It’s nearly Friday as I begin this; Thursday is closing soon and I am glad. It’s not been a day of which I am proud. Before placing my fingers just now to the key board I picked up my Journey and received a spanking; a well deserved one. In part Journey said: “How short is your fuse? Take a few moments to evaluate your anger quotient.” Today it was way SHORT; I’m glad none of you were here to see it! But Father did. His Love is Amazing! Let me continue with Journey: “Ask the Lord to help you bring a spirit of calmness, not angry frustration, into your environment – both at home and at work. Pray that your family and co-workers will see a difference in your attitude and be drawn to your Savior.” Oh yes – a spirit of calmness, not angry frustration into my environment. That was surely for what I should have prayed. And now… All I can say is It’s me, it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer! And just to seal the deal as I was reading and thinking, let me tell you the next thing I read, also in Journey. Friday’s reading is entitled ‘Pray for Me.’ And in part it reads: “Are you allowing others to lift your burdens up in prayer? You don’t have to publicize your struggles to everyone, but we all need a few mighty prayer warriors going to battle for us. Consider your greatest personal needs at this time. Enlist a few sisters in Christ to petition God on your behalf. You may be surprised at the results!” I think IDOK is a ‘little more public’ than Journey had in mind but when have I ever been shy about telling on myself??? SO I am still not settled with exactly how I am suppose to develop this writing career or whatever it is that I am suppose to be doing since I am not gainfully employed and today was not as productive as it should have been in any realm of my activities. And my anger? Well, it was in no measure – holy or righteous. I’ll spare you the rest of the details. Suffice it to say, my feet of clay were really exposed today. I am SO GLAD Father loves me anyway!! I need your prayers and I am thanking you in advance for them. Be safe and enjoy your weekend. Check your fuse — I don’t want you to have a less than productive day for Father’s Kingdom – there’s been enough of that already! 2 Corinthians 12: 8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Father, all I can say is thank You. Your Love and Forgiveness, conviction and correction are gifts beyond measure – thank You. Love on our IDOKs today and Father, help us all check our fuses. Here again is our list of people we know well and others we have never met; thank You for giving us the privilege and opportunity to pray for them; grant to them Lord a special ability to trust You today and receive by faith the abundant gifts You have for them. Keep our IDOK Troops safe and secure in mind and body and spirit, their families too and reunite them safely and soundly as soon as is time and until then comfort and guide them all. We pray for the Peace of Israel, the Repentance of America, the election of Your Choice for President, and the revival of Your Church. Amen and amen. Lawson Family. Mrs. Dobbs. Charles and Renee’. Dall T. Dylan. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glen and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Tiffany & Makayla. Andrew. Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Justin G. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Edward J. Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.
As I post this it is 26°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 9:01 AM AST – on January 18, 2008
Indulge me a momentary soapbox relative to how warped, twisted, perverted, reprobate, perverse, depraved… I could go on but you probably have figured out by now, in my opinion, something is very wrong! I am here at the screen fresh from viewing a portion of Comanche Moon with my hubby. Portions of this movie are graphic to the point of showing human throwing human into a roaring fire. And then in the next scene obviously a human is beating a bear with a club and another human mortally wounds the bear by gunshot (no doubt to put the bear out of misery), we the viewers are spared seeing this atrocity. How sick are the minds of people when it is acceptable to depict the torching of a human but staging the beating of a bear would bring swift repercussions!! GOOD GOSH! People, wake up and get a life!!!! And yet how foolish of me to be surprised or appalled when we have laws to prosecute humans for cruelty to dogs, cats, horses, whales, etc.while it is perfectly legal to chemically scald, dismember and mutilate babies in their mother’s wombs! Please don’t misunderstand me, cruelty to animals is SIN and should not be taken lightly but WAKE UP PEOPLE! HOW STUPID CAN MAN GET?! More and more I am seeing how RIGHT Father was to FLOOD this place as recorded in Genesis. And now I think WE, His People, should FLOOD it again while we have time with the WATER of His Word. ONLY His Word can heal the depravity of a mind that would support the murder of babies in the womb and in the next breath be outraged and breathing out ‘corporal punishment’ against someone for just ‘staging’ the beating of a bear! In the words of Charlie Brown: Good Grief! And in the Words of our Father: 2 Corinthians 5: 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. I am certain we cannot heal the mind of any depraved soul, yet the Word of God can but how shall they hear without a preacher. Sisters, brothers, we got to get busy learning how and doing this ministry of reconciliation that He has called us to. Romans 10: 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? Father, I know everybody is not going to hear, everybody is not going to change their minds about abortion and hatred and lust and the host of other sins but please give us Your Holy unction to be available for You to work through to rescue one soul at a time. Holy Spirit please work in us so we can open our hearts and be filled with You, so filled that we will love people to Jesus, love them to safety from their own blinded minds. Thank You for speaking to us and now Lord please keep after us, don’t let us forget. And don’t let us fail to remember these; sometimes, like now we don’t really know what to pray because the needs are so great in these. Help them today Father for Jesus sake. And protect our IDOK Troops in mind and body and spirit; bring them home safe and sound and please bring this war to a successful conclusion; bring Israel to Peace, America to Repentance, Your Church to revival and Your Choice for President to office. Thank You Father. Amen and Amen. Lawson Family. Mrs. Dobbs. Charles and Renee’. Dall T. Dylan. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glen and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Tiffany & Makayla. Andrew. Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Justin G. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Edward J. Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.
As I post this it is 24°F and Clear in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 9:03 AM AST – on January 17, 2008
My desk calendar’s quote for today: We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved. Mother Teresa.
And I John 4 reads:
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
And the Lyrics to one of my favorite songs says it well:
In letters of crimson God wrote His love On a hillside so long long ago. For you and for me Jesus died. Love’s greatest story was told. I love you. I love you. That’s what Calvary said. I love you. I love you. I love you written in red.
Down through the ages God wrote His love With the same hands that suffered and bled. Giving all that He had to give The message so easily read: I love you. I love you. That’s what Calvary said. I love you. I love you. I love you. Oh precious is the flow That makes me white as snow. No other fount I know. Nothing but the blood of Jesus. I love you. I love you. That’s what Calvary said. I love you. I love you. I love you written in red.
AMEN!
Lord Jesus, thank You. Thank You for writing in Red how much You love me, all of us. Thank You. And that is enough for Eternity but You have told us in Your Word to come and ask so we are asking for these, for all they need today to love You and praise You. Thank You Lord. Lawson Family. Mrs. Dobbs. Charles and Renee’. Dall T. Dylan. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glen and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Tiffany & Makayla. Andrew. Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. The Peace of Israel Revival in America. IDOKs Military Families. IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George. Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector Injured Stateside: Edward J. Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee. And specifically for our IDOK Troops we ask for protection of body, mind and spirit today and we pray that at the appointed time Father You will bring each and every one of them home safe and sound; we pray for a successful conclusion to this war; we pray for the Peace of Israel, we pray for the Repentance of America; for the Election of Your Choice for President; and for the Revival of Your Church for Jesus sake.
As I post this it is 50°F and partly cloudy in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 4:42 PM AST – on January 16, 2008
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