Hello Family and welcome let us pray,
God above and creator of all the universe we give thanks to You for our blessings on this day, You have been so bountiful in what You offer we only know how to give thanks in our words and deeds. Father we stand before You as children who look to You for protection, love, and knowledge. Jesus, You died for our sins upon the cross, You shed Your blood so our sins were washed away. Thank You for Your great sacrifice. Father it is an honor to stand before You and know just how well protected we are. You know each of us better than we know ourselves, You see our faults and know of our falls, yet You pick us up each time, You give us yet another chance when we are undeserving. Thank You Father for being fair, for being loving, for being understanding of how we each are at this time of our lives. Protect us from evil, from sickness, from ourselves even when we take wrong steps. Our lives are not perfect as Jesus’ was, but each day we strive to be ever closer to You. In the name of Christ Jesus….AMEN.
Welcome again Family…..this has been an eventful week, we have seen many good and positive things happening in Iraq and in our lives as well. Yes we still await the blessing but with each day that God grants us we continue to hang onto what we have and know that He is in control and He would not have brought us this far to want us to quit now. Please keep that in mind, newcomers and oldies as well. We are here for a reason and a purpose and it’s not to just whine about why the Iraqi’s are so slow in getting anything done….this is God’s way of teaching us great patience. He also teaches us how to deal with things that happen to us on a daily basis…sometimes it is something we read from the forum that gets the blood boiling, or causes one to fear, something unexpected that may bring on panic…these are all things we all have to deal with, the unexpected things of life.
We are not exempted from trouble just because we have become believers, just because we are good people or we are doing the right thing. Remember the scripture that tells us, “The rain falls on the just and the unjust.” Don’t raise your hand on this but I would venture to guess that I am not the only one who has ever fell into panic mode when faced with a sudden crisis. I’ve even been known to fall apart emotionally over some news…we are all in this boat, or we wouldn’t be alive now.
The thing that we are to remember though is…no crisis is a surprise to God, He sees them all coming….He is able to distinguish the beginning of them from the end. These things are only unexpected to us, but God knows the outcome, He is graciously available to us during these times to help us over or around obstacles, through the mud, and beyond. Stop and realize sometime that God has the answers and solutions to the problems that we haven’t even encountered yet. Hard to wrap your head around that one isn’t it.
We have to have faith, great faith in Him and when we do, we discover that He has a way to equip us for every battle we face. In fact He goes before us to smooth out the curves so that our way is very straight…we just have to show faith.
To advance forward today, focus on the fact that God is with you every step of the way. He isn’t just here when we pray or try to have a conversation with Him…He is there all the time. God walks with us, He guides us to a place of peace and victory, great victory. No matter what has happened to us, God will take what the enemy meant for evil in our lives and turn it around for our good. He guides us and leads us to victory. Our goal is to continue moving forward, trusting in the great plan and path that He has set for each of us.
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph... 2 Corinthians 2:14
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
