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Follower of Yeshua. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother. Some call me a teacher. Some say I'm a prayer warrior. A few accredit me with some writing skills. Me? I say I'm a work in slow progress, looking for perfection in eternity and until then having all the holy fun I know how.
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IDOK Devotion for Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Prayers for this crud to go away would not be wasted on me! :) I do not remember the last time I was THIS sick. But as I told my Baby Girl this afternoon, JESUS is Present and so Sweet to me.

And now that the day (Tuesday) is approaching a close, especially for me, and for lack of better words, I’m just plain worn out, but I don’t want to miss giving you something to mull over in the morning.  I see a pattern here and it’s not my doing! I think you’ll see it too in Helen Steiner Rice’s poem from A Collection of Love Gifts which poem just ‘happened’ to be at the place the book opened for me tonight.

Give Lavishly! Give Abundantly!

The more you give, the more you get — The more you laugh, the less you fret–The more you do unselfishly, the more you live abundantly. . .

The more of everything you share, the more you’ll always have to spare– the more you love, the more you’ll find that life is good and friends are kind. . .

For only what we give away, enriches us from day to day.

Any of you find this true?

2 Corinthians 9:(New American Standard Bible) 6Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  7Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

And I said to my Sunday School Class some months back, “Does that mean God does not love the grumpy giver?” Of course not, He loves them too but perhaps He does not enjoy their company as much. :)

ABBA, I ask You now for restful and restorative sleep for myself and for all our IDOKS. And thank You for reminding me of Joann Givhan. The family has done what they believe is right to do; we are waiting on You, ABBA.  And we pray for peace and comfort for each of them who love her so much, especially Ed.

And, ABBA, there are others on my mind too, You know their names, You know the hurt, You know the chaos and I am asking You to step in and rescue this family, particularly that young, impressionable teenager. Save her from herself I pray.

And we dare not forget the remainder of our Praying for These, wanting and asking for Your blessings upon them all. And on our IDOK Troops, safety and protection and peace of mind. And yes, HOLY SPIRIT, again I ask You for a pouring out of Your Conviction that will convince the people of America to repent in JESUS NAME.  Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Physically I’m still ailing, but I got the best news today that a Grandmother can ever get regarding her Granddaughter. Isabel said YES to JESUS! Without prompting she came to her Mother last night (Sunday), requesting to talk to her about JESUS. She answered proper questions in the proper way and she prayed asking JESUS to come live in her heart! At age 8 she has made the greatest decision of her entire life!!  Her Mom and I had been praying and waiting, just listening and answering any questions she had — it is joy unspeakable!

I do not often randomly open my Bible, and my eyes and start reading. Tonight I did. At 2 Samuel 24 and when I got to verses 24 and 25 I knew I had the Text for our consideration.

24. However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price, for I will not offer brunt offerings to the Lord my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

I confess I often scrimp on certain items I purchase.  On some things, I can do that without detriment to the finished product. But as I read this verse of Scripture I was thrilled to sense within me that I don’t want to scrimp when it comes to my offerings to the LORD. No, rather than scrimping on what I offer Him, I want to be lavishly generous.  I hope this sense of generosity does not fade, especially as we are approaching the Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons.

25. David built there an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, “Thus the LORD was moved by prayer for the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.

The LORD was moved by prayer for the land, and the plague was held back. Again that sense of knowing came. Just knowing that if we will pray for America, He will hear and He will be moved to stay the plague upon us. What plague? The plague of selfishness, idolatry, and rebellion against the God who loves us! If we will pray, He will hear and revival will come.

Father, thank You for Your Word; thank You, HOLY SPIRIT, that You make it alive; that You make it live and move from the page to our hearts. I am so grateful.  And I pray to be a generous woman, generous with gifts and offerings to You; generous in love, mercy, and forgiveness to others.  I pray too for America; that You will hear our prayers and heal this Land; that You will have mercy on us and pour out knowledge and conviction; that we will have knowledge of our sins and contrite spirits that grieve over our sins and forsake them. I pray to see a Great Awakening in America. And I pray for our IDOK Troops that You will continuously protect them and that each will come home safe and sound at the appointed time.  And, Father, I pray for Jerry and me too — we’d like to be well soon, for all traces of coughing, sore throat, and that achy worn-out feeling to be gone and renewed strength to take its place. Thank You that Jerry is better and thank You that I will be too. I ask for rest and peace for us all in JESUS’ NAME. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

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Monday, November 15, 2010

I hope you all have had a refreshing weekend. Jerry and I are a  bit puny with sinuses – scratchy throat, some coughing, all over yucky feeling. But the good news is we’ll get better! Like it or not our physical well being affects our spirits. It takes more effort to go the extra mile when you don’t ‘feel’ like going the first one. But we’ll leave that right there and move on.

Since I have few words of my own tonight … hard to believe I know; please enjoy with me a poem by Helen Steiner Rice, A Collection of Love Gifts (ISBN 978-1-59789-696-2)

Brighten the Corner Where You Are

We cannot all be famous or be listed in “Who’s Who,” But every person great or small has important work to do,

For seldom do we realize the importance of small deeds or to what degree of greatness unnoticed kindness leads–

For it’s not the big celebrity in a world of fame and praise, But it’s doing unpretentiously in undistinguished ways

The work that God assigned to us, unimportant as it seems, That makes our task outstanding and brings reality to dreams —

So do not sit and idly wish for wider, new dimensions where you can put in practice your many good intentions–

But at the spot God placed you begin at once to do little things to brighten up the lives surrounding you,

For if everybody brightened up the spot on which they’re standing by being more considerate and a little less demanding,

This dark old world would very soon eclipse the Evening Star if everybody brightened up the corner where they are!

Isaiah 58: (The Message) 9-12“If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people’s sins, If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go. I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places— firm muscles, strong bones. You’ll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.

Physically thriving or striving to thrive, I am so grateful to be Yours. So grateful to call You, ABBA. So grateful for the work You are doing in Your Church. Grateful and looking forward to seeing what will happen next.  HOLY SPIRIT, I ask You to minister Your Word here to each heart.  And as Sula comes to mind, I pray for her, for You to comfort her and I pray You will prompt us who live close by to give her space and company as she needs. And I pray for Lenore. ABBA, You know the need there, You know the concern and I pray for some soon good news. And I am remembering our IDOK Troops for safety and protection, remembering too our Praying for These, and for Israel, and An Awakening for America and revival of Your saints — all this, ABBA, I bring in JESUS NAME. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

Post Script … a Reminder of our Second Give-Away. Click here to go to that post and make your comment for the drawing.  Drawing will be after 8:00 PM tonight (Monday).