Post by Admin on Oct 21, 2004 13:42:58 GMT -5
Good Afternoon,
I hope this message finds each and every one of you blessed. I pray you would stop whatever you are doing right now, no matter how "important" it seems, and bow your head and thank God for his blessings in your life.
Thank him for your family, your health, your job, your walk with Him. We take so much for granted, almost as if the world or even God himself owes it to us. The world owes you nothing, neither does God unless you have accepted his Son as Lord of your life. If you have made that decision, if you are covered by the blood shed on Calvary, you do have an inheritance. Every promise God made to Abraham is now yours. Embrace it, cherish it, give Him thanks for it.
I won't tell you I couldn't find any selections for today, I didn't even look. My wife and I went to visit my friend Don last night. The one we prayed for on the radio Tuesday. The cancer has spread. From his prostate to his brain. Tumors springing up like weeds in a field. I spent an hour praying for Don. As best he could, he prayed with me. Don's son Adam is 12 years old. He's no longer a child. These circumstances have turned him into a young man. A very brave young man. I asked Don's wife in private how Adam was doing. Through her tears she said, "He is my rock". Susie, as much as she would like to be at Don's side 24/7, still has to work 40 hours a week. The mortgage has to be paid, the electricity, all the things you and I face, haven't gone away, she has to deal with them too.
I've prayed for the sick many times. I've seen God heal, and not heal. Sometimes the result is the ultimate healing, he simply calls us home and we receive our glorified body. This is the Don who years ago when I asked him what he did for fun, he said, "I rub my wife's feet".
My wife knew how difficult it was for me, but when we got home and I went to bed instead of turning on the computer, she realized just how hard it had hit me. So that's why there are no selections today. There might not have been any even if I had looked. It just didn't seem very important in the grand scheme of things.
I could write a check and tell her to just stay home with Don, but God hasn't directed me to do that. I think he wants her to stay connected to the outside world. I prayed the prayer of Faith. Doctors have given up, but I haven't. Which path will God take? I don't know.....
I just know today, that I have to stop and be thankful for all things. Even the trials and tribulations that cause me to trust Him even more. To depend and rely on Him, even more.
I didn't write this to depress or upset you.
I wrote this because I want you to give Him praise.
I want you to know how blessed you are.
I just wanted to share my heart with my family.
Bless you all,
CT
I hope this message finds each and every one of you blessed. I pray you would stop whatever you are doing right now, no matter how "important" it seems, and bow your head and thank God for his blessings in your life.
Thank him for your family, your health, your job, your walk with Him. We take so much for granted, almost as if the world or even God himself owes it to us. The world owes you nothing, neither does God unless you have accepted his Son as Lord of your life. If you have made that decision, if you are covered by the blood shed on Calvary, you do have an inheritance. Every promise God made to Abraham is now yours. Embrace it, cherish it, give Him thanks for it.
I won't tell you I couldn't find any selections for today, I didn't even look. My wife and I went to visit my friend Don last night. The one we prayed for on the radio Tuesday. The cancer has spread. From his prostate to his brain. Tumors springing up like weeds in a field. I spent an hour praying for Don. As best he could, he prayed with me. Don's son Adam is 12 years old. He's no longer a child. These circumstances have turned him into a young man. A very brave young man. I asked Don's wife in private how Adam was doing. Through her tears she said, "He is my rock". Susie, as much as she would like to be at Don's side 24/7, still has to work 40 hours a week. The mortgage has to be paid, the electricity, all the things you and I face, haven't gone away, she has to deal with them too.
I've prayed for the sick many times. I've seen God heal, and not heal. Sometimes the result is the ultimate healing, he simply calls us home and we receive our glorified body. This is the Don who years ago when I asked him what he did for fun, he said, "I rub my wife's feet".
My wife knew how difficult it was for me, but when we got home and I went to bed instead of turning on the computer, she realized just how hard it had hit me. So that's why there are no selections today. There might not have been any even if I had looked. It just didn't seem very important in the grand scheme of things.
I could write a check and tell her to just stay home with Don, but God hasn't directed me to do that. I think he wants her to stay connected to the outside world. I prayed the prayer of Faith. Doctors have given up, but I haven't. Which path will God take? I don't know.....
I just know today, that I have to stop and be thankful for all things. Even the trials and tribulations that cause me to trust Him even more. To depend and rely on Him, even more.
I didn't write this to depress or upset you.
I wrote this because I want you to give Him praise.
I want you to know how blessed you are.
I just wanted to share my heart with my family.
Bless you all,
CT