Hi There Precious Friend: How was your weekend? Did you do anything special? We prayed alot for you, and we rested, watched some golf, The U.S. Open and a few great old movies on Turner Network and Hallmark too. We tape them all week and then we can watch them commercial free
Guess who Misses and loves you really BIG? Jesus and me, that's who!!! (((huggies))) Today's Inspiration How Comforters Are Created 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 Job asked a challenging question in his time of suffering: "Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?" (Job 2:10). Even hardship has a place in the Lord's plan. During a particularly painful time in my life, I decided that I ought to glean something from my distress. That decision allowed the Lord to open up a well of compassion in my heart that I often dip from to comfort those facing similar trials. I found great solace in Paul's words about our God, who "comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction" (2 Cor. 1:4). Think about the kind of people you seek out when you feel hurt. You want someone who has felt your pain, right? A person who's walked the path we find ourselves on can understand our suffering and provide wise counsel. According to the apostle, passing through a "valley experience" prepares us to be a blessing and encouragement to those who must go through something similar later. What's required is that we accept the adversity He has placed in our way and choose to learn from the situation. God is the Lord and Master of our life, and therefore, He has the right to use us as comforters and encouragers to those in our sphere of influence. As His servants, we must be willing to receive whatever training is necessary to complete His will, even when it hurts. Do not waste your suffering! Instead, use it to bring glory to the Lord. >From Dr. Charles Stanley Weekend Inspiration A Daily Word from Joni and Friends Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. --Isaiah 37:17 My pastor recently asked me to share a few words during the worship service about the beauty of Christ. But how can one talk about the beauty and majesty of our great King? To grasp the beauty of something or someone, you have to experience it. Psalm 29:2 tells us: 'Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.'" God's holiness? Beautiful? That would be like staring at the sun with your naked eye, hoping to find its beauty. You can't! It would blind you. But as the writer to the Hebrews reminds us, "We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone" (Hebrews 2:9). Scripture invites us to turn our gaze on Jesus, remembering his holiness, and allowing his indwelling life to burn away the doubts and fears, anxieties and worries about the future, or bitterness and resentment. We take up our cross and follow him. He died for sin, and we die to sin. When that happens, in due time the dark, thick clouds will part and we will see the Savior in all of his full-orbed splendor. ********* You and I grasp his beauty when we die to the very sins he died for. At that point, the comeliness of Christ strikes a tuning fork in our sanctified souls, and we resonate with his freshness and purity. Jesus said, "Take up your cross daily." So today is the day to cast your sins aside, embrace the deep-down cleansing of his blood, and seek him with a life scrubbed clean. It feels beautiful. So beautiful you can't talk about it... you have to experience it for yourself. King Jesus, I praise you for removing my sins far from me. I pause to worship you with a purified heart, a clean conscience, and a fresh desire. Help me to stay on my knees until, once again, I catch a glimpse of your radiant beauty. God Bless you & all your loved ones! Praying For you all! GrannyFaith Come Say Hi 2 Me ok http://www.freewebs.com/grannyfaith4jesus65/guestbook.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "A Prayer Ministry 4 U" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/A-Prayer-Ministry-4-U?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
