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Sheep Killing Dog

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Do you ever feel like a sheep killing dog when you think of family and friends with their many troubles and again you didn’t make that phone call that you think you should have made, and you sure didn’t get that visit in, and you haven’t taken a meal, and you haven’t sent a card, and you haven’t  . . .  you know what I mean? 

I am tired of living with this guilt that I’m never good enough nor do I ever do enough! At the same time I am refusing to latch hold of an excuse to be a slackard. (You have to go to the Urban Dictionary for the definition as it is a slang term. By the way if you see there the Ad for the movie Noah — don’t think I am recommending it. I’m not. Now GOD’s NOT Dead – that one I am recommending BIG TIME.) God’s Not Dead. 

I just want some balance here!

And I think I’ve found a way to arrive at that very place. I think it will take practice and I won’t be perfect at it but I am confident in time I will see pleasing results.

What is it?

Prayer.

This prayer: ABBA, I see the needs; there are so many people; even in just family and friends the number is too great for me to speak over every need, to do something for every one, every time. I know. YOU have not called me to meet every need, of every one, every day — that’s YOUR job. I am sorry I have taken on this guilt. Thank You for forgiving me and for giving me revelation. So this is my prayer, ABBA, that You will help me trust YOU to position me to be available to You for YOU in me to meet the needs YOU have ordained for me to address in this world – one by one, day by day. Okay. I’m ready. By Your Grace and in Your Grace I am ready. Thank You, ABBA. What a relief!  I know me well, not as well as You know me, but well enough that I will need a daily, more than daily reminder and I will need to pray this over and over so I will keep trusting You with this. Thank You, ADONAI. 

And speaking of the needs of family and friends, take a reading on my heart and mind and see there the many and move me to do what You have ordained for me to do and, ABBA, the rest, the stuff that only You can do, I trust You to do. For Heather and her family; for Janet and her family in holy grieving; for FBCS; for America and the huge need we have for repentance; for Israel, for protection, safety, discernment, wisdom to hold steady, and Peace, Your Peace; and each and every Reader who comes here with all their individual needs, questions, fears, hopes and dreams, help them lay them all out before You and wait for You to sort them out and return them to them with answers and solutions as You will. Thank You LORD JESUS for being our Savior and our ADONAI. 

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Day 94 of 2014, praying for revival in the Body of CHRIST.

Kathie

Forgiveness, Holy Soap Box, Questions, Repentance, Salvation

Heavy

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My thoughts have turned heavy.
You see death has knocked at the gate of my world, twice lately. One in confidence of Eternal Life and one with uncertain doubts. 

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

via Luke 23 KJV;CJB – And the whole multitude of them arose, – Bible Gateway.

And so this passage lets us know there are death-bed confessions; that JESUS will forgive and give Eternal Life to those turning to Him even at the point of death; but waiting is risky.

What if there is no time at that time to cry out to Him? What if One’s waiting has turned too long and the HOLY SPIRIT has ceased to convict? (Genesis 6:3) What if you have said “no” so many times your heart is too cold to repent and He does not offer? 

44 No one can come to me unless the Father — the One who sent me — draws him. And I will raise him up on the Last Day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘They will all be taught by Adonai.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

via John 6:43-45 KJV;CJB – Jesus therefore answered and said unto – Bible Gateway.

Heavy thoughts. 

So why wait? When the HOLY SPIRIT reveals to the soul of a man, women or youth, that a Savior is needed and JESUS is that Savior, why wait? Why run the risk? Even if hell were not hot and dark; one thing it is is enough to cry out to miss it. 

There is NO love there!

Here on planet earth there is a measure of love that ALL receive and give – not so there. None to give and none to receive – that is enough to make it hell! Does not the Scripture tell us GOD IS LOVE? (I John 4:15-17) So subtract HIM and you have subtracted love. That tells me friends here won’t be friends there. Get the picture? Then why wait? Why put your family through the agony of not knowing.  Say YES to JESUS. Say YES now! Let your LIFE here and now give solid evidence that you have said YES! Have questions? email me

Day 93 of 2014, praying for revival in the Body of CHRIST.

Kathie

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It would keep until tomorrow but why wait? This is today’s Journey reading.

April 2

6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me. 8 For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

via Phil 1 NASB;CJB – Thanksgiving – Paul and Timothy, – Bible Gateway.

ABBA, in the name of YESHUA I am here thanking You for life, here and in Eternity to come. I pray for families, all of us who gather here, and those we bring in our hearts as we read and pray here; this reading causes me to know it is important that we live holy, that we engage our children and grandchildren in acts of service for others, sharing the GOOD NEWS that JESUS SAVES for eternity and for the here and now. I pray to do that today, ABBA. I pray all of us will honor You today.
And one of those families comes to mind, ABBA, tough stuff they are living through, I pray for strength today to meet to all Trusting You as they wait to see Your Deliverance. I pray we all lean full weight on Your Everlasting Arms today and love You more. 

Kathie