July 3, 2009
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The weather here has been stormy and it affects my being from the inside out. What really helps me right now, like today and right this moment is that God shows me the beauty when He wants to. I just have to pick up my head, open my eyes and see the beauty in every situation. I open my Bible and read. My heart is opened and melted. But right now, I must be honest and say that I am barely in the picking up my head stage! Yesterday I picked up my head enough to go outside and see this amazing cloud. Seeing it delighted me. I was thankful for that beauty! Then later, the prettiness disappeared and the whole sky was ugly and dark. My insides then felt ugly and dark , through to when I was wanting to go to sleep. "Oh, dear Lord" I said. Then I began to thank Him for His love and for taking care of us. I pleaded with Him to hold Jan's heart valve open and let her live yet another day and help her to hold on for when she can finally get to the dentist and get that bad tooth pulled finally. I spoke with Him about Linda's diabetes and the problems that come with that and talked about Chile's adventures in Israel and please keep her safe, and for my friend Michelle who is a missionary in Honduras where things got volitile with the government situation....on and on andzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Prayer, talking to the Lord...I so desperately need Him more and more. And while my head is down, I need to listen to HIM, not to the ugly, dark things that the enemy wants me to hear. I need to see God's beauty, NOT the ugliness that enemy #1 wants to blind me with!!! God gave me the option to choose what to do. I want to choose His way. Especially today.
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Good post, girl. And I love that picture. Beauty is all around us. We see storms and think, "Oh, no..." But they provide the water needed to sustain the earth. I love storms. I like to watch the lightning and hear the thunder. For some really strange reason, they have always been cozy and comfortable to me.
amen, Gail!! good encouragement to choose HIS WAY regardless of circumstances. i love your heart and love how you always point back to Christ. you're a JOY!!
happy 4th!!
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@SingingMom - Yep, beauty is all around us! I think it's amazing that storms are cozy to you! Storms scare me to death if they're bad ones; I hide in the bathroom! Love, GAil
@Hutch5 - Thank you for the hug and for thinking I'm a joy! I don't feel like a joy, but Christ in me is! I just need to let more of Him come through me! I can be such an irritated litttle bitty sometimes! By evening, after spending some time with my Hun, I felt like a whole 'nother woman. Almost. And I took a bunch of pretty good pictures, so that helped! You have a great FOURTH also! I always, always cry on this patriotic holiday. [ : Love, GAil
Great post. Thanks for sharing your heart with us. I think we all need to take our eyes and ears off of our own problems and what the enemy is showing and telling us and get into the word and be blessed by Him. (((hugs))) Have a great 4th. Do you have plans?
Some common prayers and thoughts running around xanga lately!
Love this pist and the beautiful blue colors in the picture!
Amen! Great Thoughts!
This reminds me of Psalm 3:3 "But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift my head."
Happy 4th of July--prayer warrior!!
@Richgem - well, you just proved my point! =) it's your honesty and transparency that make you a joy!!
hope you had a fun 4th~
have a great new week!! <3
@oldfatgramma - Thank you! May we lay all the junk at the feet of Jesus. He's already dealt with it! I just need to remember that! We had a great 4th celebrating my oldest son's birthday a week early! He'll be 26 on the 11th. Such a dear young man. Love, GAil
@betheelou - @devoted2Him - I guess so many of us share similar thoughts and feelings; we're all human and are learning what life is all about...the ups and downs! The blue in the picture amazed me, too! God gave me that shot! Lovve, GAil
@DawneElla - Dawnie, I LOVE that verse! I prayed for you in the middle of the night last night. Then for Spencer. Then your Hubby. Then I must've gone back to sleep! LOve, GAil
RYC and mentioning me in this post: While I do appreciate all the prayers for my health, I really desire my older daughter to be restored to us. Above all else, that is most important to me. My kids will always come before anything else. I thank you and everyone else who cares and keeps up with the happenings here. God bless you Gail. You are a sweet person!!!
@Richgem - like I said....prayer warrior! Thanks so much for you prayers Gail...I know God hears them as I am feeling "surrounded" by them!
Gail-
I just read this- but funny thing- Mom and I were talking today about the cancer in her body- and how when she concentrates on God's plan for her life, focuses on his grace demonastrated in her daily life (chooses to focus on him instead of her fears) he gives her Joy and that joy is like a block wall which inhibits the outter voices- and feelings- which would discourage or cause fear in her. It blocks and protects her from anything but joy in His faithfulness to her and His grace which is sufficient. She then finds there is no fear- for true love (and joy!) casts out fear. So you're right Focus is everything...WHO we focus on is of utmost importance to our inner peace and sanity!
Choosin' Joy (this is a stolen slogan from Pam Ferris) your cous-NanC
@NewsyNancy - Oh, my dear, your mom is amazing; an example for all of us! I had a battle all night last night but would come around in my heart and ask the Lord to lift my head, lift my head, hold my heart in love, take away this anger... and FINally early this a.m., after Rich got up, I went to sleep. I have a calm now about the situation and a love ready to pour on the offending people when God nudges Rich and I to take action. Love, me
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