. You have chosen each and every one of us for such a time as this! And we thank you for this in Jesus' name. AMEN and AMEN
Loving on my JCFAMILY. JJ
Micah 7:7-8 "Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me."
Thank yo for the powerful prayer JJ. I come in agreement with you in this prayer . Thank God for setting us free!
DeleteJJ - thank you for this powerful Prayer. There are many who are afflicted with the disease of addiction and are indeed in a state of hopelessness.
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John
JJ, thank you thank you thank you for this powerful prayer! I pray that it reaches EVERYONE in this Jesus Calling blog and their dear ones. May I be Free, May you be Free, May we all be Free, Thanks be to God.
DeleteAmen, JJ. I will read your prayer aloud to generate more power 🙏✝️
DeleteAddendum to prayer above: The world is rather crazy right now. But not to fear--- Our God has a Great plan for Justice, Revival and Deliverance. So there are two voices, faith or fear, truth or lie, freedom or captivity. That's the only two things in this world. And God is saying: What do you believe. Believe my word because it's truth, and truth brings you FREEDOM. If you believe the lie that will bring you captivity and enslavement. Don't let the enemy put his garbage in your life or your family's lives! He is a defeated foe by the Blood of the Lamb and the WORD of God (Sword of the Spirit)! We are WARRIORS! We hang onto and hold up our Sword of the Spirit all day and all night! We STAND and GO Forth and speak BOLDLY and Live as Ambassadors in bonds for the Kingdom of God! In Jesus's name. I pray Trusting and Believing in You!!! AMEN and AMEN. JJ
DeleteAmen, Amen, Amen. Thank you for your prayer dear JJ!! Greater is He that is in us than he that is in this fallen world. We shall overcome because He is our Savior. Trusting and Believing in You dear Jesus! Got my armor on and the Word inscribed on the tablet of my heart. Amen and Amen
DeleteGenesis 28:15 what a fabulous blessing ! I like to do background reading to help me understand the verse better. This promise was made to Jacob who really wasnt the most upright person in the Bible, he had made several mistakes ....but God...But God didnt give up on him ! God looks at our hearts amen God saw beyond his flesh and into something within his heart: a contrite, broken spirit. God knew that something in Jacob's heart was willing to be changed. That is exactly what God is looking for in us. He looks for a broken, contrite heart that he can work on. I had shivers when I read this
ReplyDeleteAmen! He is with us and for us. We are irrevocably grafted in. His very LIFE flows through us. The enemy of our souls has no part in us, we are fully in the Lover of our Soul, praise the Name of Jesus.
DeleteHe is there for the imperfect and the broken. He loves us just the way we are and He molds us every day. I need some sleep and I know He will lead me to it. He lifts my spirit and encourages my heart. He is my everything! He has a lot to work on but I am loved.
DeleteAMEN & AMEN to all of the above! So thankful that your shoulder is better, Jeanne!! JC Family - all I can say is that what started out as BAD yesterday, was totally turned around today. I can't thank you all enough for your prayers and I will share the rest tomorrow - or at some point, but just had to thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm praying for all of you, as well. And, JJ, your prayer...YOUR PRAYER!!! Min Ahadi, Peter - all of you. I am SO thankful for this wonderful Family of God!
I am so thankful for you Norah, and all our dear family here at our gathering place. Standing together on the Rock that never crumbles.
ReplyDeleteThis devotion really hit home, especially this:
ReplyDeleteMy Love for you is constant; I am the same yesterday today, and forever. It is you who changes like shifting sand, letting circumstances toss you this way and that.
I want to be like Paul, content in all circumstances, putting the Lord first no matter what is going on in my day. I do whisper His Holy Name often in my day just to bring Him to the forefront of my mind. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I trust in You.
I have seen His faithfulness so often in my life so I will just keep thanking Him and praising Him. May He heal all of your weaknesses, whether they be in your mind, body or spirit. He knows what area of your life needs His healing and molding. Rejoice in Him always and meditate on only those things that draw you closer to Him and that please Him.
Philippians 4:4-9
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Traveling back and forth to Boston today to celebrate our dear grandson's 2nd Birthday. Lucas is such a cute and happy boy, and his big brother Leo who is almost 4 is adorable too. I pray that their family someday accepts Jesus as their Savior and that someday my daughter in law will want a relationship with me. She did hug me the last time when we were leaving and that is an answer to my prayer. I know my son Dylan loves me and he must see the Christ in me even though he claims not to believe anymore. All of this is in God's Hands. So I will continue to rest in the peace and joy in believing. Be blessed that we serve a Risen Lord! May God give you all traveling mercies, peace, healing, protection, joy, love, and a strength of faith that never wavers, even when the ground below you is shaking. Much love dear JC Family!
Traveling mercies Jeanne. May God bless you and keep you 🙏.
DeleteTravel dear Jeanne in peace & safety 🙏. You are covered in prayer 🥰. Have a wonderful Easter with your loved ones. Keeping Dylan, his wife and children in prayer also. God is faithful, He will fulfill what you have committed into His hands. Amen! Hallelujah!
DeleteThanks dear Janet! And sweet Jan! Your prayers mean so much. Amen! God will shine His faithfulness and all will be well.
DeleteAnd do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. (Romans 6:13). Behold, God is my helper; the LORD is with those who uphold my life. (Psalm 54:4).
ReplyDeleteThank you dear sister for these verses. Be blessed in your day. 🥰🙏🌈
ReplyDeleteYes! Thanks for feeding us good sister!! God bless you always.🙏💗😊
ReplyDeleteIt is so true that just whispering the Name of Jesus brings us into His presence. I call out to Him often and tell Him I love Him. What a blessing to know He us always with us. He lights our wilderness and guides our paths. He calms our worried minds and covers every situation with His Peace. His Spirit instructs and comforts us and supplies the words we need to share. My dear cousin Larry’s Wake and Funeral are today. He is no longer in pain and he’s with the Lord so he’s in the best place. But his sorrowful family needs God’s peace, guidance and comfort. May He guide me to be a bright light to them today. Thank You Jesus.
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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
Praying for God's Peace on you and your family.
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DeleteAdding my prayers for Larry’s family and for you, Jeanne
DeleteLove this Jeanne!
Delete"For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ"
Thank you so much for your prayers for my cousin and his family and even me! Love you my JC Family.
DeleteThanks Audra! Amen to that.
JC Warriors, I went to the funeral of the lady's husband (Jim) that I'm caring for, yesterday. It was a celebration of life funeral and it was the best funeral I've ever been to. I know that sounds crazy but I was so filled with joy and the "believing" that heaven is rejoicing as we are mourning. It's hard to explain but it was a wonderful experience. While we miss those loved ones that aren't here with us anymore, they are home now and at perfect peace. God bless 🙏.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janet! I really do understand and I am happy my cousin is Home now and there is no more pain. His family felt the same way but they miss him as we all will. We know our joy will be complete when we're called Home and we will be with Jesus and understand everything by and by.
DeleteIt is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. (Isaiah 40:29).
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DeleteAmen! Our constant Companion and Best Friend!
DeleteI need prayer today in a special way. I am always giving, doing and praying for others. I am drained and I feel used. I am not bitter I am broken. Broken from people who continually take advantage of my love and don’t reciprocate. Please pray for me to have discipline, discernment and assertiveness of when to help and when to back off. Right now my need is to go away like Jesus did alone to pray. It’s like the song “It’s me it’s me oh Lord standing in the need of prayer”
ReplyDelete1 Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer;
Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer.
Refrain:
It's me, it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer;
It's me, it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer.
2 Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer;
Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer. [Refrain]
3 Not my father, not my mother, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer;
Not my father, not my mother, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer. [Refrain]
4 Not the stranger, not my neighbor, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer;
Not the stranger, not my neighbor, but it's me, O Lord,
Standin' in the need of prayer.
🙏 🙏Please help me Jesus… in Your Powerful Name I pray amen 🙏
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DeleteUntil I started singing, 🎶 Only What You Do For CHRIST Will Last 🎶 I could have written your post.
DeleteHolding His and your hand as we Journey together toward Emmaus. 🙏 💔
Thank You God for songs and BOB'S 2021 ROAD TO EMMAUS post above ^
In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
Dear Lord, please carry Anonymous thought this day. Please let her know that You’ve got this. Please let her feel your arms around her and carrying her. Please calm her heart and mind and let her rest on You.
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Anonymous praying for God's Peace to cover you today and always.
DeleteGod has blessed me with an empathetic heart for helping others. Sometimes, however, I overstep those bounds. I pray for discernment in hearing His voice. “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
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Good questions there about who we are serving, and why.
DeleteJesus gave unconditionally, and not one of us is perfect like HE. You can't earn your way to Heaven with works. Just do our best to love others as Jesus did. ✌️🙏✝️
Dear Anonymous, Praying for God to make a Way for you to get the rest you need and to feel like you are serving Him instead of other people who seem to be taking advantage of your beautiful and generous heart. Remember God doesn't want us to get weary from well doing. He wants us to stop and know that He is God, the One who restores and refreshes us. I have felt the same way as you. Because I bake Birthday cakes for so many people and try to make their lives better but because I'm up late doing things for others, sometimes I burn my candle on both ends. And then I get tired and cranky. I want to be well rested and a blessing to God and to others. God knows how I feel and how you feel. He is the One that can make things right for you. You need to be taken care of in the same way you take care of others. Audra, that is great advice. We must just love others as Jesus did, but we must make sure we don't get too weary because we can't serve Jesus well when we're exhausted. On that note, I'm going to sleep. Rest well, dear ones. God is on the Night Watch.
DeletePrayers requested for Larry's EENT appointment today: accurate diagnosis,
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expert physician,
good listener.
Jesus' Lead.
In Jesus' Name. AMEN!
Lifting Larry up to our Great Physician.
DeletePraying 🙏🏻
DeleteGod's got Larry and you sister, today and every day!
DeleteI'm late in getting your request, dear Brie, but I'm praying that God will bring Larry good test results and heal every weakness in Him. Thank You Father for this in the Name of Christ Jesus. Amen.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful rendition of that song! I loved CeCe's voice and also the sweet harmony. Thanks dear Websister!
DeleteYes! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
DeletePrayers for all of you, Dear JC Family! My DH is doing well, and we thank you for your prayers! Calling back the Oral Chemo Pharm tomorrow morning. They found us a scholarship...only way we could afford it, $3,000/month!
ReplyDeleteHallelujah! So happy Larry was given a scholarship for his expensive meds. God provides every need! Thank You Jesus for this and perfect healing!
DeleteListening to CeCe Winans song, Dear Websister! WOW!
ReplyDeletePraising the Lord with you for the chemo scholarship for DH and that he is doing well, Norah! I remember a med I needed during my chemo experience that was a similar cost and what a relief when I received confirmation that it would be covered. God is so good!
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